Sandra Collazo
Elementary School Teacher
Helotes,TX
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Teaching positions held: pre kindergarten for 6 years, 2nd grade 1 year, 3rd grade 1 year , 4th grade for 20 years and currently 5th grade.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Northside Independent School District
San Antonio, TX
08.2001 - Current
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Directed after-school tutoring and mentoring program serving elementary school students.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
- Devised and implemented strategies to create and maintain cohesive school community within virtual classroom setting.
- Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
- Designed dynamic lesson plans based on student interests to increase overall student GPA.
- Maintained system required passing rate for years.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Implemented and encouraged debate-style classroom environment to increase student engagement and promote critical thinking.
- Collaborated with faculty to develop after-school tutoring program for struggling students.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Instructed students in core educational principles, concepts and in-depth subject matter.
Teacher
St Luke's Catholic School
San Antonio , Texas
08.1993 - 05.2001
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Maintained system required passing rate for years.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
The University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio, TX05.1993
Skills
- Student-centered learning
- Classroom management
- Inquiry-based learning
- RTI familiarity
- Lesson Planning
- Testing and grading
- Special education
- Group and individual instruction
- Differentiated instruction
- Student engagement
- PLC: Professional Learning Community
- STEMS
- First Lego Robotic Coach
Additional Information
EXTRA CURRICULAR ROLES
Coach for First Lego Robotics- led team to State
Writing, Math and Reading committees
S.A.T. School Improvement
Grade level Team leader
P.T.A
Numerous school fundraisers
Certification
Early Childhood
Generalist 1st-6th grade
English as a Second Language
Timeline
Teacher
Northside Independent School District
08.2001 - Current
Teacher
St Luke's Catholic School
08.1993 - 05.2001
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
The University of Texas At San Antonio
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