Stephanie Cantu
Dallas,Texas
Summary
As a Garden Coordinator at Mockingbird Elementary, excell in enhancing student learning through innovative garden projects, curriculum writing, lesson modeling, content integration and bilingual communication. Successfully manage vendor relationships and lead training workshops, significantly improving project outcomes. Demonstrate exceptional ability in fundraising and grant writing, ensuring project sustainability and effectiveness.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Garden Coordinator and Dual Language Teacher
Mockingbird Elementary-Formerly Stonewall Jackson
07.2006 - Current
- Monitored science lessons and garden project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed. Mentor to new teachers on campus.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals related to garden maintenance, instruction in the Outdoor Learning Lab and annual hatching event in classrooms.
- Facilitated workshops and trainings onsite for garden teachers and campus coordinators from across Texas.
- Organized planning meetings for garden instruction and volunteer opportunities for teachers, administrators, parent and community liaisons.
- Gathered and organized materials to support student learning in the garden.
Education
Master of Bilingual Education -
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TXBachelor of Arts - Spanish
University of North Texas
Denton, TXSkills
- Environmentally sustainable practices
- Crop planting, maintenance and harvesting
- Irrigation, composting and pest monitoring
- Fundraising strategies and grant writing
- Fluent Spanish speaker
Timeline
Garden Coordinator and Dual Language Teacher
Mockingbird Elementary-Formerly Stonewall Jackson
07.2006 - Current
Master of Bilingual Education -
Southern Methodist University
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish
University of North Texas
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