Stephanie Chavez
Pueblo,CO
Summary
Enthusiastic teacher with superb leadership and communication skills, as well as eleven years of experience instructing students with a wide range of learning abilities. Committed to creating motivational and collaborative learning environments that encourage social and emotional growth. Strategic in blending organizational skills, a thorough educational background, and the ability to work well and communicate effectively with children, parents, colleagues, and supervisors.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Pueblo County School District 70
Pueblo West, CO
07.2023 - Current
- Engaged students through lecture and discussion, increasing classroom interaction to build inclusive learning environment.
- Evaluated students on monthly basis and adjusted lessons accordingly to incorporate improvements.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Participated in professional development workshops related to teaching methods or curriculum changes.
- Tutored students requiring extra help and gave additional practice work to help improve concept understanding.
- Instructed students in academic subjects such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and history.
- Established positive relationships with parents to ensure effective communication regarding student progress and well-being.
- Managed student behavior in classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
Teacher
Pueblo School District 60
Pueblo, CO
08.2020 - 07.2023
- Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Managed student behavior in classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
- Encouraged student critical thinking and discussion using variety of teaching techniques.
- Differentiated instruction according to student skill level.
- Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
- Assisted fellow teachers with assignment development, special projects, tests, administrative updates and grading.
- Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures to maintain order among students.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Took on the role of literacy lead for the building.
- Was a part of the 90-day improvement plan for my school.
Teacher
Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences
Pueblo, CO
08.2014 - 06.2020
- Collaborated with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and student engagement.
- Performed student background reviews to ascertain learning deficiencies and strengths to develop tailored lessons based on student needs.
- Created lesson plans in accordance with state curriculum and school-wide curriculum standards.
- Strengthened parent-teacher and parent-child communication by holding regular parent-teacher conferences.
- Identified and documented learning achievements by reporting outcomes, performance information and program adjustments used to boost comprehension.
- Mentored and counseled students with social adjustment and academic problems.
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
- Set and communicated ground rules for classroom based on respect and personal responsibility.
- Helped learners of all abilities build learning and study skills to promote life-long educational goals.
- Earned positive feedback from parents regarding classroom instruction and student learning success.
- Worked one-on-one with struggling students to design individualized lesson plans to increase progress.
- Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among class of 25 students.
- Worked with students individually to address areas of concern, including test grades and missed coursework.
- Taught after-school and summer enrichment programs.
- Attended and participated in department staff meetings, brainstorming ideas to alleviate academic and behavioral issues.
Education
Master of Education - Learning And Technology
Western Govenor's University
Salt Lake City, UT01-2020
Bachelor of Science - Liberal Studies
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Pueblo, CO01-2014
Associate of Science -
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO01-2011
Skills
- Parent communication
- Classroom management
- Collaboration
- Relationship building
- Time management
- Interactive teaching and learning
- Group and individual instruction
- Feedback implementation
Accomplishments
- Named “Teacher of the Year” in 2019.
- Recognized as an outstanding teacher during the 2021/22 school year.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Teacher
Pueblo County School District 70
07.2023 - Current
Teacher
Pueblo School District 60
08.2020 - 07.2023
Teacher
Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences
08.2014 - 06.2020
Master of Education - Learning And Technology
Western Govenor's University
Bachelor of Science - Liberal Studies
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Associate of Science -
Pueblo Community College
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