Jane Armijo-Miraya
Educator
Victorville,CA
Summary
Retired Kindergarten Teacher with 19 years of experience as a regular classroom teacher, in addition to 5 years as an elementary substitute teacher after retiring in 2015.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Part time District Substitute Teacher
Whittier City School District
Whittier, CA
01.2016 - 03.2020
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
Kindergarten Teacher
Whittier City School District
Whittier, CA
06.1996 - 06.2015
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Provided guidance on policies and initiatives for kindergarten teaching team.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
- Assessed comprehensive student growth including academic, social and personal skills.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Introduced read-aloud literature to stimulate imagination and build comprehension and vocabulary.
- Cultivated language skills through use of traditional poems, nursery rhymes and riddles to help students develop comprehension, vocabulary and love of language.
Education
Master of Science - Education
California State University Fullerton, CA
Fullerton, CA 08.2001 - 06.2003
Proff. Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
California State University Dominguez Hills, CA
Dominguez Hills, CA 07.1998 - 07.2000
Bachelor of Science - Speech Communications
California State University Fullerton, CA
Fullerton, CA 08.1986 - 06.1994
Associate of Arts - General Education
Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA 06.1976 - 06.1979
Timeline
Part time District Substitute Teacher
Whittier City School District
01.2016 - 03.2020
Master of Science - Education
California State University Fullerton, CA
08.2001 - 06.2003
Proff. Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
California State University Dominguez Hills, CA
07.1998 - 07.2000
Kindergarten Teacher
Whittier City School District
06.1996 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science - Speech Communications
California State University Fullerton, CA
08.1986 - 06.1994
Associate of Arts - General Education
Rio Hondo College
06.1976 - 06.1979
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