Veronica Lara
El Paso,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.
Energetic educator with proven skills in teaching diverse subjects. Keep classrooms organized and students on-task to facilitate effective learning. Diligent and adaptable in meeting individual student needs with warm, safe educational environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ELR Teacher
EPISD
El Paso, United States
09.2014 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
Education
Italian Instructor (C1 Level) - Italian
Accademia Dante Alighieri
Roma, Italy07.2012
ABD(All But Dissertation) Ph.D Spanish - Spanish Language And Literature
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX07.2005
Master of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature
The University of Texas At El Paso
El Paso, TX12.2000
Bachelor of Science - Dentistry (Pre-Dentistry)
Universidad Autonoma De Ciudad Juarez
Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico01.1990
Skills
- Program Operations
- Preschool Programs
- Maintaining Building Security
- Mission Statement Development
- Coordinating with Teachers and Specialists
- Differentiated Instruction
- Creating a Safe Learning Environment
- Daily Cleaning and Sanitation
- School Policies
Certification
- Certified English Languages Arts 4-12, Texas Education Agency.
- Certified Spanish Teacher 4-12, Texas Education Agency.
- Certified ESL Teacher 4-12, Texas Education Agency.
- Certified Bilingual Teacher 4-12, Texas Education Agency.
- School Counselor, Texas Education Agency.
- Certified Italian Instructor, Accademia Dante Alighieri.
Timeline
ELR Teacher
EPISD
09.2014 - Current
Italian Instructor (C1 Level) - Italian
Accademia Dante Alighieri
ABD(All But Dissertation) Ph.D Spanish - Spanish Language And Literature
Texas Tech University
Master of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature
The University of Texas At El Paso
Bachelor of Science - Dentistry (Pre-Dentistry)
Universidad Autonoma De Ciudad Juarez
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