Victoria Truckenmiller
Educator
Houston,Texas
Summary
Passionate ESL 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. Outgoing and reliable professional with flexible and collaborative approach. Consistently promotes love of reading, research and learning across all grades.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Media Specialist
Houston ISD
08.2022 - Current
- Other Duties on Campus: Reading Interventionist, Dyslexia Interventionist, VILS Lab Mentor, RTI and IAT Coordinator
- Collaborated with teachers by scheduling library activities and procuring resources.
- Motivated students to use instructional technology to promote achievement of learning objectives.
- Employed variety of instructional techniques and media to meet needs and capabilities of assigned dyslexic students.
- Performed assessments and analyzed results to spot students in need of further help.
- Increased library circulation by 75%
- Created systems for Progress Monitoring and RTI/IAT documentation
ESL Teacher-3rd, 4th, 5th Grade
Spring Branch ISD
05.2018 - Current
- Developed activities and integrated technology to diversify instruction.
- Created new lesson plans based on course objectives.
- Documented student attendance and progress against goals.
- Facilitated class discussion to help students work through questions and expand understanding.
- Gave to each student in data based small group instruction while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Collaborated with teachers and department heads to plan for instruction using data
- Created and delivered engaging lesson plans to accommodate different learning styles
ESL Teacher- Science Lab
Houston ISD
06.2013 - 05.2018
- Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives.
- Encouraged student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and participation in middle and high school national science competitions.
- Coordinated and collaborated with other faculty members during lesson plan development.
- Developed activities and integrated technology to diversify instruction.
Director of Children's Ministry
Testimony Church
01.2012 - 05.2013
- Delivered constructive feedback on children to parents and guardians and informed of any disciplinary issues.
- Adhered to security processes and sign-in and sign-out procedures for children, parents and visitors.
- Created and maintained safe and nurturing environment for children.
- Skilled with care and specific needs of physically handicapped or disabled children.
- Trained and supervised religious education instructional staff.
- Hired, mentored and supervised instructors and volunteer staff to carry out program goals.
- Researched, wrote, and over saw implementation of curriculum
Extended School Day Aide
Lewisville ISD
05.2007 - 05.2012
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Provided one-on-one and peer group tutoring on core subjects for children aged 5 to 11.
- Developed lessons and activities to promote children's physical, social, academic and emotional development.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education, EC-6 ESL
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX05.2013
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Personalized Instruction
- Reading Comprehension
- Progress Monitoring
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Classroom Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
- Student Engagement
- Data-Driven Instruction
- Project-Based Learning
Additional Information
Completed the following extra learning programs
- Verion Innovative Learning Schools
- STEM Academy, in Houston ISD (2014-2017)
- REMSL (2017)
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteHybridImportant To Me
Healthcare benefitsWork-life balancePersonal development programsTimeline
Media Specialist
Houston ISD
08.2022 - Current
ESL Teacher-3rd, 4th, 5th Grade
Spring Branch ISD
05.2018 - Current
ESL Teacher- Science Lab
Houston ISD
06.2013 - 05.2018
Director of Children's Ministry
Testimony Church
01.2012 - 05.2013
Extended School Day Aide
Lewisville ISD
05.2007 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Education, EC-6 ESL
Texas Woman's University
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