CORPS MEMBER, TEACH FOR AMERICA/DALLAS ISD DALLAS, TX 3rd/4th grade teacher at Titche Elementary , August 2013 – June 2015 Served as member of a highly selective national service corps who commit to teach in an under-resourced school for two years and become a life-long advocate of educational equality. - Matched scores of 15 year veteran for 2013-2014 Reading STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness) - Response to Intervention (RTI) Grade Level Coordinator (2014-2015) - EXCEEDs Computer Program for Documentation School Trainer (2014-2015) - Advanced Improvement in Education Conference Attendee (1 of 4 teachers selected) - Writing Curriculum Planner (Spring 2015) - Most Valuable Team, 1st Six Weeks of 2013-2014 school year, 2nd Six Weeks 2014-2015
Implementation of empowering writers + thinking maps cirriculum; utlizied many interactive notebook ideas + all aspects of reading/writing cirriculum. Scaffolding, student-centered learning, small group instruction and stations among other personalized learning opportunities were specified teaching style in my classroom.
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Attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas to obtain my degrees in psychology with an emphasis in child development and minors in Education and Spanish. I was granted a certification to teach EC - 6th grade general education, as well as continued on to gain my ESL certification. I was also selected to serve as a member of Teach for America and gained considerable knowledge from their resources.
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PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Social Studies, Government, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Decimals, Place Value, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Handwriting, For Administrators, Coaching, Test Preparation, Early Intervention, Phonics