~ member of kindergarten teachers of texas ~

 

career objective

 

enthusiastic, dedicated and compassionate professional desiring a challenging and rewarding elementary teaching role within a progressive and highly ethical educational environment.

 

profile

 

ø  offers over 11 years of experience in providing safe and nurturing elementary education, including excelling at building students pre-reading and math skills.

ø  demonstrates talent at creating and employing innovative lesson plans, successfully addressing individual ability levels of all children, and consistently instilling students with the desire to think, create, and learn.

ø  highly proficient in establishing and maintaining exceptional interpersonal relationships with individuals of culturally diverse backgrounds through the exhibition of outstanding communication skills.

ø  possesses the drive to inspire students of all levels with the confidence to conquer life s obstacles en route toward achieving individualized goals.

ø  skillful in providing a cooperative learning environment consisting of technology integration and integrated activities within the classroom in order to achieve high levels of student motivation and success.

 

~ certifications and accreditations ~

 

standard certificate classroom teacher generalist (ec-4)

standard certificate classroom teacher esl (ec-8)

provisional certificate elementary english (1-8)

provisional certificate elementary self-contained (1-8)

 

professional experience

 

pre-k teacher                                                                                                                      2007 c present

1^st grade teacher                                                                                                                      2002 c 2007

bi-lingual pre-k teacher                                                                                                                     2002

huntsville isd stewart elementary, huntsville, tx

ø  provide exceptional instruction to children of academically diverse backgrounds by facilitating creative and engaging educational activities through the employment of effective teaching methodologies.

 

ecircle training and t.e.e.m. project (2007 c present) / shsu student teacher mentor (2006 c 2007)

shsu reading block mentor (2003 c 2008) / 1^st grade team leader (2005 c 2007)

 

~ additional experience ~

 

pre-k teacher / assistant director, bluebonnet children s academy, huntsville, tx                            2001

owner / director / pre-k teacher, kids konnection play school, huntsville, tx                        1999 c 2001

3^rd grade teacher, huntsville isd huntsville elementary, huntsville, tx                                      1998 c 1999

reading specialist, willis isd mel parmely elementary, willis, tx                                                         1997

 

education, professional coursework, workshops, and readings

sam houston state university

b.s., elementary education

 

dyslexia academy / advanced academic training (gt) / elementary math institute level i /

1^st grade teacher reading academy / book study: teaching with the brain in mind /

summer literacy workshops / preschool early language and literacy training / enhancing mathematics achievement for english language learners phase i / professional learning communities /

book study: hear our cry boys in crisis / curriculum planning for full-day pre-k-6 / differentiated instruction (two workshops) / phonics and word lessons / early childhood education / literacy centers make and take / ard decision-making process / texas observation protocols (grades k-1)

 

 

~ member of kindergarten teachers of texas ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging and rewarding role as an elementary teacher, and am submitting my resume for your review.

 

i offer 11 years of experience in providing safe and nurturing elementary education, including excelling at building students pre-reading and math skills, and am highly skilled at creating and employing innovative lesson plans that consistently instill within students of all academic abilities the desire to think, create, and learn.

 

you will find me to be an enthusiastic, dedicated and compassionate professional who is committed to supporting your educational organization s objectives, and i am confident that my skills and abilities will prove to be incredible assets to your team.

 

i look forward to hearing from you in order to discuss an available opportunity for which i am qualified.  i may be reached as indicated, and thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

 

sincerely,

 

 

 

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