EDUCATION 2010 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
MA Bilingual Education
Graduated with a 3.8 GPA
2000 Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX
BA Elementary Education
• Elementary Reading, Self Contained, and Bilingual/ESL Span. (1st-8th grades)
• Early Childhood Endorsement
BA Psychology
• Human Relations/Counseling Concentration
Graduated with a 3.0 GPA
EXPERIENCE August 2001- May 2007/ December 2009-present Dallas ISD Dallas, TX
Bilingual Teacher
• Currently starting my eleventh year as a teacher and assigned to teach 5th math and
science
• Taught 5th grade bilingual ELA, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades
• Served as Science CILT Member (Campus Improvement Leadership Team), facilitating
teachers with science curriculum and instruction
• Served as Kindergarten grade-level Chairperson
• Instructed children in their native language (Spanish)and ESL
• Served as LPAC member, viewing and reviewing documents for diagnostic purposes and for
entrance/exit to Bilingual/ESL, translated for parents during LPAC meetings,
administered and scored TOPT
• Tutored and mentored primary and elementary-level students
• Held Parent/Teacher conferences at the end of every quarter
• Translated during PTA meetings, for teachers and administrators
November 2009-present Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
Research Assistant
• Assist SMU professors with a longitudinal study aimed at analyzing contributors to
ethnic and socioeconomic achievement gaps
• Recruit families for the study by attending family meetings at various non-profit
agencies
• Conduct biannual visits to children’s homes during which various variables are studied
using qualitative and quantitative methods
• Gather data from child and parent interviews—environmental factors, parental attitudes
and practices, teacher and school surveys, children’s academic skills, attitude toward
school, report card grades, and standardized and norm-referenced test scores
• Transcribe child and parent interviews
• Translate various documents and letters
March 2009-December 2009 Youth Advocate Program
Child Mental Health Worker
• Provided intensive, individualized mental health interventions and support services,
developing and implementing individualized Treatment Plans
• Participated in meetings, training and/or testing requirements
• Provided mental health professionals and other pertinent professionals with
clinical information and data to support the Treatment Plan’s objectives
• Engaged clients in age appropriate therapeutic activities
• Engaged and trained parents in parenting skills and provided assistance with mental,
physical, socioeconomic community resources
• Assisted in the development and implementation of behavioral programs and other
therapeutic interventions as specified in the Treatment Plan
August 2008-February 2009 Independent Contractor
LPAC-Bilingual/ESL Consultant
• Provided LPAC services for four charter schools
• Processed LPAC records
• Identified potential LEP students
• Made assessment decisions
• Administered (OLPT) testing and/or norm-reference test
• Made placement and exit decisions
• Provided instructional interventions
June 2003- June 2009 KIPP TRUTH Academy Dallas, TX
Teacher
• Taught 7th grade science 2008-2009
• Taught 6th and 7th grade science and social studies 2007-2008
• Taught science during summer school sessions (5th & 6th grade) and tutored students in
reading to aid in passing the state test
• Assisted the office staff and teachers...
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