Summary
Warm, data-informed elementary teacher with eight years leading EC–6 classrooms across diverse, Title I campuses. I pair structured literacy and differentiated small-group instruction with a strong social-emotional foundation, consistently moving readers up a grade level or more in a single year. Trusted by colleagues as a grade-level lead, ESL resource, and mentor to new teachers.
Certifications & Licensure
License
Texas Standard Teaching Certificate, Core Subjects EC–6 — valid through 2028
Endorsements
English as a Second Language (ESL) Supplemental • Reading Specialist (EC–12)
Grade Levels
Early Childhood through Grade 6 — primary classroom experience in Grades 2, 3, and 5
Additional
Sheltered Instruction (SIOP) Certified • CPR/First Aid • Restorative Practices Trained
Teaching Experience
3rd Grade Teacher & Grade-Level Lead — Maplewood Elementary, Austin ISD
Aug 2020 – Present
Reading, Writing, Math & Science • Class size 22–24 • Title I, 60% emergent bilingual
- Raised the share of students meeting STAAR Reading standards from 61% to 88% over three years through structured-literacy routines and weekly progress monitoring.
- Delivered targeted small-group instruction that produced an average reading-level gain of 1.4 years per student annually (measured via Fountas & Pinnell benchmarks).
- Designed and led a campus-wide guided-reading curriculum adopted across all four 3rd-grade classrooms, standardizing leveled groups and running records.
- Served as grade-level lead, facilitating weekly PLC data meetings and mentoring three first-year teachers through their induction year.
2nd Grade Teacher — Cedar Park Elementary, Leander ISD
Aug 2016 – Jun 2020
Self-contained classroom • Class size 20 • ESL cluster placement
- Moved 92% of students to grade-level reading by year-end, up from 58% at fall benchmark, using differentiated literacy stations and daily conferring.
- Built an SEL-anchored classroom system that cut office referrals by 40% and earned the campus "Climate Champion" recognition two years running.
- Integrated Seesaw and Google Classroom for family communication and student portfolios, reaching 95% weekly family engagement.
- Piloted a small-group ESL intervention block that lifted TELPAS composite scores a full proficiency band for the cohort.
Student Teacher & Long-Term Substitute, 5th Grade — Rosewood Elementary, Austin ISD
Jan 2016 – Jun 2016
Math & Science focus • Co-taught inclusion classroom
- Co-planned and taught daily math blocks for a 26-student inclusion class, scaffolding instruction for five students on IEPs.
- Developed hands-on science units that raised unit-assessment averages by 12 percentage points over the semester.
Skills
Instruction: Differentiated instruction, structured literacy, guided reading, small-group intervention, curriculum design, lesson planning, project-based learning
Assessment & Data: Formative assessment, running records, Fountas & Pinnell benchmarking, STAAR & TELPAS data analysis, progress monitoring, standards-based grading
Classroom & SEL: Classroom management, restorative practices, social-emotional learning, positive behavior supports (PBIS), trauma-informed teaching
EdTech: Google Classroom, Seesaw, Nearpod, Lexia, IXL, Smartboard instruction, family communication apps
Languages & Collaboration: ESL / sheltered instruction (SIOP), conversational Spanish, PLC facilitation, co-teaching, new-teacher mentoring
Education
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Curriculum & Instruction — The University of Texas at Austin
2019
Bachelor of Science in Education (B.Ed.), Elementary Education — Texas State University
2015