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To effectively educate students through the active use of various teaching methods and educational principles while accommodating student needs.

Education: 
Nyack College: Nyack, New York.  Bachelors of Science- Interdisciplinary Major in Education/ Psychology, May 2000.
Touro College: New York, New York.  Master of Science- Special and General Education January 2010
Touro College:New York, New York,  Bilingual Extension Advanced Certificate; January 2014.
Touro College: New York, NY, Graduate classes English as a Second Language June 2017
New York State Professional Certification: Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2) & General Education (Birth-Grade 2). 
Professional Spanish Bilingual Extension Certificate. 

Work Experience:  
SEIT, (Special Education Itinerant Teacher), Step Up Therapy Services, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Responsible for providing twenty hours of one on one instruction for one three year old as well as a four year old that are cognitively and verbally delayed.   Responsibilities include planning and carrying out daily educational plans incorporating a variety of educational activities aligned with each child’s Individualized Educational Plan short and long term objectives. Responsible for providing exposure and opportunities that expand vocabulary, build social skills and help children transition smoothly into Kindergarten.  September 2013- Presently.     

SEIT, Kids Time Developmental, Woodside, New York.  Responsible for providing twenty five hours of one on one intensive instruction for two three-year old students that were cognitively and verbally delayed.  Responsibilities included creating and carrying out daily educational plans incorporating a variety of educational activities aligned with each child’s Individualized Educational Plan short and long term objectives. Responsible for providing exposure and opportunities that expand vocabulary, build social skills and help children transition smoothly into Kindergarten.  September 2008- June 2013.

 Pre-Kindergarten Teacher, Red Apple Preschool, Flushing, N.Y. Responsible for educating twenty-five students ages four through five.  Developed and implemented an educational curriculum focusing on reading, writing, basic math, science, art and cooking activities. Responsible for creating whole language, age appropriate lessons tied to the curriculum that allowed students to have various hands on learning experiences.  Duties included active research to equip myself with different resources to further enhance the theme being taught.
July 2003-August 2008

ESL Teacher, Kindergarten and First Grade, Public School 13Q, Elmhurst, N.Y.  Responsible for teaching English to four Prekindergarten classes as well as one Kindergarten class.  Implemented the push in and pull out model, each classroom received 45 minutes daily of ESL instruction.  Incorporated Read Alouds, books on tape, vocabulary games, worksheets. 
September 2002-June 2003.

Head Teacher, Pre-kindergarten, Red Apple Preschool, Flushing, N.Y. 
Responsible for educating twenty-five students ages four through five.  Developed and implemented an educational curriculum focusing on reading, writing, basic math, science, art and cooking activities. Responsible for creating whole language, age appropriate lessons tied to the curriculum that allowed students to have various hands on learning experiences.  Duties included active research to equip myself with different resources to further enhance the theme being taught.   September 2000-August 2002.

 

30-40$ per hour

Skills:
Fluent in Spanish.  Extensive knowledge of Power Point and Excel. 

New York State Professional Certification: Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2) & General Education (Birth-Grade 2). 
Professional Spanish Bilingual Extension Certificate. 

 

Nyack & Touro College

Education & Psychology

Dear Sir or Madam: I am interested in an early childhood or elementary teaching position and am therefore forwarding my resume. As you can see from my resume, I graduated with a Masters of Science in general and special education and have extensive teaching experience at the preschool and elementary age level. I posses a bilingual extension and am finishing up my last class to 30 credits outside of my graduate degree. My Bachelors degree is in education and psychology as an interdisciplinary major. Throughout my fifteen years of teaching I have been able to use my interdisciplinary Education/ Psychology major background to actively integrate and apply both disciplines towards classroom methodology. I have had the opportunity to work with special needs students ranging from ages two to five and have acquired a deeper understanding of child behavior in relation to education. My educational background and continual hands on teaching experiences have taught me to recognize emotional, social and psychological factors which can promote or inhibit a child’s educational success. My graduate degree and past employment opportunities in inner New York City schools have equipped me with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully work with bilingual and special needs students. I believe my understanding of these issues will provide me with a competitive edge in this field and will help me to add value to your institution. Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope to hear from you soon. If you have any questions, please give me a call at (646) 234-5063. Thank you for your time and consideration. Viviana P. Estrada Gavela