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Professional ​
info​​

I have Texas teaching certificates in the following areas:

  • 1 - 8 self-contained

  • 1 - 8 Reading

  • 1 - 8 English

  • 8 - 12 English Language Arts and Reading

  • ESL supplemental

  • EC - 12 School Librarian

Work​
experience​
Bastrop ISD, Bastrop Intermediate School 

​2016 - present

 

Library Media Specialist 

  • 790 students at a 5th and 6th grade campus

  • Responsibilities: collection development, collaboration with staff, reading programs, accounts and purchasing, professional development for staff, managing school and library web pages, managing Makerspace and building technology

 

 

Del Valle ISD, John P. Ojeda Middle School

​2005 - 2015

 

  • ELAR Teacher - 10 years - collaborated with other teachers to prepare student-centered engaging lessons, formally and informally assessed students, motivated students to become life-long readers and learners, taught research skill

  • Department chair - 1 year - helped plan district curriculum

  • Team leader - 3 years – lead team in planning, parent meetings, planning for field trips and pep rallies

  • Technology committee - 2 years – helped make school-wide decisions on use of technology budget, used technology in lessons and taught students to use technology for projects

  • Mentor teacher - 5 years – assisted new teachers with curriculum, school norms and procedures, teaching methods

  • Co-teacher – 7 years - collaborated with co-teacher to accommodate for students

  • Summer Book Bus – 2 years – got donations of books, created advertisements, volunteered to help students of all ages find books they wanted and could read

  • Cheer sponsor - 6 years – lead groups of students to promote school spirit, fundraised, managed budget

 

 

Brenham ISD, Brenham Middle School

​2003 - 2005

 

  • Teacher of 5th and 6th grade English, Math, and Reading Connections  – 2 years

Education
University of Texas, Graduate
2015 - 2017

 

​Master of Science in Information Studies; Courses taken pertaining to field: School Library Management, Database Management, Collection Management, Materials for Young Adults, Organizing Information, Treatment of Bound Materials, Understanding Research, Managing Information Systems

 

 

University of Texas, Undergraduate

1999 - 2002

Bachelor of Science in Applied Learning and Development with a focus on Elementary English and Reading – graduated with Honors

Skills 

GT certified

Heart of Texas Writing Project trained

TELPAS trained

Co-teach trained

MCP trained

PLC trained

CHAMPS trained

fundraising

running a book fair

repairing damaged books 

working independently and collaboratively

self-starting and pacing of projects 

Technology

Microsoft Office

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides 

iPads 

iPods

document cameras 

iMovie 

library databases and checkouts

email

photocopying 

laminating

SQL

Python

some website building experience (HTML and CSS)

3D printing

Sphero, Dash and Dot, Ozobots

Other Maker materials

Awards

BEF Grant for Makerspace - $2,500

IT! Award for Innovation in Teaching

Nominated to be on the Future Ready Leadership Team for BISD

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