Experience

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  Air france

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1995

  Telephone reservationist

  I answered calls from travelers wanting to make flight reservations and purchase tickets.

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  Los angeles unified school district

  Sept 2000 - Jan 2002

  Teacher

  As a fifth grade teacher in South Central L.A., I implemented early morning exercise prior to academic instruction and afternoon gardening as an integral component of the science curriculum. These pre and post activities enveloped a busy day of reading, writing and applied mathematics. Additionally, I collaborated with grade level teachers to discuss curriculum and instruction. Outside of the classroom, I routinely connected with parents to communicate achievements, improvements and problems to address. Show less

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  Nyc department of education

  Feb 2004 - Jun 2011

  Long term substitute teacher

  Responsible for covering a class with a vacancy (absent teacher or teacher on maternity leave). Prepared and delivered creative lessons in accordance to NY State Standards. Maintained classroom structure if established by the assigned teacher or creating my own.Collaborated with Principals and teachers regarding school-wide projects, activities and art/creative presentations.Prepared report cards. Communicated/Met with parents for and before Parent-Teacher conferences.Opened/Closed classrooms by completing CUMs. Show less

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  Nyc department of education

  Feb 2012 - now

  I am a qualified Kindergarten teacher working with 5 year old students.I help students prepare for their futures by developing their social and academic skills for a strong, upward trajectory to college and beyond. We start with number skills and letter/sound identification. As an early childhood educator, I am also responsible for teaching social skills and nurturing their social/emotional development. I have many years of experience working with children in nursery and pre-schools. Creating engaging lesson plans that teach both fine and gross motor skills which are necessary for proper development and future academic success. Establishing a foundation of kindness and curiosity in their learning is the key to ownership of their own education. ~.~ Show less As an assistant teacher, I have helped the lead teacher deliver a lesson or as in most cases, worked one-on-one with individual students per their IEP or teacher's requests.Assignments varied from feeding infants or changing diapers of wheel-chair bound students to translating English lessons to Spanish-speaking students or tutoring 9th grade math students.All-in-all worthwhile and rewarding experiences with every child. During the last three years, I have assisted high school students and teachers in math, social studies, ELA and physics. In 2014-15, I added cycling coach to my experience and completed a century ride with 11 of our students and 40 students from 3 other NYC Public high schools. As noted above, I am a certified teacher, however, seeking a ECH classroom. Show less

  • Kindergarten Teacher

    Oct 2015 - now

  • Paraprofessional

    Feb 2012 - Sept 2015