Linea Villarreal

1401 Marigold Dr, Allen, TX, 75002, 214-326-5515, lvillarreal71903@gmail.com

http://lineavillarreal.weebly.com

OBJECTIVE

Enthusiastic team player seeking an elementary general education position with a school that will
allow me to use my skills and help me grow professionally. I possess many strengths, such as
self-motivation, flexibility, written and verbal communication, tolerance, compassion, and
patience, which I believe are essential to teaching. I am also a quick learner and technology
savvy. I believe that these qualities will make me a great asset to a campus.

TEACHING INTERESTS & SKILLS

Elementary, Early childhood through grade 6
Concentration in ESL
Utilize Developmentally appropriate practices that motivate students to become lifelong
learners
Inspire a love for reading while building fluency
Provide consistent classroom management that offers a safe and inclusive environment for all
Incorporate appropriate technology to enhance learning
Meet needs of diverse learners through enrichment, extension, and modification
Participate in cooperative learning and teaching, allowing for necessary flexibility to maintain
student-centered focus of learning
Involvement in community, including after-school activities and promoting community
service and contribution

EDUCATION
Texas A&M Commerce, Commerce, TX
Bachelor of Science Degree, May 2014, Presidents Scholars List
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Specialization: Elementary Education
Certification: ESL Generalist EC-6
Specialization Coursework:
Childhood and Adolescent Development
Bilingual Education
Reading Fluency and Phonics
Childrens Literature
Elementary Education

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Kindergarten, Forman Elementary, Plano, TX, August 2015-present.
Plan for math lessons for the kindergarten team.
Collaborate with kindergarten team to plan for language arts, social studies, writing, and
science.
Partnered with other teachers to lead after-school group, Beautiful Me.
Provide one-on-one and small group intervention to diverse group of learners.
Deliver enrichment lessons to small groups.
Supervise stimulating reading and math learning centers utilizing various hands-on
activities and manipulatives.
Communicate with parents to acknowledge superior work and areas of concern through
monthly newsletters, email, phone calls, text messages, and conferences.
Established home-school connection through new Learn to Play program.
 Incorporate technology with PowerPoint, online interactive textbook, videos, and
Chromebooks.
Complete trainings for English language development, classroom management, Guided
Reading, gifted and talented, Momentous Institute, STAAR, and TELPAS.
Attend annual MAP conference.
Collaborate with kindergarten team members to plan kindergarten graduation ceremony.
Participate in various school activities, including Beautiful Me Banquet and a weekend
field trip to Aga Khan Foundation.
Invited to Bill Martin Jr. Symposium to serve on an interview panel of first and second
year teachers and answer questions of student teachers regarding experiences.
Earned The Diversity Leadership Community Impact Award and Diversity Leadership
Certificate of Appreciation for efforts with Beautiful Me.
Fifth Grade Mathematics, Harmony Science Academy, Garland, TX, August 2014-August
2015.
Plan lessons for and teach regular mathematics education class with 58 multicultural
students.
Partner with fellow fifth grade teacher to lead Math Counts club.
Provide one-on-one and small group intervention to diverse group of learners.
Deliver skill-specific math lessons to small groups.
Complete professional development for new math standards, classroom management, and
differentiated instruction.
Attend Sky Ranch Camp with fifth graders.
Develop math related projects to fulfill Project Based Learning standards for Harmony
Science Academy.
Integrate multiple teaching styles to intensify the range of learning.
Supervise stimulating math learning centers utilizing various manipulatives.
Implement new method of problem solving to meet new evaluation standards.
Communicate with parents to acknowledge superior work and areas of concern through
weekly newsletters, email, phone calls, and conferences.
Incorporate technology with daily PowerPoint, online interactive textbook, videos, and
iPad applications.
Complete training for and utilize math computer programs for additional intervention,
such as ALEKS and Reasoning Minds (RM City).
Attend STAAR training in order to administer STAAR examinations.
Collaborate with fifth grade team members to plan fifth grade graduation ceremony.
Earned Teacher of the Semester Award for 3-5th grades, fall semester.
Participate in various school activities, such as Passport Night, Holidays Around the
World, Spring Festival, Father-Daughter Dance.

STUDENT TEACHING
Kindergarten, Forman Elementary, Plano, TX, August 2013-May 2014.
Helped set up classroom for beginning of year.
Provided one-on-one and small group intervention to diverse group of learners.
Delivered skill-specific reading lessons to small groups.
Partnered with Forman interns to provide students with WIN club, an after school
homework club.
Provided informal and formal assessments.
Retaught concepts as necessary.
Attended Meet-the-Teacher and Open House to increase communication with parents.
Attended various training and professional development meetings.
Planned and prepared lessons for all core subjects.
Third grade, Forman Elementary, Plano, TX, August 2013-May 2014.
Led students in Bluebonnet Book Club, where students listened to books on the
Bluebonnet nomination list during lunch.
 Adapted lessons to meet individual learners needs.
Provided one-on-one and small group intervention to diverse group of learners.
Delivered skill-specific math lessons to small groups.
Coordinated center service project by collaborating with team members to collect and
distribute holiday dinners to families at Forman.
Partnered with Forman interns to provide students with WIN club, an after school
homework club.
Attended various training and professional development meetings.

FIELD EXPERIENCES-55 HOURS OF ELEMENTARY OBSERVATION

Kindergarten, First, Second, and Fourth grades, Allen ISD, 2010-2013.
Observed classroom management.
Planned and executed lessons in safety and hygiene.
Observed various classroom activities.

ACTIVITIES & EMPLOYMENT

Fourth grade Religious Education aide volunteer, St. Jude Catholic Church, Allen, TX, 2009-
2012.
Assisted classroom teacher in various activities.
Fifth grade Religious Education Catechist volunteer, St. Jude Catholic Church, Allen, TX, 2012-
2015.
Plan and deliver lessons based on given curriculum.
Kindergarten Religious Education Catechist volunteer, St. Jude Catholic Church, Allen, TX,
2015-present.