Mayra Vazquez

1825 N Eaglet Ct. Nampa, ID 83651 Mayra.vazquez@yotes.collegeofidaho.edu 208.240.4669

Certifications Elementary K-8 Certificate Love and Logic Certificate Professional Summary Dedicated to enhancing student learning by creating a nurturing and safe learning environment where all students are motivated to grow academically and expectations are high for all students Technical Proficiencies: Skyward, PowerPoint, Weebly, Excel, Microsoft Word, Smartboard, Hyperresearch, and Google Docs Endorsements Multiple Subjects K-8 ESOL/TESOL Languages (L1) Spanish (L2) English

Education The College of Idaho Master of Arts in Teaching Bachelor of Arts Majors: Psychology Minors: Spanish, History, Education, ESL/Bilingual Education

3.988GPA 3.578GPA 3.578GPA

Spring 2014 Spring 2009 Spring 2009

Academic Research Project Thesis: Kindergarten Students Motivation on Wanting to Read: Explored research about Kindergarten students desire to become lifelong readers Applied mixed methods research design Used triangulation of data to analyze, authenticate, and capture different elements of the research Competency using qualitative data analysis tool: Hyperresearch

Teaching Experience Student Teacher: Kindergarten at Van Buren Elementary th Student Teacher: 5 Grade at Van Buren Elementary nd Idaho Reading Intervention Teacher: 2 grade at Van Buren Elementary Created unit on Fall showcasing knowledge about summative and formative assessments th Obtained knowledge about and utilized GLAD Strategies within the (K & 5 ) classrooms th Created 5 grade unit on Astronomy using GLAD strategies th Collaborated and worked professionally with lead teachers, Kindergarten team, and 5 grade team Developed lesson plans in accordance with Idaho Common Core Standards Assessed student work and input grades into district grading system-Skyward Facilitated Fall/Spring parent teacher conferences and conducted all Spanish speaking conferences Kindergarten Intervention collaboration nd Taught intervention reading strategies (2 ) rd th th Multi-grade collaboration (K, 3 , 4 , 5 ) Designed and implemented fraction unit including pre/posttest aligned to Idaho Common Core Standards District-wide professional development training: SBAC

Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Spring 2014

Work Experience Family Connections INC., Spring 2013 - present Advocated for children with allegations of abuse and/or neglect Co-Managed a total of 26 in-home cases Gained considerable amount of knowledge pertaining to underprivileged families and CPS system Worked with and helped obtain governmental aide for families and kids with low socio-economic status Taught parenting education and wrote field notes that went into the Department of Health and Welfare files Consistently collaborated with social workers, clients, and their families