MARISSA CHAVEZ

(916) 621-7054 • marissachavez@csus.edu

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position as an elementary school teacher that will enact multicultural responsive
teaching as a method to assist children’s educational needs and development, in order to
encourage creativity, collaboration, and higher order thinking in students.

CREDENTIALS
SB 2042 Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential with a Bilingual Authorization (Spanish)
California State University, Sacramento; Expected: May 2020

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Child Development (Elementary Pre-Credential)
Minor in Counseling
California State University, Sacramento; May 2019

Honors: Dean’s Honor List, Fall 2016 – Fall 2018

Exams Passed: CBEST, CSET Multiple Subjects, CSET Spanish Subtest III
Language Skills: Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teacher Candidate, Fifth Grade, Jan 2020 –
Present
Bridgeway Island Elementary School, West Sacramento, CA
• Designed and implemented lessons in all subject areas including an integrated social
studies/writing unit that connected to inequity in school resources.
• Utilized scaffolding strategies and small group differentiated instruction to meet diverse
students’ needs, including in online distance learning settings, such as Google
Classroom.
• Communicated with parents to acknowledge student work and areas of concern through
daily email communication and student-led parent teacher conferences.

Teacher Candidate, DI Kindergarten Grade

Elkhorn Village Elementary School, West Sacramento, CA Sept 2019 – Dec
2019
• Conducted assessments to determine the language and literacy strengths/needs of an ELL
learner and a native Spanish speaker.
• Designed and implemented Common Core lessons in Science, Spanish Language
Literacy, English Language Development, and Math in whole group and small group
settings.
• Incorporated realia in the read alouds that dealt with various social emotional issues,
made relevant through the choice of multicultural children’s literature.

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Mini-Corps Migrant Tutor Jan 2017 – July 2019
K-8 schools serving in Winters, Dixon, Elk Grove, and Woodland, CA
• Individualized tutoring for specific migrant students based on their academic needs
• Instructed formal lessons under coordinator’s observation to 6 th ELD class
• Conducted 3 home visits per semester to address the concerns of the parents

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE 2018 - 2020

Participant, Perspectives for a Diverse America, Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA
Participant, Parent-Teacher Home Visit Project Training, Sacramento, CA
Participant, California Association for Bilingual Education Conference, Sacramento, CA
Debate Judge, Local and Regional Migrant Education Speech and Debate, Woodland, CA

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Adelante Program, Migrant Education Program, Woodland, CA 2019