GLADYS AYALA
Corona
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Summer Rising Teacher
PS. 143Q New York City Department of Education
- Deliver an engaging, grade-level instruction for all students the summer in ELA and Math
- Plan, modify, and developed Mathematics and ELA lessons based on the National Summer School Initiative
- Work on decoding practice (phonics, sight words, and fluency), a combination of read-aloud and independent reading and rich conversations
- Facilitate students to solve a real-world problem and Math foundation to support students fluency with math facts and operations through daily practice
- Administrate pre-assessments and post-assessments to collect data to identify students skills and understanding before and after explicit instruction.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
3K and Pre-K Teacher
PS. 143Q Louis Armstrong
09.2021 - Current
- Plan, modify, and develop lessons aligned to PKFCC standards in all subjects and creative curriculum.
- Balanced small, whole group, and individual instruction to accommodate different learning needs.
- Provided a positive learning environment that encouraged social interactions.
- Facilitate parent teacher conferences three times a year.
- Encouraged parent participation in classroom and home learning activities
- Conducted highly engaging paraprofessional and teacher professional training session.
- Assess students' skills and knowledge through the work sampling tool.
- Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
- Integrated cultural awareness into lessons by incorporating diverse perspectives and materials into the curriculum.
- Attend CPSE meetings and write teacher reports for IEP's.
Disney After-School Musical Director
PS. 143Q Louis Armstrong
01.2024 - 06.2025
- Responsible for the musical storytelling of the show and breaking the songs into sections to look for patterns for essential teaching and working with the choreographer on developing the song
- Share the best practice for teaching music using call and response during rehearsals for students to learn the lyrics
- Demonstrate successful warm-ups during rehears, review with children the previous content learned to keep in fresh in their minds.
After-School Teacher
PS. 143Q Louis Armstrong
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Develop lessons with multisensory instruction of SPIRE
- Assist children in small groups doing multisensory activities meet different learning styles to engage all students.
- Support students to build phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge and understanding letter-sound relationship as well as handwriting I. Beginners or striving readers.
- Developed strong relationships with students, fostering a positive classroom environment conducive to learning.
- Prepared after-school enrichment activities for children to encourage student participation.
Substitute Teacher
New York City Department of Education
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Serve as an "on call" substitute accepting assignments from previous night or morning of class
- Adhere to the curriculum and lesson plans assigned by the regular teacher
- Always comply with all school regulations and policies
- Ensure safety of students using classroom management techniques and engaging lesson for students
- Oversee the normal classroom rhythms and activities.
Preschool Teacher
Little Friends School
09.2010 - 06.2021
- Work as a teacher in an 18:1:2
- Created and implemented a creative curriculum addressing all learning styles
- Observed children to record development
- Identified early signs of emotional and developmental problems in children
- Distributed quarterly progress assessments and milestone reports to each parent
- Collaborated with colleagues on developing new classroom projects and monthly themes
- Develop friendly and meaningful relationships with parents and caregivers.
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Whitestone School for Children Development
09.2009 - 06.2010
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies such as games and crafts for experiential learning
- Taught children's foundational skills such as colors, shapes, and letters
- Controlled classroom environments with clearly outlined rules and positive reinforcement techniques
- Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes
- Collaborated with parents to develop and maintain strong support networks and build rapport to foster seamless communication
- Developed professional relationships with parents, teachers, directors, and therapists.
Head Teacher/Activity Specialist
New York Junior League
08.2007 - 08.2009
- Work with Junior Highschool students at IS.61Q, as a Lead Teacher
- Develop weekly activity lesson plans in areas of children's interest and reinforce their learning at the after-school program and meet mandates of the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
- Facilitate purposefully activities that foster the development of new skills in children, while reinforcing skills
- In charge of creating family engagement events
- Responsible for developing a strong classroom and behavioral management in which students participate and follow the program rules.
Education
M.S. Ed. in Dual Language/Bilingual Early Childhood Special and General Education -
Bank Street College of Education
New York, NY05.2021
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
Queens College
New York, NY05.2014
Skills
- Fluent in Spanish
- CPR/First aid certified
- State Mandated Trainings: Child Abuse, Dignity for All Students, and School Violence Prevention
- TSG Gold checkpoints
- OG and SPIRE training
- Pre-K Heggerty training
- Class schedule management
- Parent/teacher conferences
- Classroom management
- Work Sampling/Assessment system
- Zoom and Google classroom
- Knowledge of Pre-Kindergarten Foundation for Common Core
- NSSI Curriculum
- Curriculum development and individualized lesson planning
- Adept in IEP creation
Certification
- NYS Initial Birth to 2nd grade
- Bilingual Education Extension
- Students with Disabilities
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Expected in 01/2025)
References
Available upon request
Interests
Passionate Marathon runner who thrives in collaborative environment. Participant of a community running group.
Timeline
Disney After-School Musical Director
PS. 143Q Louis Armstrong
01.2024 - 06.2025
After-School Teacher
PS. 143Q Louis Armstrong
10.2021 - 06.2022
3K and Pre-K Teacher
PS. 143Q Louis Armstrong
09.2021 - Current
Substitute Teacher
New York City Department of Education
09.2020 - 09.2021
Preschool Teacher
Little Friends School
09.2010 - 06.2021
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Whitestone School for Children Development
09.2009 - 06.2010
Head Teacher/Activity Specialist
New York Junior League
08.2007 - 08.2009
Summer Rising Teacher
PS. 143Q New York City Department of Education
M.S. Ed. in Dual Language/Bilingual Early Childhood Special and General Education -
Bank Street College of Education
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
Queens College
- NYS Initial Birth to 2nd grade
- Bilingual Education Extension
- Students with Disabilities
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Expected in 01/2025)
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