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Norma Houppert (Ruiz)

Objective My objective is to use my education and experience to mentor fellow

teachers and facilitate success for students in an urban setting.

Experience 2005-2007 Stephen Foster Elementary #367, Indianapolis Public

School System, Indianapolis, IN

Kindergarten Teacher Full Day Title One Program

Lead Teacher for traditional Kindergarten program.

Designed assessments for State Standard report card testing for

kindergarten team.

Increased DIBLES scores for every student leading to all regular ed

students at benchmark goals.

2004-2005 Christian Park Elementary #82, Indianapolis Public

School System, Indianapolis, IN

Kindergarten Teacher Half Day Program

Set up a new kindergarten classroom and helped to develop and

implement all day program with Indianapolis Parks Department.

Worked with peers to develop strategies to work with ESL students.

2003- 2004 Thomas D. Gregg Elementary #15, Indianapolis Public

School System, Indianapolis, IN

First Grade Title One Teacher

Utilized ideas from brain based learning and teaching to multiple

intelligences to improve students understanding of curriculum and raised

test scores of all students.

Volunteered for after school tutoring and girls basketball activities.

Worked with Title One team to develop and run quarterly parent

workshops and various family reading fun nights.

March 2003-June 2003 Thomas D. Gregg Elementary #15,

Indianapolis Public School System, Indianapolis, IN

Kindergarten Teacher

Took over all classroom responsibilities during a maternity leave

including writing all lesson plans, planning field trip to the zoo, and end

of year parent celebration.

Education August 1998- December 2002 Indiana University Bloomington, IN

B.S. degree in Elementary Education.

Kindergarten Endorsement

1994-1998 East Chicago Central High East Chicago, IN

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