Microsoft Office Education

ISABEL PEDRA ** North Country Rd, Mt Sinai NY, ***66

Cell: 631-***-**** ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: To utilize my education and work experience with an organization that will promote growth and opportunity.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

● University do Minho, Portugal (2007/2008) Post graduate Studies in Infants Learning, major Specialty Communication and Information Technologies for Childhood Education

● College of Education Institute Polytechnic de Viana do Castelo, Portugal (1991/1995) Bachelor Degree in Education, major in Visual Art Education; including internship in England

● College of Education Institute Polytechnic de Viana do Castelo, Portugal (1991/ 1995) Bachelor Degree in Education i n Elementary Education WORKK EXPERIENCE:

● Translations: Portuguese / Spanish to English - 2015 to present- Achieve Beyond, Melville Ny; N ew York Therapy Placement Services, Inc., Port Jefferson Station, NY

● Community Support Services t o people with developmental disabilities – I ndependent Support Services - Monticello, NY 12701; East End Disability Associates, Inc, Riverhead, NY 11901

● Assist individuals to gain a less restrictive environment as the result of their growth and development. This succession then them to be able to move more into the mainstream of society.

● Teacher's Aide/ Day School – M aryhaven, Port Jefferson, NY – 10/2013- 07/20015 o Improve, enrich and respect the lives of people with special needs.

● Assistant Teacher – Head Start Community Programs Center of LI, Port Jefferson, NY

(2012/2013)

o Assist teacher in planning and implementing developmentally appropriate experiences and activities for children i.e. lesson plans and daily schedules. o Consistently follows universal health precautions. Assists classroom teacher with the routine care of the children to include: responding appropriately to the physical, social, and emotional.

o Assist classroom teacher in keeping classroom and equipment safe, neat, clean, and organized. Actively engage in professional development activities: formal education and pre and in-service.

o Handles classroom activities in the absence of the teacher on an as needed basis. o Conducts daily health checks for each child and record observations. o Organizes and participates in games, reads to children, and guides them in activities such as pre-literacy, music, and art.

o Performs all other duties as assigned.

● Visual Art Teacher - Grades 5 through 9 - Braga, Portugal (1995-2012) o Developed, planned and effectively presented curriculum, including art history, aesthetics, technology and art techniques from world-wide cultures o Incorporated techniques to make learning fun, resulting in effective classroom management and increased student focus

o Promoted independent learning, utilizing creative approaches to accommodate varied learning styles

o Organized and effectively communicated class objectives, standards and requirements achievement

o Established and maintained effective relationships with students, peers and parents o Developed, planned and effectively presented curriculum, art history, aesthetics, use of media, with emphasis on cross-curricular content and use of technology in the art room o Instructed students in visual art: such as painting, sketching, designing, and sculpturing o Established a positive classroom climate and motivate students through successful rewarding.

o Teamed effectively with colleague for devising lesson plans and classroom management strategies for co-taught and/or shared classes

TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

● “Hearing loss. Portuguese Sign Language” - Duration: 50 hours

● “Perspectives on Pre - Professionals for Professionals or Students with Special Needs” - Duration: 50 h

● “Presentation Multimedia & Internet” & ” Internet, image and communication” - Duration: 78 h

● “Transformations through Decoupage” - Duration: 78 h

● “How to Encourage Creativity” - Duration: 50 h

● “ART WORKSHOPS“ - Duration: 28 h

● “Create kidding, with wood” - Duration: 28 h

● Certified NSC and Adult First Aid

● Certified NSC and Adult CPR

● Child Development Associate (CDA) Certification, 2013

● SCIP - Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention – 2013

● Training in School Violence Prevention and Intervention – Certification 2014

● Coursework/Training in Identification & Reporting Child Abuse & Maltreatment – Certification 2014

● (DASA) Training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyber Bullying &Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention – Certification 2014

● Fingerprinting 2014

● Core: Service Coordination Training - 04/24/15

COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS & LANGUAGES

Microsoft Office Portuguese - Read, write, speak

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator Spanish - R ead, write, speak 2 Isabel Pedra

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Other Skills

● Art of Collaboration Project- Facilitator between “ Museum de Arte Contemporânea da F undação de Serralves”

● Web and Journal Coordinator

● Responsible for the graphics organization for the School's Journal

● Projects areas: blogs creations and uses of new technologies

● Developed and implemented curriculum and lesson plans for a new computer course that utilized Adobe Photoshop, and Premier

● Arts' club coordinator

● School facilities’ director

● Working and cooperating with the special education department

● Guidance Counselor: P rovides s upport services to students, staff, and parents. Support services include: counseling, assessment, diagnostics, and report writing. This work takes place at the school site, in other public buildings, and in private residences. Additional responsibilities include: student roistering/scheduling, maintaining individual student Education Plans, etc. 3 Isabel Pedra

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