Erin Dirksen
Houston, Texas 77044
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Professional
Profile
Accomplished Teacher who is successful in classroom management, student evaluations and test preparation. Proven history of improving student learning outcomes by adapting lesson plans to student needs. Dedicated to promoting academic performance and fostering social skills and character development.
•Finding materials • Parent and Student
•Instructional Strategies Communication
•Distant Learning • Google Docs and Slides
•Setting Learning Targets • Curriculum Planning and Implementation
Experience
8/2020 – 05/2022
5th Grade ELA/ESL Teacher
Goosecreek ISD
Baytown, TX
•Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for STARR testing
•Built positive relationships with parents and students
•Taught students ELA/ESL using differentiated lesarning tools and enhancing their learning strsategies and social skills
•Drove students Learning by establishing clear classrooom plans and group objectives, as well as strategies to achieve each goal
•Assessed student's progress with formal and informal evaluations
•Administered tests and evaluated results
•taught lessons encompassing skill building activities in speaking, writing, and listening
8/2017 - 5/2020
1st Grade Teacher / Reading Specialist - Dyslexia Coach/
Channelview ISD (Crenshaw)
Channelview, Tx
•Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions
•Drove students Learning by establishing clear classrooom plans and group objectives, as well as strategies to achieve each goal
•Assessed student's progress with formal and informal evaluations
•Wrote and delivered customized instruction to individual students and groups
•performed assessments and analyzed data to spot students in need of further help
•Assist teachers in understanding data, create, and demonstrate lessons
•Ran PLCS (public learning communities)
•Built positive and productive relationships with teachers to drive improvements to the reading curriculumn
Education
Bachelor of Science
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota 56001
May 2003
Certifications and Trainings
•EC – 8 Certified
•ESL Certified
•9 Steps to the ELPS
•TELPAS
•Dyslexia
•Curriculum and Instruction