Education Development Leader: Instructional Coach and Data-Driven
Resume:
Diana Vega
Instruction and Education
Grand Prairie, TX 75054
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Development Expectations
Collaborative, communicative education development professionally skilled in strategic initiative leadership, problem solving, and relationship building. Committed to continuous learning, setting and exceeding goals, and coaching diverse backgrounds to achieve success. Areas of Expertise
● Project management leader
● Committee leadership
● Excellent oral and written
communication skills
● Superb collaboration skills
● Outstanding data analysis
● Strong team leadership skills
● Modeling instructional coach
● Valuable multi-tasking abilities
● Exceptional organizational skills
Professional Experience
Duncanville ISD, Acton Leadership Academy- 3rd Grade Teacher February 2025 - present
● Lead and direct 50-60 third grade students, 1.5 years departmentalized in Math/ Science.
● Coordinate grade level events and incentives to boost morale, participation, higher achievement and class attendance.
● Analyze data from NWEA and IREADY testing to align lesson planning and student needs.
● Refer students for Response to Intervention (RTI).
● Prepare students for standardized state testing and next grade level success.
● Team leader 2025
Uplift Luna Secondary Charter Academy - 6th Grade Humanities Instructor July 2023 - January 2025
● Lead and direct 170 sixth grade students, instruct Humanities lessons for 45 minutes each throughout six courses of the day.
● Promote team building, multitasking, and independence during projects in each course.
● Coordinate grade level field trips and adjust incentives to boost morale, participation, higher achievement and attendance.
● Analyze data from performance testing to align planning and needs.
● Monitor and refer students for Response to Intervention (RTI) to identify and address individual struggles.
● Prepare students for next grade level success socially and academically. Key Achievements:
● Elevation Award for Creative Positive Culture/ Climate August 2023 Cedar Hill ISD, Lake Ridge Elementary - 3rd Grade Educator July 2019 - July 2023
● Lead and direct 40 third grade students, 2 years departmentalized in ELAR/ Social Studies and 1 year self-contained classroom of 22.
● Coordinate grade level events and incentives to boost morale, participation, higher achievement and class attendance.
● Analyze data from NWEA testing to align lesson planning and student needs.
● Refer students for Response to Intervention (RTI).
● Prepare students for standardized state testing and next grade level success. Key Achievements:
● Accommodation/Modification Award 2019-2023
● February 2020 “Teacher of the Month”
● Most Creative Lesson Data Design Award 2021
● Team Leader 2022
Mansfield ISD, Annette Perry Elementary - K-4 Reading Interventionist March 2017 - May 2019
● Maintained and met student goals created by administration during RTI meetings regarding fluency and comprehension using LLI.
● Pulled intervention groups 4 days a week consisting of K- 4th grades.
● Assisted in DRA end of year testing for 2nd grade students and teachers.
● Collaborated with the Reading Strategist weekly to discuss student achievement and group adjustments.
● Designed, planned and implemented reading and writing lessons for small groups of varying skill levels based on data collected for Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
Key Achievements:
● Strategically place students on intervention plans by their reading and comprehension levels to attain success on standardized tests by end of year.
● Create scholar plans based on individual data and performance needs of scholars. Grand Prairie ISD, Elementary - 3rd and 4th Grade Educator August 2000 - July 2014
● Dedicated to instructing ELAR, math, science, and social studies in classrooms up to 22 students in 3rd and 4th grades self-contained and up to 80 students departmentalized in math/science.
● Assist the math strategist in forming enrichment groups by data and specific skills needed for in-school tutoring times.
● Lead 4th grade students in Saturday school opportunities provided by the campus.
● Co-taught with 4th grade ELAR teachers during writing STAAR boot camp to boost student performance.
● Observe, plan, teach, and assess practice to inform and modify instruction for culturally diverse classrooms with many levels of ability based on Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
● Establish rapport with students, parents, and critical family members to ensure positive, productive relationships.
Key Achievements:
● Team Leader of grade level colleagues
● Most Creative Problem Solving Award
● Successfully prepared students to move to the next grade level through curriculum design, and guidance to achieve individual goals. Education
UT Arlington, Arlington, TX - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor English
Mountain View Community College, Dallas, TX - Associate Degree in Arts and Sciences
Certification
STATE OF TEXAS Teaching Certificate Elem. 1-6
ESL Certification
Gifted/Talented Certification
Texas Reading Academy Certificate
Technology
● Schoology
● Eduphoria
● Edugence
● Excel
● Outlook
● MS Office
● 0365
● Word
● Teams
● IXL
● Power Point
● IREADY
● All In Learning
● Power School
● NWEA
● Go Guardian
● Lanschool
● Google Classroom
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