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Mary Rodrigues

Monee

Summary

Upbeat 1st Grade teacher devoted to promoting student learning and enhancing individual potential. Skillful in directing classroom environments and enhancing student behavior through positive and forward-thinking approaches. Caring relationship-builder with analytical mindset and good decision-making skills.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

1st Grade Teacher

Crete-Monee School District 201-U
08.2021 - Current
  • Planned engaging lessons in all subject areas that allowed for differentiation to meet the needs of all students in the classroom.
  • Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
  • Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
  • Taught core subjects of reading, math, science, social studies, writing, and social-emotional.
  • Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
  • Member of the PBIS Tier 1 and PBIS Tier 2 Team
  • Member of the School Leadership Team
  • Supervised recess/lunch and dismissal

Paraprofessional

Crete Monee School District 201u
11.2014 - 02.2021
  • Company Overview: Coretta Scott King Magnet School
  • Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking students or those with physical and mental disabilities.
  • Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
  • Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
  • Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
  • Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.
  • Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods.
  • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
  • Assist in bus loading and unloading.
  • Coretta Scott King Magnet School

Optician

New Lenox Family Eyecare
05.2008 - 10.2014
  • Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.
  • Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.
  • Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
  • Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.
  • Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
  • Maintain records of customer prescriptions, work orders, and payments.
  • Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
  • Instruct clients in how to wear and care for eyeglasses.
  • Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and other goods related to eyes in general.
  • Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.
  • Show customers how to insert, remove, and care for their contact lenses.
  • Perform administrative duties such as tracking inventory and sales, submitting patient insurance information, and performing simple bookkeeping.

Customer Service Rep

International Merchant Services (IMS)
05.2004 - 08.2007
  • Confer with customers by telephone or in person to provide information about products or services, take or enter orders, cancel accounts, or obtain details of complaints.
  • Keep records of customer interactions or transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, or comments, as well as actions taken.
  • Check to ensure that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems.

Education

Masters of Arts - Elementary Education

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
Phoenix, AZ
04.2021

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Communications

GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY
University Park, IL
05.2005

Associates of Arts - Communications

MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Palos Hills, IL
05.2003

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Completed coursework towards

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
De Kalb, IL
09.2001

High School Diploma - undefined

VICTOR J. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL
Tinley Park, IL
06.2000

Skills

  • Strong organizational abilities
  • Effective problem resolution
  • Effective classroom management
  • Create engaging lesson plans
  • Teaching strategies
  • Collaborative teamwork

Certification

  • Early Childhood Education (Self-Contained General Education) Birth-Grade 2
  • Elementary Education (Self Contained General Education) Grade 1-Grade 6
  • English as a Second Language (Prekindergarten through Grade 12)

Timeline

1st Grade Teacher

Crete-Monee School District 201-U
08.2021 - Current

Paraprofessional

Crete Monee School District 201u
11.2014 - 02.2021

Optician

New Lenox Family Eyecare
05.2008 - 10.2014

Customer Service Rep

International Merchant Services (IMS)
05.2004 - 08.2007

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Communications

GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY

Associates of Arts - Communications

MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Completed coursework towards

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

High School Diploma - undefined

VICTOR J. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL

Masters of Arts - Elementary Education

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

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