Bernice Garcia

Phone: (xxx)xxx-xxxx BerniceG67@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position where I can gain valuable experiences and additional skills to improve
myself as a teacher and those around me.
Bilingual and biliterate in English and Spanish

EDUCATION
The City College of New York New York, NY
Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education - Minor English
Graduated: January 2012
Lehman College- Bronx, NY
Bilingual Extension-Spanish

CERTIFICATIONS
Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Initial Certificate
Bilingual Extension- Certification
DASA Certified
Substitute Certification

KEY STRENGTHS

Highly-skilled and detail-oriented professional proven to juggle multiple tasks successfully

Outstanding ability to successfully multi-task and take the initiative to solve problems
Ability to work well with a wide variety of personalities in a fast-paced setting
School Teacher with strong dedication to childrens development and their educational needs
Encourage creativity and high-order thinking to increase childrens performance

WORK EXPERIENCE
P.S. 96, Second Grade Dual Language- Teacher, New York, NY
September 2014- Present

Early Life, Lead-Teacher, Bronx NY

October 2013- September 2014
Develop and implement daily and unit lesson plans for pre-k students, consisting common core standards
and universal pre-k objectives
Highly differentiate lessons plans for bilingual students and formulate individualized child reports
Administer evaluations and analyze students performance using Brigance and Teaching Strategies
Foster a classroom environment conducive to learning and promoting excellent student/teacher interaction
Maintain exceptional high degree of professionalism while interacting with support staff, peer teachers, and
administrators
Attend monthly workshops
Hold parent committee meetings with both monolingual and bilingual parents, with informative
information containing, an agenda, newsletter, calendar and educational themes studied within that month

C.S. 200- Public School, Student Teacher, New York, NY

1st grade and 5th grade

Assist with grading papers and tests
Developed lesson plans with the help of both mentors
Worked with small groups in academic areas, math, science, reading and writing

Was able to observe and learn different teaching methods (Spalding Method)

Tutor Time, Co-Teacher, Queens, NY

September 2012- June 2013
Develop and implement daily and unit lesson plans for nursery students, administering evaluations, and
analyzing student performance
Foster a classroom environment conducive to learning and promoting excellent student/teacher interaction
Maintain exceptional high degree of professionalism while interacting with support staff, peer teachers, and
administrators
Attend monthly workshops

Little Peoples Day- School, Pre-K Lead Teacher, Bronx, NY

January 2012 June 2012
Develop and implement daily and unit lesson plans for pre-k students, administering test and evaluations,
and analyzing student performance
Foster a classroom environment conducive to learning and promoting excellent student/teacher interaction
Maintain exceptional high degree of professionalism while interacting with support staff, peer teachers, and
administrators