Yessica Fernandez

(915) 317-0313/ yees_13@live.com

LICENSURE/ CERTIFICATION
Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
Special Education EC-12
Core Subject EC-6 (pending)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies with a Special Education Minor Anticipated: May 2019
The University of Texas at El Paso Overall GPA: 4.00/ 4.00 Major GPA: 4.00/ 4.00
Honors & Activities
-Joel D. Davis Memorial Scholarship 2017- Present -Dean’s List 2015- Present
-UTEP and EPCC National Honor Society 2015-Present -IQ team participant 2014- 2015
-High School National Honor Society 2013-2015
WORK EXPERIENCE
Special Education Instructional Aide El Paso, TX
Lujan Chavez Elementary School 02/2017- 06/2018
 Assisted 30 students with ADHD, ED, AU, OHI, LD, and ID as well as bilingual and monolingual
students daily and provided them with appropriate accommodation and modifications according to
their needs in a small group or whole group setting, five days a week for 7.50 hours a day.
 Responsible for providing instruction in a reading and math resource classroom, to a total of 13
students, for 45 minutes for 5 days.
 Created learning centers and bulletin boards to reinforce different math, science, and language arts
concepts including fractions, persuasive text, and photosynthesis.
 Created mnemonic devices for the supplemental aids for the 504 and special education students during
the STAAR.
 Prepared the supplemental aids’ folders and manipulatives for each student for the STAAR assessment
in every Fall and Spring Benchmark and for the STAAR at the end of two school years, 2017 and
2018.
 Provided Math and Reading tutoring during spring break intersessions for third and fifth grade
students during 4 days for 3 hours daily.
 Used the San Diego Quick Assessment, oral reading passages, and estimate of reading comprehension
level to access the student’s comprehension and fluency.
 Provided social-emotional one on one sessions to correct misbehavior.
Bilingual and Monolingual Instructional Aide El Paso, Tx
Bill Sybert 08/2018- 12/2018
 Assisted first-grade bilingual, monolingual, and students with ADHD, ED, and LD in a small group
and whole group setting four days a week for 5 hours a day.
 Created bulletin boards to reinforce different math and language arts concepts including addition,
subtraction, and story elements.
 Managed the classroom by using Piano Classical Music to reduce the noise level and a rewarding
system to reinforce positive behavior.
 Assessed the students’ comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary knowledge through the San Diego
Quick Assessment, oral reading passages, and estimate of reading comprehension level.
 Provided social-emotional one on one sessions to correct misbehavior.
 Worked with a newcomer bilingual student on her reading and writing English skills using Johnny
Can Spell and kinesthetic movement accompanying phonics.
Front Desk Helper and Cashier El Paso, TX
Cowan Swimming Pool 03/2014 - 07/2014
 Provided customer service with 100% satisfaction in mind, 4 hours per day.
  Answered 25-30 calls daily to provide relevant information about the pool party rentals, the swimming
lessons, and the pool policies.
 Decreased the wait time of customers waiting time to pay the fee of the pool by 8 minutes.
 Increased dramatically the cleanliness of the restrooms and office by establishing a cleaning schedule
for all employees.
 In charge of managing the monetary earnings of the pool every day.
Front Desk Helper and Cashier El Paso, TX
Marty Robbins Pool 05/2015 – 09/2015
 Provided customer services with 100% satisfaction in mind, 4 hours per day.
 Answered an average of 25 calls daily to provide information about the pool party rentals, the
swimming lessons, and the pool policies.
 Decreased the wait time of customers waiting time to pay the fee of the pool by 15 minutes.
 Presented the monetary earnings of the pool to my supervisor every day.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer Teacher’s Aide El Paso, TX
Escontrias Elementary and Lujan Chavez Elementary 2005- 2016
 Decorated bulletin boards for the beginning of the year to help increase children’s motivation.
 Decorated the classroom according to each subject by creating anchor charts to facilitate the student’s
knowledge acquisition.
Student Teacher El Paso, TX
John Drugan Elementary School 01/2019- Present
 Assisted 30 students with ADHD, ED, AU, OHI, LD, and ID as well as bilingual and monolingual
students daily and provided them with appropriate accommodation and modifications according to
their needs, in a small group and whole group setting five days a week for 7.50 hours a day.
 Added mnemonic devices from my previous schools to the students’ supplemental aids.
 Managed the classroom by using Piano Classical Music to reduce the noise level and implemented a
rewards system to increase 40% the reinforcement of positive behavior.
 Provided math tutoring on Thursdays to the third graders for an hour every week where math centers
and small group intervention is provided.
 Worked with a newcomer bilingual student on her reading and writing English skills using Johnny
Can Spell and kinesthetic movement accompanying phonics.
 Incorporated “Bubble Gum Math or Writing” where students can chew gum while working on their
math or writing to keep them concentrated, increasing concentration by 85%.
 Created student’s PLAAFPS and academic school year goals according to their needs and achieved
skills.
 Analyzed the students’ data to incorporate appropriate instruction that targets the needs and learning
styles of each student.
SKILLS
-Familiarized with the Johnny Can Spell Phonics program -Fluent in oral and written Spanish and
-Extensive use of MS PowerPoint and Word English (Bilingual)

References
Name Position Phone Number
Ileana Melendez Elementary SPED/Bilingual teacher (915) 538-8170
Cristina Mora Acosta Elementary SPED/Bilingual teacher (915) 356-6404
Jesus E. Malanche Elementary SPED/Bilingual teacher (915) 496-3145

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