Philosophy
Ivette My passion for teaching mathematics has led me to the goal of helping students succeed not only
Falcon
10304 Sherwood Dr, El Paso, TX,
79924
imarfaln@gmail.com
(915) 228-5933
E-Portfolio
Skills
Bilingual (Spanish), Proficient in
TI-Inspire Calculators, Microsoft
Office, iMovie editing, Quizlet
live, Weebly, Jeopardy, Nearpod,
WebAssign, Google Classroom,
Desmos, and DeltaMath.
Honors/Accomplishments
UTEP Presidential Excellence
Scholarship: 08/2016-05/2019
MaST Scholarship: 08/2018-
12/2019
Dean’s List: Fall 2016, Spring/Fall
2017, and Spring/Fall 2018.
References
Agatha Orona: Teacher, Parkland
High School
(915) 799-6002
Kayla Pallar: Teacher, Jefferson
High School
(915) 204-9210
Sue Huffman: Outreach Manager,
University of Texas at El Paso
(915) 820-6278
in mathematics but also in their own goals. The best way to achieve this goal will be by having a
“non-traditional lecture” classroom where students can collaborate, analyze, evaluate, and create.
Education
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Minor in Secondary Education
Graduation Date: December 2019 GPA: 3.65
TExES Mathematics 7-12: Passed, April 2019 TExES PPR EC-12: Passed, April 2019
Experience
Student Teacher | Parkland High School (Ysleta Independent School District)
08/2019-12/2019
Created and presented lessons in Algebra 2, PAP Algebra 2, and Pre-Calculus focusing
on ELL, SPED, and Advanced populations.
Attended PLC meetings and trainings, actively participating in designing lesson plans,
creating intervention plans to helps students succeed in SAT testing, and creating
effective classroom management plans.
Practiced effective instructional methods and strategies aimed at inquiry-based learning,
using The Fundamental Five strategies, collaborative learning, and using Marcia Tate
strategies.
Assisted with the Parkland Math team and attended monthly Math Meets as a
sponsor/grader.
Summer STEM Camp Teacher | ADP Math and Science Teachers Academy (MaST)
01/2019 – 06/2019
Collaborated with math and science teachers in the creation and the instruction of a two
week STEM Summer Camp focusing on teaching students about coding and
engineering.
Wrote lessons that introduce the concept of coding and binary code to students by using
the program Scratch.
MaST Five Hour Scholar | Ysleta Independent School District and El Paso Independent
School District
08/2018-05/2019
Obtained 203 hours of observations in a MaST Mentor Teacher’s Classroom.
Taught lessons and aided with tutoring in Algebra 2, Dual Language Algebra 2,
Calculus, OnRamps Calculus, OnRamps Statistics, and AVID.
Special Training and Leadership
ADP Math and Science Teachers (MaST) Academy Scholar
08/2018-12/2019
Workshops: Classroom Management, TEKS/STAAR, Lesson Planning, Special
Education, Assessment, ESL and ELL, Kagan Strategies, and a POGIL Workshop.
National and Regional Conference
NCTM 2019, miniCast 2018 and 2019, and TNTc 2019.
Future Educators of Math and Science (FEMAS) Member
03/2019-12/2019
Workshops: Teambuilding and Classroom values.
Volunteer Experience: Las Cruces Space Festival: Presented a lesson on erosion.