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SPECIAL EDUCATOR
Profile
915.304.6573 My name is Destanee Cruz, and I am certified to
teach Special Education (EC-12). I am currently aiming to
complete my certifications for Generalist 4-8 and the ESL
supplemental.
DestaneeCruz05@gmail.com
I may not always be the most experienced teacher
in a school, but rest assured I will be one of the most
passionate, loving, creative teachers that there is. I believe
11607 Pellicano 1717
that having an effective learning environment, starts with
El Paso, TX 79936
having genuine relationships with the students around you.
There are those students that will be the hardest to love
and to teach; however, those are the ones that need to
CERTIFICATIONS
be taught and loved the hardest. As a teacher, I know
that I should never stop learning and striving to grow more
STATE OF TEXAS and more every day. I look forward to gaining more
-Special Education (EC-12) knowledge from whomever I work with, to better the
-Generalist 4-8 core subjects education of the students around me.
(Pending)
Instruction
Organized and let tutorial groups among 6th, 7th,
Creative Lesson Planning and 8th grade students. Leading them to figure out
Classroom Management questions of confusion in all subject matters,
specifically in math and Science.
Guided Reading
Helped teach students effective organizational
Technology Integration skills using Binders, and Agendas.
Student Assessment Led Socratic seminars, challenging students to
Cooperative Instruction think and speak using higher level critical thinking
questions.
Differentiation for ELLs and
Differentiated instruction for ELLs and sped
students with diverse students by implementing scaffolding techniques
disabilities and accommodations on their IEPS and 504’s.
Parent-Teacher Created team building activities for students to
interact and engage with one another.
Communication
PBIS
TECHNICAL SKILLS Other Related Experience
Near pod
Youth Leader, Abundant Living Faith Center
Google Classroom SUMMER 2014-2018 | El Paso, TX
Pear Deck Led youth group discussions with teenagers ages
13-18.
ClassDojo
Chaperoned 300 students on various youth
Hyperdocs mission trips.
Kahoot Developed volunteer training sessions.
IxL Led and trained upcoming volunteers.
Organized and worked recruitment tables and
Prodigy
sign up tables for events.
Worked and communicated with Parents when
they were signing up their child for missions trips.
Customer Service Experience, CHICK-FIL-A
PROFESSIONAL September 2014-2016 | El Paso, Texas
DEVELOPEMENT Presented excellent customer service for
customers to ensure that they had the best
experience possible when visiting our store.
Leading the Way in Parent and Worked alongside team members efficiently
Family Engagement and effectively to get our job done.
TSTA-AE Professional Was able to work in a high paced environment
Development Session-Chris while maintaining calmness.
Shade Maintained flexibility, when asked to perform
April, 2019 multiple tasks.
How to effectively involve
parents and families in the
education of their child.
Professional References
Teaching Would Be easy if it
wasn’t for the Students.
TSTA-AE Professional
Development Sessions Melissa Nunn Belinda Vasquez
April, 2019 Former Avid Supervisor Cooperating teacher for
How the brain works, why William Slider Middle School student teaching
your brain is causing you 915.433.9427 John Drugan pk-8
problems in the classroom, Mnunn01@sisd.net 915.929.9867
and how to use strategies to bvasqu@sisd.net
deal with stress in and out of
the classroom.