NATALIA A. HERNANDEZ ACOSTA
San Juan
Summary
I am Creative, self-motivated, and responsible teacher with multiple interdisciplinary experiences. I´m self motivated, responsible, work well as part of a team, as a leader, and individual contributor. I have excellent people skills, which translates to good coworker relationships.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher Assisstant (T1)
Little Brains Academy
San Juan
01.2024 - Current
- Shadow student with special needs (autism),
- Assist student with their learning needs in daily activities,
- Help student participate in classroom activities,
- Assist students in completing classwork and assessment,
- Support teacher in creating a positive learning environment.
- Monitored student behavior in classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, playgrounds.
Supervised Teacher
Little Brains Academy
San Juan
08.2022 - Current
- Helped students with homework
- Prepare reviews for test
- Supervise homework time, and leisure time.
- Instructed students in academic subjects such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and history.
- Maintained a safe and orderly learning environment for all students.
- Monitored student behavior in classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, playgrounds.
Mentorship Program
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
San Juan
03.2022 - 08.2022
- In this program I worked under the mentorship of a contemporary Puerto Rican artists to create an installation that would be exhibited in the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (Art Museum of Puerto Rico).
Art Teacher
Creative Learning School
Trujillo Alto
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Created engaging activities for students to explore their creativity through art projects.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans to teach art concepts such as perspective, color theory, drawing, painting and sculpting.
- Encouraged students to think critically about artwork and discuss its meaning or purpose.
- Demonstrated techniques in a variety of mediums including charcoal, pastels, acrylics, watercolors and oils.
- Provided individual instruction and feedback on student's work.
Staff member and small group leader
Summit Ministries Anderson University
South Carolina
- Part of the hospitality team.
Teacher Assistant
Kinderdance
San Juan
- Receive children in the mornings
- Help the participants with their art projects and dance choreographies
- Help teachers keep control of group during diverse activities
- Monitor patio time.
Art Teaching Assistant
Princeton University Preparatory Program
Princeton
- Lesson planning, prepare classroom for class, evaluate students, lead classes, Set up student exhibition, Project management.
- Assisted teachers in creating lesson plans and providing instructional materials.
- Encouraged students to take an active role in their own learning process.
- Collaborated with other faculty members to plan lessons that promote critical thinking skills.
- Helped teachers with material generation, lesson plan development, class preparation, scheduling, exam distribution and student mentoring.
- Assisted teachers with lesson preparation and curriculum implementation.
- Prepared lesson materials and visual aids to reinforce lesson concepts.
Education Department Intern
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton
- Create various activities for upcoming exhibitions, and museum events
- Write instructions for the activities
- Make examples of activities
- Assist with the Summer Art academy
- Make list of materials for the Summer Art Academy.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Art Education
Escuela De Artes Plásticas Y Diseño De Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico06-2024
Skills
- Drawing, painting,
- Basic sculpture
- Basic knowledge of welding, printmaking
- Good listener always willing to help
- Project management
- Good organizational skills
- Lesson Planning
- Student needs assessment
- Student assessment
- Special Needs Students
- Flexible and adaptive
- Elementary Education
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Classroom Instruction
Internship
- Princeton University Preparatory Program, Princeton, NJ, Art Teaching Assistant, 06/2023, 08/2023, Lesson planning, prepare classroom for class, evaluate students, lead classes, Set up student exhibition, Project management.
- Princeton Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, Education Department Intern, 06/2023, 08/2023, Create various activities for upcoming exhibitions, and museum events. Write instructions for the activities. Make examples of activities. Assist with the Summer Art academy. Make list of materials for the Summer Art Academy.
- Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, Mentorship Program, 03/2022, 08/2022, In this program I worked under the mentorship of a contemporary Puerto Rican artists to create an installation that would be exhibited in the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (Art Museum of Puerto Rico).
Volunteer Experience
- Uhuru Furniture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, As a volunteer I flipped furniture by painting it, and adding designs.
- Christian Alliance Church, San Juan, PR, Volunteer work at the Youth Ministry as part of the team, small group mentor for the Preteen Ministry and caretaker at the nursery for the Children/Bible School Ministry.
Timeline
Teacher Assisstant (T1)
Little Brains Academy
01.2024 - Current
Supervised Teacher
Little Brains Academy
08.2022 - Current
Mentorship Program
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
03.2022 - 08.2022
Art Teacher
Creative Learning School
08.2021 - 05.2022
Staff member and small group leader
Summit Ministries Anderson University
Teacher Assistant
Kinderdance
Art Teaching Assistant
Princeton University Preparatory Program
Education Department Intern
Princeton Art Museum
Bachelor of Arts - Art Education
Escuela De Artes Plásticas Y Diseño De Puerto Rico
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