Rebecca Carlos
San Juan
Summary
Innovative Instructional Coach known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possesses specialized skills in curriculum development, educational technology integration, and teacher mentorship. Excel in communication, leadership, and adaptability, ensuring effective instructional strategies are implemented across diverse learning environments. Personable Instructional Coach with several years of experience identifying techniques and methods to serve students better. Committed to keeping abreast of the changing needs of the industry and developing educational programs in compliance with federal standards and regulations. Adept at providing one-on-one training sessions to students in need of extra attention.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
SAINT JOHN'S SCHOOL
San Juan
08.2022 - Current
- Lead content-specific professional learning communities, and be responsible for leading cycles of lesson planning, content knowledge development, formative observations, and student work analysis tied to the Saint John's School curriculum
- Support teachers' achievement of goals, as needed, by effectively employing coaching strategies that gradually release responsibility for implementing instructional practices to the teacher (for example, co-planning, modeling, and observing)
- Analyze teacher practice through ongoing classroom observations, data analysis, and examination of student work
- Provide clear and direct feedback to teachers based on analysis of practice and track student and teacher progress to assess the effectiveness of coaching
- Develop teachers' capacity to collect and analyze multiple sources of data to improve student learning
- Articulate a clear instructional vision alongside the principal with a school-wide focus on teaching and learning that is data-driven, standards-aligned, and rooted in a belief that all students can achieve at high levels
- Foster collaboration and teacher leadership
- Support the process alongside the Dean of Academics for grade-level teams to review their curriculum
- Participate actively in the school's curriculum committee and other committees as needed by the Head of School, and Division Principal
- Assist the Dean of Academics with the process for selection of textbooks, equipment, and instructional supplies
- Assist the Dean of Academics with accreditation programs and monitoring accreditation standards
Kindergarten, First & Second Grade Teacher
SAINT JOHN'S SCHOOL
San Juan
08.1999 - 08.2022
- Teach students in the subjects of Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science, develop literature-based lesson plans, conduct parent-teacher conferences, and evaluate/assess students
- Participate in weekly team meetings and monthly teacher meetings to discuss student progress, assessments, effective teaching techniques, and teacher growth and reflection
- Work as a team leader to guide/mentor new teachers and to be a spokesperson between my team and the administration
- Cooperative teacher for student teachers at the school
- Create differentiated lessons and assessments for my students
- Provide individualized literacy intervention for small groups
- Monitor and document student progress
- Conduct writer's workshops, literature circles, and guided reading lessons
- Assisted the school and the early childhood principal by working in different committees for the Middle States re-accreditation and participated in helping the principal with the accreditation of the Program of Distinction; Early Childhood Education
- Help implement the Skills Block Program in our grade level
- Support teachers when implementing and decision-making with skills block lesson plans and assessments
- Coached the Spanish teachers of the early childhood program to implement IDEL into their program
Certified Teacher in Orton-Gillingham
MULTISENSORY READING CENTERS OF PUERTO RICO (MRC)
San Juan
01.2014 - 01.2022
- Develop, implement, and document individualized lesson plans for intensive one-to-one tutoring sessions using Orton-Gillingham techniques, a researched proven method of phonics instruction for students from kindergarten to eighth grade
- Create individualized and detailed progress reports
- Model, supervise, observe, and evaluate teacher trainers for the past year and a half, in the teacher trainer program for MRC
- Provide feedback when evaluating teacher trainers
- Develop and carry out weekly seminars on topics such as handwriting, comprehension, and syntax for teachers in training
- Assess and interpret results from both formal and informal measures such as Woodcock-Johnson (WJ), DIBLES, IDEL, Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI), Informal Reading Inventory (IRI)
Principal Leader
VIMENTI SCHOOL
San Juan
06.2018 - 06.2019
- Observed, supervised, and evaluated the faculty in the development and implementation of curriculum and the teaching process
- Monitored student progress and outcomes from data collected
- Assisted in the admission process: testing, and interviewing applicants
- Participated in the lottery process for new enrollment
- Led and gave Professional Development for the staff and teachers
- Implemented the use of IDEL for student assessment in reading
- Observed, supervised, and evaluated the enrollment leader and the kitchen staff
- Guided and helped supervise the afterschool program for the students
- Created and maintained a healthy, safe dynamic learning environment in which both staff and students grew and developed
- Helped to create guidelines for student conduct, maintained student discipline with school policies, and served as an arbitrator for difficult problems, including student discipline
- Acted as a liaison; when needed, between teachers and parents in parent-teacher conferences
- Helped prepare and supervise the Elementary School's budget
- Organized activities for families and students such as; the Holiday Show, Moving Up Ceremony, Fun & Fitness Day, Mother's Day breakfast, 'Noche Puertorriquena', and Thanksgiving Turkey Race
- Actively participated in the school's administration team and school board
- Made recommendations to the school administrative team regarding hiring, retention, and the assignment of faculty
Education
Master's Degree - Educational Leadership
American College of Education
10.2024
Teacher Trainer Orton Gillingham Certification -
Lectores para el Futuro (Multisensory Reading Centers of Puerto Rico)
01.2022
Teacher Certification - Orton-Gillingham
Multisensory Reading Centers of Puerto Rico
01.2014
Bachelor's Degree - Teacher certification K-3
University of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras01.1999
Skills
- Student Engagement
- Content Knowledge Proficiency
- Instructional technology
- Background in instructional planning
- Goal-oriented and ambitious
- Outstanding interpersonal abilities
- Learning techniques
- Flexible working hours
- Dependable and Responsible
- Goal Setting
- Individual and small-group instruction
- Team Collaboration
- Academic Counseling
Additional Information
- Continued education (Handwriting Without Tears, Keys to Literacy, Sounds in Motion with Louis Heymann, Writer's Workshop with William Van Cleave, 'Esperanza', among others).
- Participated as a Middle States Accreditation Team Member at Colegio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesus in April 2023.
Certification
- Orton-Gillingham Instructor
- Orton-Gillingham Teacher Trainer
Languages
English
First Language
Spanish
Proficient (C2)
C2
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Early Childhood Instructional Coach
SAINT JOHN'S SCHOOL
08.2022 - Current
Principal Leader
VIMENTI SCHOOL
06.2018 - 06.2019
Certified Teacher in Orton-Gillingham
MULTISENSORY READING CENTERS OF PUERTO RICO (MRC)
01.2014 - 01.2022
Kindergarten, First & Second Grade Teacher
SAINT JOHN'S SCHOOL
08.1999 - 08.2022
- Orton-Gillingham Instructor
- Orton-Gillingham Teacher Trainer
Master's Degree - Educational Leadership
American College of Education
Teacher Trainer Orton Gillingham Certification -
Lectores para el Futuro (Multisensory Reading Centers of Puerto Rico)
Teacher Certification - Orton-Gillingham
Multisensory Reading Centers of Puerto Rico
Bachelor's Degree - Teacher certification K-3
University of Puerto Rico
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