Erika Alvarez
Bakersfield
Summary
Dynamic educator with a proven track record at Fairfax School District, excelling in student engagement and differentiated instruction. Recognized for fostering a positive learning environment and enhancing student performance through creative problem-solving and effective communication. Committed to implementing innovative teaching strategies that cater to diverse learning needs.
Organized and detail-oriented individual with proven ability to effectively manage and motivate student learning. Collaborates with fellow professionals to promote stimulating learning environment. Offers strong organizational and student engagement skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Long-Term Substitute Teacher/ Teacher PIP/STSP
Fairfax School District
10.2021 - Current
- Long-term substitute teacher 2021-2022 & 2022-2023
- PIP 2023-2024; STSP 2024-2025
- Substitute Teacher 2025-current
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers and principals based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Maintained a fifth grade classroom almost all school year 2021-2022 from November 2021 until June 2022.
- Documented student progress and provided regular updates to parents.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Assisted students in mastering subject material and preparing for tests.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Completed student progress reports mid-term to notify students and parents of strengths and areas of improvement.
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
- Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
- Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Developed lesson plans to align with grade-level standards and objectives.
- Utilized variety of instructional strategies to meet individual student needs.
- Prepared objectives and outlines for courses of study by following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
- Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
- Attended professional meetings, educational conferences or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence.
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
- Conferred with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Monitored student performance and provided feedback to inform instruction.
- Developed creative instructional strategies to keep students engaged and motivated.
- Researched and selected age-appropriate materials and resources for classroom instruction.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Administration/Concentration HS
University of Phoenix
Bakersfield, CA05-2016
Master of Arts - Education/Teaching
Point Loma Nazarene University
Bakersfield, CA05-2026
Skills
- Student engagement
- Teaching strategies
- Special education
- Activity management
- Behavior management
- Classroom organization
- Student records management
- Assessment techniques
- Safety awareness
- Reporting and documenting
- Group instruction
- Lecturing and teaching
- Positive reinforcement
- Individualized care
- Differentiated instruction
- Relationship building and management
- Parent communication
- Lesson implementation
- Group and individual instruction
- Mathematics instruction
- Disciplinary procedures
- Behavior modeling
- Creative problem solving
- Elementary education
- Lesson planning
- Lesson plan implementation
- Complex Problem-solving
- Smartboard technology
- Verbal and written communication
- Literacy strategies
- Multi-subject instruction
- Instructional strategies
- Compliance
- Adaptable
Accomplishments
- Dynamic Teaching Techniques - Instructed students in academic subjects using variety of techniques such as phonetics, multisensory learning and repetition to reinforce learning.
- Received commendation and a perfect evaluation from Zephyr Lane Elementary principal< Mrs. Stanley, for successfully working with students to meet their needs.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Long-Term Substitute Teacher/ Teacher PIP/STSP
Fairfax School District
10.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Administration/Concentration HS
University of Phoenix
Master of Arts - Education/Teaching
Point Loma Nazarene University