Diana Vidal

E-mail: dianavidal92@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To present myself as a qualified candidate for an elementary teaching position, ready to facilitate an
effective classroom through innovative teaching practices and a supportive learning environment.
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, !
Bachelors in Arts in Urban Education: Elementary Education, "ay 2#$%
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)raduated -ith "agna Cum !aude !atin .onors
LICENU!E
Illinois Initial Ele"entary Certification /Type #'0, E1pected 2une 2#$%
"iddle 3chool Endorsement
"athematics Concentration
TEAC#IN$ E%&E!IENCE
t'dent Teacher, 3idney 3a-yer Elementary 3chool, Chicago, ! +ug. 2#$' 4 +pr. 2#$%
nstructed a first grade 5ilingual classroom -ith '$ students
*lanned and taught interdisciplinary lessons on the concepts of family, community, and citi6enship
7sed fle1i5le grouping 5ased on informed decisions to address the needs and interests of students
+dapted teaching methods, materials, and assessments, using the 7niversal 8esign for !earning
frame-or9, to meet the varied needs of students
ncorporated technology tools, such as i*ads, into classroom to provide students opportunities for
e1pressing understanding through images, sound, and te1t
+ssessed student performance through anecdotal records, conferencing, and ru5rics to inform and
modify instruction
*articipated actively in -ee9ly professional community meetings to create interdisciplinary units and
common assessments
Esta5lished positive rapport -ith students, parents, and family mem5ers to promote family-school
relationships
&ractica, 2ames 3hields Elementary 3chool, Chicago, ! 2an. 2#$' 4 +pr. 2#$'
nstructed a third grade 5ilingual classroom -ith 2: students, individually and in groups
*lanned and taught -hole group lessons on measurement and data, using cooperative learning
opportunities, to improve mathematical reasoning
+ssisted individual E!! students; use of literacy strategies, such as ma9ing connections, to support
reading fluency and comprehension
&ractica, 2ohn .ay Elementary 3chool, Chicago, ! 3ept. 2#$2 4 8ec. 2#$2
nstructed a 9indergarten classroom -ith '% students, individually and in groups
*lanned and taught small group lessons on literacy strategies, such as predicting, to increase reading
comprehension
&ractica, <oodro- <ilson Elementary 3chool, Cicero, ! 8ec. 2#$$ 4 +pr. 2#$2
&5served a first grade classroom -ith 22 students to 5etter understand ho- developmentally
appropriate practices ma1imi6e student learning
+ssisted individual E!! students -ith phonemic a-areness, spelling, and voca5ulary to promote
reading comprehension
TEAC#IN$ !ELATED E%&E!IENCE
T'tor, Erie =eigh5orhood .ouse, Chicago, ! 3ept. 2#$$ 4 +pr. 2#$2
*rovided citi6enship classes in the afternoon t-ice a -ee9, including 3aturdays, to accommodate
applicants; schedules.
Translated applications and citi6enship questions to 3panish to 5etter meet the needs of applicants
#ONO!
cholar !eci(ient, )olden +pple 3cholarship, Chicago, ! 2un. 2#$# 4 *resent
&5served and taught small group lessons and tutored in several schools, including ne6 C. .ernande6
"iddle 3chool and llinois "ath and 3cience +cademy
+ttended seminars and -or9shops a5out teaching related topics, including classroom management,
literacy strategies, inquiry-5ased instruction, and >esponse to ntervention />T0
Colla5orated -ith other recipients to revise and teach fifteen lessons for a mathematics and science
enrichment supper camp, 3TE" 3ports, at the llinois "ath and 3cience +cademy
A)A!D
7C +ccess to E1cellence )rant
*resident;s +-ard for Educational E1cellence
8ean;s !ist /?all 2#$# 4 3pring 2#$%0
LEADE!#I& * VOLUNTEE! ACTIVITIE
Catechist at 3t. "alachy @ *recious Alood Church, Chicago, !, 2##: 4 *resent
8elivered lessons a5out the Christian faith, the Catholic Church, its traditions and doctrines to children
+e",er, )ideon Bouth )roup at 3t. "alachy @ *recious Alood Church, Chicago, ! 2#$$ 4 *resent
*articipated in activities that foster Christian fello-ship among the youth
-o'nder, "ath Teachers; Clu5 at 7C, Chicago, ! 2#$$
>ecruited 7C students into the program and colla5orated -ith other founders to conduct meetings and
activities
.ILL
Ailingual, English and 3panish, oral and -ritten
*roficient in "icrosoft <ord, E1cel, *o-er*oint, )oogle 8ocs, and i"ovie
!E-E!ENCE
>eferences availa5le upon request