4005 Clove Tree Court North Las Vegas, NV 89031 702-376-1282 alejandracstllns@yahoo.

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ALEJANDRA CASTELLANOS
OBJECTIVE Driven and dedicated individual seeking to obtain a Secondary History teaching position in the Clark County School District. To encourage creativity and higherorder thinking in order to increase student performance.

EDUCATION

NEVADA STATE COLLEGE Henderson, Nevada Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education with a Concentration in History Fall 2010 Spring 2014 Expected graduation date: May 2014 GPA: 3.49

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA North Las Vegas, Nevada Fall 2008 Summer 2010

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

NORTHWEST CAREER AND TECHNICAL ACADEMY Las Vegas, Nevada January 2014 May 2014 Position: Student Teacher o o o o o o Assumed teacher responsibilities Created lessons incorporating both Common Core and Nevada State Standards Utilized SMART board and ELMO document camera Utilized Edmodo, Easy Grade Pro, Class XP Attended Section 504 Meeting Contacted parents to let them know of their childs progress

FAY HERRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL North Las Vegas, Nevada September 2013 January 2014 Position: Paraprofessional Reading Tutor o o Worked third grade students in groups of six Prepared lesson plans Learned to pace lesson for a 30 minute period

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Used various reading strategies for auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners Collaborated in program meetings

The Zoom Reading Center is a CCSD grant funded program with the purpose of assisting elementary ELs in order to become proficient readers

VOLUNTEER HISTORY

Childrens Ministry Assistant Director - Iglesia Cristiana El Buen Pastor Las Vegas, Nevada January 2010 Present Developed curriculum for ministry Recruited, trained, scheduled and lead teams of volunteers Developed communication plans to keep staff, volunteers and parents informed Planned and oversaw special events such as fundraisers, anniversaries and camps

Sunday School Teacher - Iglesia Cristiana El Buen Pastor Las Vegas, Nevada January 2008 January 2014 Developed curriculum for ages 4-6 Oversaw and trained assistant Sunday School teachers

LANGUAGES

ENGLISH - Native SPANISH - Fluent

REFERENCES

LORI FEHER Nevada State College Professor Phone: 702-580-7801 Email: Lori.Feher@nsc.edu

HELEN LYN VICK Nevada State College Supervisor Phone: 702-204-6492 Email: hev1971@hotmail.com

JEFFERY HINTON Student Teaching Cooperating Teacher Phone: 702-287-8553 Email: jahinton@interact.ccsd.net

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