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Alyssa Cruz

alyssaacruz5@gmail.com|www.alyssaacruz.weebly.com
(732) 861-5396

CERTIFICATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS


CEAS, Early Childhood Education, State of New Jersey, Issued June 2017
CEAS, Elementary Education, State of New Jersey, Summer 2017
Praxis Exam - Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects, Summer 2017
Praxis Exam - Early Childhood Education Content Knowledge, Summer 2016
Substitute Teaching Certification, Spring 2017
Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Certification, Spring 2016
Praxis Core Exam, August 2015

EDUCATION

The College of New Jersey | Ewing, NJ August 2012 - May 2017


Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education and Psychology
Education GPA: 3.667/4.000, Dean’s List

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

5th Grade Teacher – Long Term Leave Replacement Sept 2020 – Present
Howell Township Public Schools, Howell, NJ
• Leads a fifth grade classroom in a hybrid-learning environment.
• Plans, modifies, and implements mathematics, reader’s, and writer’s workshop lessons and activities.
• Differentiates and personalizes lessons through the use of digital tools (e.g. Zoom, Schoology, Savvas,
XtraMath, Mystery Science, Google Forms).
• Utilizes formative and summative assessments to evaluate students’ progress and assess student data.
• Implemented the Response to Intervention (RTI) approach to support students’ learning and behavior
needs.
• Collaborates with school faculty and staff to support learning in the classroom.
• Communicates and collaborates with parents to develop a positive home to school connection.

3rd Grade Teacher – Maternity Leave Replacement Sept 2018 – June 2019
Marlboro Township Public Schools, Marlboro, NJ
• Led a third grade classroom of 22 students across all subject areas.
• Differentiated and personalized lessons through the use of digital tools (e.g. Google Classrooms,
Achieve3000, PearDeck, ST Math, IXL Math, Study Island, FlipGrid).
• Attended IEP meetings to discuss students’ educational needs.
• Established classroom management strategies to promote individualized responsibility in the classroom.
• Communicated and collaborated with parents to develop a positive home to school connection.

Substitute Teacher Sept 2017 – March 2020


Howell Township Public Schools, Howell, NJ | Ewing Township Public Schools, Ewing, NJ
• Led Pre-K to Grade 5 classrooms through lessons in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.
• Scaffold lessons to ensure the success of each student.
• Managed student behavior to ensure a positive and focused learning environment.
• Collaborated with school faculty and staff to support learning in the classroom.
STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Senior Year Student Teaching Experience Sept 2016 – Jan 2017


Mill Creek Elementary School, Levittown, PA
• Instructed daily lessons in a kindergarten classroom of 26 students across all subject areas.
• Correlated lessons to meet the criteria of the Common Core State Standards.
• Worked in an inclusive classroom and collaborated with the classroom teacher to help maintain an
interactive and student-centered learning environment.
• Planned and developed a family engagement project to implement home and school connections.

Junior Year Student Teacher Experience Jan 2016 – May 2016


Hopewell Elementary School, Hopewell, NJ
• Developed and taught lessons in various subjects such as literacy, math, social studies, and science, twice
a week in a kindergarten classroom of 20 students.
• Conducted morning meetings and daily routines, which used the Responsive Classroom approach.
• Differentiated instruction by providing additional materials to assist each student’s developmental,
academic, and social needs.
• Taught an Anti-bullying lesson that promotes positive behavioral classroom expectations.
• Planned, developed, and taught a two-week unit on Communities and Community Helpers.
• Communicated and incorporated parent and family involvement to implement home and school
connections.

Junior Year Math and Science Field Experience Sept 2015 – Dec 2015
Town Center Elementary School, Plainsboro Township, NJ
• Planned and instructed a student-centered first grade math lesson on addition and a science lesson on
leaf chromatography.
• Implemented New Jersey Math Common Core State Standards and Next Generation State Standards
throughout each lesson.

Preschool Field Experience Sept 2015 – Dec 2015


Cranbury Presbyterian Nursery School, Cranbury, NJ
• Assisted classroom teacher in a Creative Curriculum based approach.
• Planned and taught a small group lesson on counting numbers in sequential order and alphabet
recognition.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CCB School of Princeton – Tutor – Princeton, NJ Oct 2017 – Dec 2018


• Tutored a 2nd
grade student in language arts and math.
• Planned weekly lessons to further student’s reading comprehension and math computations.

The College of New Jersey – Instructional Technology Services Office Assistant – Ewing, NJ Jan 2014 – May 2017
• Assisted students and staff with instructional media and other course-related material.
• Worked with standard printing, web publishing, and computer software.
• Calculated daily profits and manage daily transactions.

SKILLS

• Conversational in Tagalog
• Proficient in Google Apps (Classroom, Forms, Slides), Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Led professional development meetings with college faculty members.

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