Yeimi Valdes Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, United States

𝘐 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 (𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥-19 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤). • Developed and implemented effective civics and history lessons for ~120 sixth- and seventh-grade students, delivered virtually, that increased student achievement on standardized assessments.• Implemented consistent, supportive routines that resulted in greater student engagement and self-efficacy; recognized for creating the conditions for effective student small-group collaboration with minimal teacher intervention.• Created accessible, interactive, and scaffolded learning activities, in conjunction with other teachers and instructional coaches, to foster more powerful virtual learning.

Chicago, Il

𝘐 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. I learned to:• design accessible instruction for 𝗮𝗹𝗹 students, including English Language Learners and Diverse Learners• create a culture of learning and curiosity, centering a restorative approach to discipline• design student-centered science and literacy curricula with opportunities for inquiry and meaningful discourse• build strong, supportive relationships with my students and their families• collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to increase student outcomes, including empowerment and self-efficacy• collect and analyze data at the classroom and school site level to effectuate improvements in instructional design, classroom environment, and the social and emotional well-being of students.• design and deliver professional development to improve teaching outcomes.Curricula used & adapted: Amplify Science, SEPUP, Second StepStandards: Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, CASELIn addition to the typical classroom-based responsibilities, I had roles on various committees:• Instructional Leadership Team• Network 8 Teacher Leaders• Restorative Practices Team• STEM Team• Middle Grades Network Core Team (part of the To&Through Project at the University of Chicago)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

𝘐 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳.• Mentored a student teacher by modeling evidence-based practices, providing gradual and supported release of responsibility, and coaching them via semi-structured reflection which led to growth in their instructional and classroom management skills.• Formally assessed student teacher performance in the domains of curriculum development, classroom environment, instructional delivery, and professional responsibilities.

Miami, Fl

𝘐 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.• Created authentic, hands-on STEM experiences for 15 Gifted and Talented students by developing and teaching two three-week-long courses on engineering and game design.• Evaluated instructional outcomes by producing detailed Student Performance Reviews for each pupil, outlining individual accomplishments on course objectives and providing recommendations for continued growth.

Chicago, Il

𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨.• Strengthened museum-community connections by increasing access to astronomy and space science instruction by:➼ Delivering on-site bilingual instruction at schools in high-needs neighborhoods using a portable planetarium dome.➼ Facilitating the Park Voyagers curriculum, designed to bring museum education to Chicago Park District spaces.➼ Mentoring teens with diverse backgrounds as part of the Adler Teens program.

Chicago, Il

• Increased visitor engagement with museum artifacts by developing and facilitating educational programs for guests in English and Spanish.• Provide excellent customer service to museum guests by helping them navigatethe museum and communicating information about educational programming.

Chicago, Il

𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. • Interpreted museum objects to increase access to the museum’s permanent and special collections for a wide-ranging audience, including K-12 and university students, families, and community members.• Delivered museum-based, multi-visit instructional sequence to third- and fifth-grade Chicago Public Schools students as part of the field trip program, advancing student connections with cultural institutions, works of art, and practices of looking.• Facilitated family arts programming at the museum and various Chicago Public Library branches in English and Spanish.

• Built weekly reports cataloging the usage of the University's alumni database (data entry)

• Provided basic web programming support for non-profit organizations in South Florida, including: resolution of minor technical/programming issues, task prioritization, and editing of graphics/visual aspects of websites.

Master Of Arts In Teaching, Elementary Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts With General Honors, Sociology