Maria Torres

• Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
• Provided developmentally appropriate activities for children.
• Planned visits to places (as libraries, playgrounds, museums) to entertain, learn and support emotional, social and motor skills.
• Encouraged spanish as a second language through daily routines, activities and events.
• Developed strong relationships with parents, maintaining open communication about each child''s progress and needs.
• Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks and meals.

• Developed creative activities to encourage physical, social and emotional growth.
• Supported emotional development through empathetic listening and guidance during difficult situations or conflicts.
• Developed bilingual abilities in Spanish through immersive conversation and activities.
• Transported children safely to school, activities and appointments on time.

Proper Stimulation Internship

• Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
• Developed activities to stimulate and support young children motor, social and cognitive skills.
• Evaluated student progress through formative and summative assessments, utilizing data-driven methods to inform instructional decisions.
• Collaborated with family to encourage children development, communicate strategies to support and improve it.

• Pedagogical Intervention Internship
• Developed innovative lesson plans incorporating hands-on activities, group projects, and inquiry-based learning to engage students actively in the educational process.
• Facilitated small group activities and one-on-one instruction to meet individual student needs.
• Encouraged critical thinking and problem solving skills to enable students to step out of comfort zone.
• Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students.

• Worked with classroom teacher to learn about current standards and best practices.
• Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
• Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary units of study that connected content areas for deeper understanding.

• Educational Observation, Learning Analysis and Educational Interaction Internship (each was a semester)
• Assisted lead teacher to create a safe, creative and participatory environment. Helped implementing activities and supporting the group.
• Planned and implemented fun and interactive learning experiences to enhance early childhood education, developing social, emotional, motor and cognitive skills.
• Analyzed teaching practice and the learning process of each student, evaluating and improving the techniques and purposes of the activities.