Alba Gonzalez

(551-580-3615) agonzlez30@gmail.com 34 Park Place, Kearny, NJ 07032

Education:
The College of New Jersey May 2018
• Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education & Spanish
• Cumulative GPA: 3.632 | Dean’s List

Certifications:
 CEAS, Elementary Education, State of New Jersey Summer 2018
 Teasing, Intimidation, Harassment, and Bullying Studies Spring 2017
 CPR/AED/First Aid June 2013-Present
 TIPS (Training for Intervention Procedures) May 2016
 Praxis Core Reading: 188; Writing: 176; Math: 178 October 2016
 Praxis Elementary Education Reading/ELA: 177; Math: 189; Science: 176; S.S.: 158 July 2017

Honors:
 Kappa Delta Pi – Education Honor Society |Gamma Zeta Chapter Spring 2017
 Sigma Delta Pi – Spanish Honor Society | Upsilon Psi Chapter Fall 2016

Teaching Experience:
Senior Student Teaching Experience Fall 2017
Elias Boudinot Elementary School in Burlington City, NJ
 Enrolled in a first-grade classroom with 22 students
 Created and developed creative and interactive cross-curricular lessons for the subjects of math,
science, social studies, and literacy
 Conducted small and whole group instruction with differentiated groups to support various
learning needs
 Administered formal and informal assessments and practiced strategies to improve instructional
methods
 Created and enforced detailed weekly lesson plans for all core academic subjects, including
targeted instruction, using Genesis Record Module
 Openly communicated with parents and implemented a monthly family engagement project that
students completed with their parents or family members at home
 Organized and managed a science station on Back to School Night and participated in parent-
teacher conferences
 Applied different classroom management strategies and researched new ones to create the best
learning environment

Junior Spring Field Experience Spring 2017

Hopewell Elementary School in Hopewell, NJ
 Enrolled in a fourth-grade classroom with 26 students
 Visited and participated in class instruction 1.5 days over the course of ten weeks
 Taught one lesson each week, in various content areas such as math, science, anti-bullying, and
literacy
 Administered running records and conferring sessions with twenty-six students
 Designed and implemented a comprehensive unit on Producing Written Responses to Nonfiction
Texts and Other Resources during a culminating two-week period.

Junior Fall Field Experience Fall 2016

Lambertville Elementary School in Lambertville, PA
 Enrolled in a kindergarten classroom with 12 students
 Visited and participated in class instruction once a week over the course of ten weeks
 Taught two math and two science lessons which were differentiated for ELL students
 Observed and partook in parent-teacher conferences

Sophomore Field Experience Fall 2015

Stony Brook Elementary School in Hopewell, NJ
 Enrolled in a first-grade classroom with 21 students
 Visited and participated in class instruction once a week over the course of ten weeks
 Taught two literacy lessons, a guided-reading lesson and a digraph study lesson
 Observed and conducted an all-encompassing developmental case study focusing on one child’s
physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive stage

Praxis Tutor in the TCNJ Education Department (Paid Instruction) February 2017-Present
 Tutored college-level students twice a week for two hours a day
 Created math and reading instructional plans fit for individual student needs
 Formulated practice tests and quizzes

Oral Proficiency Leader/Instructor (Paid Instruction) September 2016-Present

• Instructed various college level Spanish courses in a single classroom setting ranging from 101 to
103 (weekly 4th hour class)
• Lead group discussions in target language, i.e. Spanish, that stimulated student’s skills
• Developed student’s oral and comprehension skills through various methods of teaching, i.e. in-
class discussions, presentations, and activities
• Created weekly lesson plans based on their in-class curriculum to further expand the understanding
of the content
• Differentiated lessons and activities dependent on the students’ comprehension and progressive
development of the target language

Work Experience:
Lead Aquatics Instructor at Newark YMCA May 2014-Present
• Trained children between the ages of 3-14 through proper safety protocols, as well as, enhanced
their basic skills of swimming
• Lead lifeguard responsible for supervising +30 members at any given time
• Participated in creating daily aquatic program and activities
• Effectively resolved conflicts, i.e. complaints, parental concerns, and registration

Campus Leadership:
New Jersey Student Education Association Fall 2015-Present
• Active Member
Delta Phi Epsilon: Sorority Spring 2016-Present
• New Member Educator
• Standards Board
• Relay for Life Chair
• Pledge Class President
Skills/Professional Development:
 Mastered in bilingual skills (Fluent in Spanish & Galician)
 Participated in ELL Teaching Workshop at Burlington City HS Fall 2017
 Participated in Student Applications and Software Workshop at Burlington City HS Fall 2017
 Participated in Project Learning Tree curriculum and instruction Spring 2017
 Participated in Technology Workshop at Hopewell Elementary School April 2017
 Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Prezi, Google Docs/Slides, Smart Board, Applications