Marivel Tijerina is a 15-year educator in the NISD. She is certified in multiple areas and is currently teaching at an unspecified school. She is dedicated to her students' social and academic growth. She is a trustworthy and approachable communicator who works cooperatively with parents and students. She enjoys teamwork and collaboration, having served as a team leader from 1999-2001 and co-team leader since 2002. She has consistently exceeded expectations on evaluations since 2000. Her collaborative classroom video is used as a staff development resource by the district. She is an effective teacher who enhances student growth through centers, guided reading, writer's workshop, and positive behavior management.
7. Communicator
A trustworthy
and
approachabl
e individual
with
excellent
communicati
on to work
cooperativel
y with
parents and
students.
8. Team Leader 1999-2001
Co-Team Leader 2002-Present
I enjoy team
work and
collaborating
as a team so
we can go
from small
achievement
s to big
triumphs
10. Teaching Achievement
My
collaboration
classroom
was taped
and the
video is
being used
as staff
development
under
Collaborativ
e Teaching
Videos in
eClasses
Resource by
the district.
13. Super Centers
These
centers
foster
independenc
e. I can also
manage
behavior and
the varied
learning
levels with
this
technique.
14. Guided Reading
Use
strategies to
help
students
process
what they
are reading
using
Fountas and
Pinell,
Beanie Baby
decoding
and
comprehensi
on
strategies,
and phonics
in context
activities.
15. Writer’s Workshop
Students are
authors and
use their
own life
experiences
in their
writing.
Publishing
(sharing),
peer
conferencing
, and a
portfolio are
part of the
process.
16. Behavior Management
The
classroom
plan is
designed
with rewards
for fruit salad
choices and
consequenc
es/teacher
talk time for
rotten
banana
choices.
Behavior
contracts are
on an as
needed
basis.