ROCIO BAKER

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TIGARD TUALATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Deer Creek Elementary (ELL Specialist 2010-2011)
●Provide Sheltered Instruction to K-5 students identified as needing ELD services,
●Develop English Language Development and Writing Intervention Services for ELL students,
●Manage a monthly caseload and report to Special Programs – ESL Department,
●Plan, implement, and deliver Carousel of Ideas Curriculum along with Susana Dutro’s ELD Approach,
●Supervise, train, and evaluate ELL paraprofessionals,
●Organize ELPA testing/Manage caseload, and
●Translate/interpret and plan and implement school-community activities for Hispanic families.

The International School (Spanish Teacher 2009-2010)
●Provide Spanish instruction in all content areas to 4th grade students,
●Implement International Baccalaureate curriculum,
●Develop weekly lesson plans and activities using the IB curriculum, and
●Assess students’ reading skills utilizing the DRA in Spanish.

WOODBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Heritage Elementary School (Multi-Subject Resource Teacher 2008-2009)
●Provide English Language Development, Spanish Literacy, and Math instruction to K – 5 students,
●Assess students Spanish literacy skills,
●Analyze literacy data and share with administration and teachers,
●Communicate with parents, staff, and administrators regularly,
●Complete in-service sessions on diversity, math, writing and reading skills, and community relations, and
●Translate/interpret for meetings and activities.

HILLSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
W.L Henry Elementary School (ESL/Migrant Teacher 2003-2008)
Farmington View Elementary (ESL/Bilingual Assistant /Home School Consultant 2001-2003)
●Provide Sheltered Instruction for students identified as needing ESL services, Spanish Literacy, and/or Migrant Education
Tutorial in K-6,
●Manage a monthly caseload and report to Special Programs – ESL/Migrant Department,
●Prepare ELL pre-referrals for students who qualify for special education,
●Coordinate the ESL/Migrant After-School Program,
●Evaluate students’ literacy, language, and math skills,
●Plan, implement, and deliver Susana Dutro’s English Language Development Approach,
●Execute home-visits to migrant families to enroll students and provide ESL/migrant information, and
●Translate and interpret for IEP meetings and other school activities.

EDUCATION
MA
Portland State University, Portland, OR
●Major in Curriculum and Instruction
BA
Portland State University, Portland, OR
●Major in Liberal Studies, Golden Key International Honor Society
●Oregon Teaching License
●ESL/Bilingual Endorsement

SPECIALIZED SKILLS/TRAINING
●Bilingual English/Spanish,
●Familiar with OAKS, Language (LAS, Pre-LAS, Woodcock-Munoz, & ELPA) and Literacy Assessments (Running Records,
IDEL, DIBELS, DRA, Reading inventory, & IRI),
●Mac and PC proficient utilizing WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet, and others,
●Trained on Susana Dutro’s Systematic English Language Development Approach, Guided Language Acquisition Design,
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol, Diversity/Courageous Conversations, Google Docs, Carousel of Ideas curriculum,
First Aid/CPR, notary public certificate, and International Baccalaureate (PYP) Curriculum.