Graduate Instructor, Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education Resume Example

Course 360: Elementary Education Practicum One: Practicum in Community and Neighborhood Settings

• Responsible for practicum placements, supervision, evaluations and facilitating weekly seminar discussions.
• Helped prospective teachers to understand the importance of connections among home, school and various communities, as well as, to appreciate the richness of the diverse contexts in which children's learning takes place.  
• Helped prospective teachers to understand their own community, cultural, social and educational backgrounds, as well as, to reflect on how those backgrounds may be similar to, or different from, those of their students.  
• Guided prospective teachers to understand conception of developmental stages, ages, and pedagogy.

• Implemented Montessori primary curriculum (2 ½-6yrs)
• Supervised directress in training.

• Implemented Behavior Management Strategies with an autistic toddler.

• Implemented Montessori primary curriculum (2 ½-6yrs), with an emphasis on Social Studies and Multi-cultural Education.

• Organized volunteer projects with youth and participating organizations.
• Served as a liaison between the YVC Director and the participating organizations.

• Co-directed undergraduate volunteers to facilitate developmentally appropriate science activities with Haitian refugee preschool children in Miami, FL.
• Co-developed and implemented developmentally appropriate science activities for ages 3-4 years.

• Established tutoring program between University undergraduate students and the Latino Community Center in Detroit, MI.
• Recruited & supervised volunteer tutors.

• Mentored youth on environmental social action research projects.

• Helped special education (IEP) students develop the skills needed to meet state standards in math, reading, and language.