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INSTRUCTIONAL PARAPROFESSIONAL
Professional Summary
Enthusiastic, dedicated person seeking a position in a public or private school or nanny Eleven years of experience assisting in CTT and regular and special education, grades K-8 in Public and Charter Schools. *Associates Degree in Education and Bachelor's Degree in History Education. *Extensive experience on improvement committees and after-school programs.
Core Qualifications

Windows, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience
Instructional Paraprofessional Dec 2013 to Current
 Brooklyn Dreams Charter School NHA
  • Teach fifth & fourth Grade scholars in four classrooms.
  • Perform Running Records to categorize scholars' reading level.
  • Assist classroom teachers in maintaining behaviors in the classroom.
  • Accompany scholars on field trips.
  • Perform close -Reading and log outcome in NHA data system.
  • Facilitate the use of a buddy system to foster student partnering of non-readers with advanced readers.
  • Part of History Committee to plan and execute inspirational and accurate historical awareness Participate in Parent Teacher Conferences Maintain excellent classroom management skills and an ability to keep students on task.
  • Used behavior modification techniques as a motivator for improving conduct and encouraging participation.
  • Integrate multiple teaching styles to intensify the range of learning.
  • Supervise stimulating math learning centers utilizing various manipulative.
  • Teach guided reading lessons to model questioning, clarification, and problem solving techniques.
Teacher Jun 2006 to Aug 2011
 Rehoboth Open Bible Church
  • Third through Eighth Grade Taught a class with 16 general education and mainstreamed students.
  • Implemented a Direct and Balanced Literacy Program utilizing a Whole Language and Phonetic Awareness approach to reading, science, and social studies in accordance to ELA standards.
  • Ensured the class' entry in the school's first to seventh grade Power Literacy Program contest requiring each student to complete 5 books for the six weeks summer camp and a weekly book report.
  • Accessed students' prior knowledge through the use of graphic organizers that allowed students to preview a story beforehand, predict outcomes, and orally present their findings in a coherent, detailed manner.
Assistant Teacher Nov 2006 to Jun 2010
 New Voices Middle School MS 443
  • Sixth and Seventh Grades Taught sixth and seventh grade special education students in CTT classroom setting.
  • Maintained excellent classroom management skills and an ability to keep students on task.
  • Used behavior modification techniques as a motivator for improving conduct and encouraging participation.
  • Integrated multiple teaching styles to intensify the range of learning.
  • Supervised stimulating math learning centers utilizing various manipulative.
  • Taught guided reading lessons to model questioning, clarification, and problem solving techniques.
  • Assisted in evaluating student progress and support recommendations for further student development.
  • Attended and participated in Special Education Staff Conferences and IEP Annual Review Meetings.
  • Assisted with the Integration of technology into the learning process with computer lab assignments using self-paced program such as Math Blaster that develop students' cognitive abilities and basic computer/keyboarding skills.
Oct 2004 to Oct 2006
 PS 372 the Children's School
  • Substitute Classroom Paraprofessional - Kindergarten through Fifth Grade Assisted grade teachers in regular and inclusion classrooms with 32 multicultural students.
  • Utilized multiple teaching methods that included visual, tactical, and auditory materials to reinforce or simplify complex concepts, including Sand Letters that assist in letter recognition by feeling formations.
  • Expanded the range of learning through whole class, individual and small group instruction, cooperative education, math, science, reading, art, and multi-sensory learning centers.
  • Assisted with integrated social studies and writing units that allowed students to bridge the gap between real world issues and course material through library and Internet research, interviews, and creative writing exercises.
  • Challenged students to master basic math concepts through implementation of manipulative (food, squares of varying colors, sizes, shapes etc.), graphing, and charting exercises that developed problem-solving skills.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, History June, 2006 The City University of New York (CUNY) History
Associates of Arts June, 2004 Medgar Evers College (CUNY)
Professional Affiliations

Rehoboth Open Bible Church

Accomplishments
  • Certified to assist in a (permanent) Collaborative Team Teaching regular and special education classrooms.
Skills

approach, art, basic, book, Conferences, creative writing, graphic, instruction, keyboarding, Letters, management skills, materials, Math, Meetings, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, MS Word, Internet research, predict, problem solving, problem-solving skills, progress, Reading, Teacher, teaching

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Brooklyn Dreams Charter School NHA
  • Rehoboth Open Bible Church
  • New Voices Middle School MS 443
  • PS 372 the Children's School

School Attended

  • The City University of New York (CUNY)
  • Medgar Evers College (CUNY)

Job Titles Held:

  • Instructional Paraprofessional
  • Teacher
  • Assistant Teacher

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Arts , History June, 2006
    Associates of Arts June, 2004

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