Kindergarten Prep Teacher Resume Example

Talented early education professional with diverse experience in planning and implementing various activities for promoting physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth of young children.

Career Growth

• Promoted to Kindergarten Prep Lead Teacher in June 2017.
• Promoted to Young Preschool Lead Teacher in September 2016.
• Better Together Leader, Committee Head, 2014 - 2016.
• Connector for the Bright Horizon's Foundation for Children since 2014.

Process Improvement

• Aided with the creation of a transition tool that resulted in smoother transitions for teachers and students.

Material Development

• Created differentiated lesson plans to create an engaging educational experience.

Education Strategies

• Employed educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory/perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.

Plan Development

• Planned and conducted activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provided students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

Fundraising

• Spearheaded a center Penny Wars drive that raised $319 for House of Peace, a local domestic violence shelter.
• Spearheaded a center bake sale fundraiser for Bright Horizon's Foundation for Children that raised $320.00
• Organized Dearhaven's annual Giving Tree Program that collected presents for five families at House of Peace in 2015 and 2016.

• Bright Horizon's Foundation for Children area connector for a domestic abuse shelter since 2014.
• Organization of drives for toys, food, clothing, and household supplies.

• Conducted research into the effect of teacher-direction on student participation in concept and skill activities in a young preschool classroom.
• Used research outcomes to develop an action plan that involved decreasing teacher direction, but increasing teacher engagement in concept and skill activities.
• Created a classroom management model that values student in-put into the curriculum.

• Time-management skills of early childhood educators.
• Use of differentiated and individualized instruction in early childhood classrooms and its affect on student learning.
• Parent involvement and the meeting of student goals in the early childhood setting.

• Bright Horizon's Rising Star Award, 2016.
• Bright Horizon's Excellence in Care and Education Award, 2015.
• Bright Horizon's Community Service Award, 2015.
• Bright Horizon's Foundation for Children Community Champion Award, 2014.

• Creative Lesson Planning
• Classroom Management
• Differentiated Instruction
• Community Involvement
• Curriculum Development
• Goal Setting and Implementation

• Windows operating system
• Microsoft Office
• Present Me
• Teaching Strategies Gold (lesson planning and portfolios)

• Basic speaking knowledge of Polish.
• Basic speaking knowledge of French.

• Gardening
• History
• Cooking healthy meals
• Embroidery
• Current events