Creative and energetic Early Childhood Education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Friendly, supportive and motivated with strong desire to promote student potential. Offering 25 years of experience with passion for building strong rapport with faculty, students and caregivers.
Skills
Audio-Visual Demonstrations
Time Management
Organizational and Planning Skills
Computer Proficiency
Imaginative Play Promotion
Progress Tracking and Reporting
Verbal and Written Communication
Supervising Classroom Activities
Facilitating Online Learning
Work History
Lead Pre K Teacher, 08/2019 - Current North Country Academy – North Las Vegas, NV,
Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
Applied play-based strategies, including crafts and games, to provide diverse approaches to learning.
Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
Teacher, 11/2014 - 05/2019 Archdiocese Of San Antonio – Converse, TX,
Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents.
Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
TEACHER, 09/2013 - 05/2014 Archdiocese Of San Antonio – Fredericksburg, VA,
This position serves as the lead worker in a classroom of Head Start children by planning,
implementing, and supervising all classroom activities.
This position works with typically
developing children and children with disabilities.
Because this position is one part of a large
system of services provided to children and families, this position also serves as a social service
referral person and shares responsibility for parent involvement in the program.
The position of
Teacher works in tandem with the rest of the parts of the system as an integrated team to
support the goals of the program.
The position may be reassigned to various classrooms/centers
as deemed necessary for program operations.
The position may serve as "site director" for child
care licensing purposes.This position serves as the lead worker in a classroom of Head Start
children by planning, implementing, and supervising all classroom activities.
This position
works with typically developing children and children with disabilities.
Because this position is
one part of a large system of services provided to children and families, this position also
serves as a social service referral person and shares responsibility for parent involvement in the
program.
The position of Teacher works in tandem with the rest of the parts of the system as an
integrated team to support the goals of the program.
The position may be reassigned to various
classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations.
The position may serve as
"site director" for child care licensing purposes.
Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and
social skills.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and policies and procedures to maintain order among
students.
Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical
health.
Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students'
varying needs and interests.
Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
Demonstrate activities to children.
Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both
in learning activities and in imaginative play.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work
time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve
students' behavioral and academic problems.
Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to
persevere with challenging tasks.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives
to children.
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress, and to determine their
priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development such
as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, to prevent injuries
and damage.
Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and
discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove
outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities,
as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
TEACHER ASSISTANT, 04/1996 - 05/2013 Unitypoint Health – Storm Lake, IA,
This position works as a part of a teaching team to work as a partner with the teacher/lead
teacher in developing activities for preschool (Head Start) children to provide them with varied
experiences and an appropriate learning environment.
Works with typically developing
children and children with disabilities.
Assistance is given to the teacher in carrying out the
goals, policies, and activities designed to implement educational objectives and performance
standards.
This position works with families to promote parent involvement in the program.
In
addition, this position might also serve as a Bus Monitor as part of the transportation services
provided by the program.
This position may be assigned additional duties based upon program
need and areas of developing expertise.
This position works along with the teacher/lead teacher
to attain the goals of the program.
The position may be reassigned to various
classrooms/centers as deemed necessary for program operations.
Education
: Early Childhood Education, Expected in - KANSAS CITY, KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - 7250 State Ave Kansas City Kansas 66112, GPA:
Associate of Arts: Social Work, Expected in 05/1992 - Donnelly College - Kansas City, KS GPA:
Accomplishments
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Certifications
Infant and Child CPR , 2013
Infant and Child First Aid, 2013
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