High School Teacher
Resume:
Dana Kerns
*** ***** ** ***** ***** Saint Louis, MO 63137 Home: 314-***-**** Cell: 314-***-**** ****.*****@*****.***
Professional Summary
Dana Kerns is a highly skilled educational professional accomplished in organizing teacher curricula, assisting with lessons and collaborating with other professionals to provide the highest level of education.
She is enthusiastic, passionate, determined, engaged, open-minded, solution based focused and a team player. These traits are coupled with disciplined execution. Keen leadership skills include exceptional promoting, coaching communicating, collaborating, creativeness and strong work ethic. In-depth ability to apply principles of rehabilitation counseling, analyze and interpret medical, social, psychological and educational data to develop an action plan based on that data and maintain code of ethics.
Summary of Qualifications
Toddler and preschool curricula
Accomplishments
Best Teacher Award 2006-St. Louis Freedom Schools L. Ron Hubbard's Learning How To Learn Certified Tutor Award 2011- Applied Scholastic
Worldwide Who'sWho "VIP" Registry For Outstanding Community Service 2013
Best Teacher Assistant Award 2010-2011 School Year- Imagine Academy
Work Experience
May 2006 to July 2013 St.John Community Center
Saint Louis, MO Certified Tutor
Kept classrooms clean by sterilizing and disinfecting toys and surfaces.
Arts and crafts
Classroom management
First Aid and CPR Certified
FDA food guidelines awareness
Behavior management techniques
Exceptional organizational skills
Schedule creation and maintenance
Head Start program knowledge
Relieved the classroom teacher during breaks.
Maintained head count and attendance sheets.
Reported on student progress, behavior and social skills to parents.
Assigned homework assignments and quizzes and wrote corresponding keys.
Planned and led activities to develop students' physical, emotional and social growth.
Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as the alphabet, shapes and color recognition.
Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
Excellent communication skills
Approachable
Proved team leader
Complex problem solver
Training in food handling preparation
Basic clerical knowledge
May 2006 to August 2006
May 2004 to June 2005
Created and implemented after-school student writing workshop for college application essays. Assisted in developing student-led after-school tutoring program to teach under-privileged students.
January 2003 to May 2004
YWCA Headstart Saint Louis, MO Before & After-Care Teacher
Maintained head count and attendance sheets.
St. Louis Freedom Schools Saint Louis, MO Program Director
Read stories to the children and taught them painting, drawing and crafts.
Boys and Girls Club Of The Capital City Saint Louis, MO Program Director
Planned and led activities to develop students' physical, emotional and social growth.
Taught an average of 812 students per class.
Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling.Applied the positive reinforcement method to redirect negative behaviors.
Assisted 8 children per station during small group learning periods.
Conducted small group and individual classroom activities based on differentiated learning needs.Helped prepare daily lesson plans for activities and lessons.Wrote daily and weekly lesson plans.
Developed interesting course plans to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of students.Supplied one-on-one attention to each student, while maintaining overall focus on the entire group.
Routinely met with students' parents regarding in-class issues and learning interruptions to discuss solutions.
Performed student background reviews to develop tailored lessons based on student needs. Coordinated after school tutoring hours with other teachers to help students in need of extra attention.
Employed a variety of materials for children to explore and manipulate in learning activities and imaginative play.
Disciplined children and recommended other measures to correct behavior.
Offered detailed daily reports that outlined each child's activities.Incorporated music and art activities to encourage creativity and expression.
Carefully identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children.
Completed daily paperwork for agencies such as Child Protection Services and Resource and Referral Centers.
Sparked creativity and imagination by helping children discover new things each day.Identified early signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and brought them to the parents' attention.
Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as the alphabet, shapes and color recognition.
Assisted the classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
Taught an average of 20 students per class.
Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
Operated summer sports day camp for children aged 5 to 18 years old and handled all aspects of planning curriculum and activities.
Provided key support for library expansion project.
Developed and taught lessons on relevant children's books, poems, movies and themes to promote student interest.
Fostered meaningful relationships among students through student field-trip retreats and team-work community service projects.
Planned and led activities to develop students' physical, emotional and social growth.
Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
Identified warning signs of emotional or developmental problems and reported to parents.
2014 University Of Missouri
Saint Louis, MO, United States Clinical Child Psychology Bachelor of Science Coursework in Business Administration-Marketing 2002 Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School Saint Louis, MO, United States CollegePreparatory High School Diploma
Prepared instruction materials, including making copies, constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
Kept classrooms clean by sterilizing and disinfecting toys and surfaces.
Planned and led activities to develop students' physical, emotional and social growth.
Assisted an average of 10 students per class.
Education
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