Teacher Assistant
Resume:
Laurie Cook
Raleigh, NC 27606
Objective: Looking for the greatest opportunity to provide children with the necessary care and education to be
successful learners. Dedicated to creating an atmosphere that is stimulating, encouraging, safe, and adaptive to each
child's individual needs.
Education:
B.A. Psychology (Cum Laude 3.3)
Skills:
• 3 years of experience in child care
• 2 years of experience in summer camp counseling
• Have excellent communication and writing skill to deliver and present learning effectively
• Skills-oriented person, good professional attitude and highly motivated individual
• Experience with infant, toddlers, preschool, and school age children
• Able to recognize the need for appropriate pacing, and delay time to ensure all students understand the
lesson.
• Can create an enthusiastic environment and make learning a happy journey among children
• Able to provide careful supervision to ensure student's safety.
• Organize time, space, and resources to balance heavy workloads and stringent deadlines.
Work Experience:
Shaw University, Raleigh NC
Residence Counselor
7/2010-present
Responsibilities:
• Provide a safe living environment for college students.
• Conduct room inspections and floor check
• Enforce all rules provided by dorm director
• Completely a daily log of all activities throughout the day
• E-mail work request
• Give out room assignments
• Assign fines as needed
• Plan educational programs once a week
• Monitor front lobby
Kidz First Academy, Raleigh NC
Daycare Assistant /Floater
6/2010-7/2010
Responsibilities:
• Assist Lead teacher with daycare activities to achieve with the foundation curriculum and to secure background.
• Responsible for taking care of surroundings of class room with proper protection.
• Read to children, and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
• Take part in discussions between
• A helped them to learn letter recognition and number.
• Provide help to lift children from the classrooms and assist with diaper changing.
• Assisted with ages 12 months to 5 years of age
• Helped the teacher maintain a supportive learning environment that was often used as a model for other
classrooms.
• Worked with interdisciplinary team members to evaluate children's progress and recommend appropriate
learning plans.
• Entrusted to manage the classroom in the teacher's absence.
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Virginia Commonwealth University Summer Enrichment Program (Internship) Richmond, VA
Camp Counselor
6/2009-8/2009
• Working with children ages 9-12
• Organize and participate in recreational activities.
• Other responsibilities include assisting in preparing food for children and serving meals and refreshments
to children.
• Helped increased their interest and attention on academic learning.
• Increased their interest in science and nature by planning activites related to science.
• Helped organized educational field trips
• Supervised Children when being put on the bus
• Assist with their work
Apple tree Child Care Development Center
Daycare Floater
1/2008-4/2008
Responsibilities
• Work mainly with school agers, but assist with toddlers to age 6 as needed.
• I planned and organized variety of activities both for individuals and group activities namely play,
dance, singing, games, arts and crafts which helped children to bring out their talents and improve
their skills.
• Prepared lunch and snack
• Interacted with all children
• Provide children with learning experiences that promote their cognitive, social and emotional
development.
• Provided help with homework
Abundant Life Child Care Center, Raleigh, NC
Assist Teacher age 2/Floater
6/2008-10/2008
Responsblilties
• Assist lead teacher with lesson plans
• Provide children with learning experiences that promote their cognitive, social and emotional
development
• Organizing and storing toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
• Assist with story time, arts in craft, learning activites for the week, and interact during free time
• Prepared lunch and snack
• I instilled confidence and nurtured self-esteem for children from diverse multi-cultural
backgrounds.
• Facilitated and encouraged positive and respectful interactions between students.
Charles City Parks and Recreation, Charles City VA
6/2007-8/2007
Camp Aide
• Assist camp leader with ages 5-8
• Plan outdoor activites
• Supervise during swimming
• Assist with meals
• Interact with children during their free time
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Assist with placing children on the bus
Awards/Honors/scholarships:
• American Business Women Association Scholarship,
• Raleigh Business Women scholarship
• Academic sports award 2007
• ALL CIAA cheerleader 2007 and 2009,
• Richmond Technical Center Academic Scholarship
• Charles City County Rurtain Scholarship
• Internship with Safe Child Nurturing Program for abused children
• Volunteer Cheerleading Coach
• Volunteer Mentoring program for children, Emporia Va
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