High School Early Childhood

Darlene Kline

Email: abpg3p@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Reading

State: PA

Zip: 19606

Country: USA

Phone: 610-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Enthusiastic teaching professional with over 20 years of creative instructing experience at the early childhood level. Experienced in NAEYC and Keystone Stars standards.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Reading Area Community College, Reading PA 1/2001 to 6/1993 (Early Childhood Education)

High School Dipolma from Reading Area Community College, Reading PA 1/2001 to 11/2012

High School Dipolma from Kendall College, Reading PA 1/2001 to 11/2012

Job History / Details:

Summary

Enthusiastic teaching professional with over 20 years of creative instructing experience at the early childhood level. Experienced in NAEYC and Keystone Stars standards.

Core Qualifications

Active participation in NAEYC

Excellent classroom management

Experience working special needs students

Effectively work with parents

Interactive teaching/learning

Learning style assessment

Active listening skills

Creative imagination stimulation

Learning style assessment

Creative lesson plan development

Differentiated instruction

CPR/First-aid certified

Age-appropriate lesson planning

Active listening skills

Behavior modification

Effective listening

Emergent curriculum

Performance assessments

Achievements

Employed hands on activities and differentiated instructional strategies to encourage student learning and build community within the classroom.

Creative Lesson Planning

Motivated students to engage with center materials that lead to a class pumpkin project. Centers supported the student's learning styles.

Education Strategies

Employed special 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.

Parent Communication

Regularly talked with parents to discuss student issues and parental concerns.

Professional Experience

November 1996 to July 2012

Reading Area Community College Reading, PA

Lead teacher

Provided excellent care in the Infant/Toddler room. Planned and implemented developmental appropriate lessons that met NAEYC standards. Supervised multiple staff members and delegated responsibilities to maintain the classroom safety and management techniques. Communicated with parents daily through verbal greetings and written daily reports. Assumed Director's role in the absent of Director.

September 1994 to November 1996

The Goddard School Wyomissing, PA

Lead teacher

Planned and implemented creative activities for young and older toddlers. Supervised other staff members in the classroom. Maintained daily cleaning schedule for classroom. Spoke with parents on a daily basis about children's progress and parental concerns.

June 1993 to September 1994

Callow Hill Nursery School Reading, PA

Lead Teacher

Planned, implemented, monitored, and assessed a classroom instructional program which was consistent with Department of Welfare standards.

Education and Training

2014 Ashford University, Iowa

Bachelor of Arts Cognitive Studies

3.70 GPA

On-line degree program

1993 Reading Area Community College Reading, PA

Associate of Science Early Childhood Education

Kendall College Chicago, Il

Bachelor of Arts Early Childhood Education

Community Involvement

Volunteer at my son's Boy Scout Troop. I help facilitate activities planned by the den leader. I assist the troop with Scouting for food, car washes, community clean up, caroling for the elderly.

Affiliations

I have been a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children since 2005.

I was a member of Pennsylvania Child Care Association and Association for Childhood International.

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