Kathy V. Gibbs

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Lanham, Md. 20774

240-***-****/(cell) 240-***-****/ ac02qm@r.postjobfree.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Highly motivated and dedicated teaching professional with empathy and compassion toward Young children and their individualized strength and needs.

Knowledge of instruction strategies,educational goals and learning principles.

Experienced in curriculum development and procedure administration

Skilled in selecting and adapting appropriate teaching materials and classroom presentation

Employed management techniques by improved on task behavior, eliminated negative comments among peers and reduced administrative involvement for disciplinary actions

Methods and procedures to monitor lessons effectiveness include: observation, test taking and one on one interaction with students.

Increased parent involvement through regular communications (minimum of one telephone call, note or email) and invitation to participate in class activities and special events.

Possess enthusiastic and creative style; performance characterized as loyal and hard working

Successfully implemented collection of data to determine and disseminate information pertaining to reading, writing and mathematical assessment of elementary students.

Taught children with special education and austic children who are mainstreamed into the regular classroom : assessed in reading and math using their IEPs Counseling of parents of special education children and austic children through parent teaching conferences by giving special teaching strategies that would help their child at school and at home

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Kindergarten Teacher, C.W. Harris Elementary School, Washington DC 11/87-06/11 Kindergarten Enrichment Teacher, Bradley Child Care, Bethesda Md 10/86-10/87 Director, Aspen Hill Day Care Center, Aspen Hill Md 09/85-10/86 Program Director, Addison Road Day Care Center, Seat Pleasant Md 09/84-09/85 Nursery School Teacher, Green Hill Day Nursery, Silver Spring Md 09/81-09/84 EDUCATION CREDENTIALS

Masters in Teaching Studies, George Mason University, Fairfax Va. Bachelor of Arts, Benedict University, Columbia SC Early Childhood/Pre-K-3 Grade Level Certified; District of Columbia Public Schools PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS; AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS WASHINGTON TEACHER’S UNION

PERSONAL REFERENCES: Rev. Ann Bethea- 301-***-**** Rev. Mildred Clark- 301-***-****

Mrs. Eva Jennings- 301-***-****