Meenu Suneja

Early childhood /Special Education Teacher

A responsible, highly qualified and resourceful Early childhood educational professional who is prepared to teach preschool and kindergarten level. Highly skilled, well organized and thorough with great communication and analytical skills. With over 6 years of experience in Early Childhood Program in Preschool. Known for encouraging children to develop at their own pace in a nurturing environment. History of success in developing preschool programs that enhance children’s emotional, social, intellectual and physical development and provides the foundation for a lifelong love of learning with a proven track record of designing unique lesson plans and bringing them to life in a fun and imaginative way. Thinks outside the box and makes learning interesting and interactive. Academic background includes Bachelors in Education and Masters in Early Childhood with Regular and Special Education (Birth-Grade2).

Pre-k Education Excellence

Preschool teacher: developed lesson plans to meet the individual needs of the children; presented expectations that are appropriate to the Child’s age and developmental level. Planned and implemented activities that developed self-esteem and social skills. Utilized a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.

Designed an effective room arrangement that supported the goals and developmental level of the children in the classroom.

Provided a full range of social developmental learning activities by planning and organizing classrooms.

Developed outstanding partnerships with parents, coworkers, and supervisors through collaboration, providing verbal/written reports, and coordinating parent teacher conferences. (To emphasize more on teacher- parent interaction, organized fun loving activities-to celebrate their culture, pot-pouri, field trips).

Taught socially acceptable behavior; employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement. Planned and conducted age appropriate educational activities that balanced instruction, demonstration, and work time. Modified general education curriculum according to physical, emotional, social, and cognitive and developmental needs.

Improved the school’s learning environment by conducting benchmarking activities, and proposing curriculum improvement recommendations to administrative staff (Introduced to open library with audio, visual aids, proposed theme of the month, introduced yoga, cooking, science and music-movement activities in class .

Facilitated the creation of helpful learning environments by maintaining a calm, patient demeanor, working effectively with difficult situations, and fostering a safe, comfortable, and fun learning environment.

We are using Frog Street Curriculum that focusses on the development of early childhood minds. This program is aimed at: igniting the minds of young children by fostering their academic, social and emotional growth through purposeful lessons and materials that intentiolly produce a positive outcome. Frog Street curriculum is filled with songs, music, hands on materials and activities designed to stimulate a child’s imagination and helping make each day a wonderful one!

Education

Bachelors in Science, Delhi University, India

Computer certification-NIIT, India

Bachelors in Education, MD University, India

Assistant Teacher Certification-level 2

Certification in School Violence Prevention and Intervention

Certification in Child Abuse and Maltreatment

Certification in the Needs of Students with Autism

Certification in Harassment. Cyber-Bullying and Discrimination in Schools.

Certification in ESL .

Masters in Early Childhood, Regular and Special Education, Touro College, NY

CEAS certified from NJ

Teaching Experience

BES international School, India grade 2(math’s) grade 5(science)-1 year

Lawrence Public School, India grade 5(science, math’s, Hindi,) -3 years

Kennedy Child Study-Assistant Teacher-2 years

Kennedy Child Study Center- Teacher 2012-till present

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