SUE ANN PERNA

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated Preschool teacher with expertise in early childhood

development paired with 5-years experience teaching 3-5-year- olds in a classroom setting of up to 20 students. Responsible for lesson planning and classroom management.

WORK HISTORY

YOUTH ADVOCATE COUNSELOR, 03/2022 - Current

Yap - Houston, Texas

STEM TEACHER, 03/2022 - Current

The Village Solutions - Houston, TX

PRESCHOOL TEACHER, 01/2018 - 02/2023

Tzi Chi Great Love Preschool - Houston, Texas

CONTACT

Address: Houston, TX 77074

Phone: 1-469-***-****

Email:

ad2inb@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS

• Offer emotional support to special needs youth.

Interact and worked closely with children, guardians and parents to better understand and resolve specific youth life issues.

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Direct activities to promote growth in mental, emotional and educational areas.

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Support youth with nurturing and caring assistance focused on empowering and positive independence.

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Administered tests, quizzes and other assignments to gauge students' learning and knowledge of course materials.

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Set up demonstrations, assisting and supervising students while conducting experiments.

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Explored different avenues of learning with students to help each prepare for later educational environments.

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Devised lesson plans aligned with curriculum and met varying student needs.

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Tutored students requiring extra help and gave additional practice work to help improve concept understanding.

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Used videos, lectures and moderated discussions to engage students during class.

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• Used positive reinforcement method to redirect poor behavior.

• Deliver creative and interactive activities to 3-5 year olds Communicate with parents regularly to maintain student progress, schedule meetings and increase overall student

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• Teaching

• Child CPR and First Aid

Promoting Social and Emotional

Development

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• Special Education

Motivating and Inspiring

Students

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Strong Work Ethic and

Dependable

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• Lesson Planning

• Classroom Rules Establishment

Student Behavior and Progress

Reporting

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Caring and Empathetic

Demeanor

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Experience with Diverse

Student Populations

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OWNER/OPERATOR OF GOLD DUST ANGELS, 01/2017 -

Current

Home Advisor - Houston, TX

SECRETARY, 01/1990 - 03/2000

Michigan State Police - Lapeer, MI

CARE PROVIDER, 07/2017 - Current

State Of Texas - Health And Human Services Commission - Houston, TX

happiness.

Encourage children to be understanding of others, show good manners and instructed in other social development behaviors.

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Read stories to children and taught painting, drawing and crafts.

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Maintain daily records of individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps.

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Identify early signs of emotional and developmental problems in children to bring concerns to parents' attention.

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Develop lesson plans with goals, activities and outcomes that represented state early learning standards.

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Develop strong customer relationships to encourage repeat business.

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Promote high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.

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Demonstrate excellent communication skills in resolving product and customer complaints.

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Provide outstanding service to new and long-standing customers

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• Establish positive rapport with customers

Coordinated communications, taking calls, responding to emails and interfacing with clients.

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Pleasantly welcomed visitors, answered phone calls and maintained front reception desk.

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Used voice recorder or notepad to compose and transcribe meeting minutes.

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Maintained organized filing system of paper and electronic documents.

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Handled incoming calls and directed callers to appropriate department or employee.

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Made beds, organized rooms and lightly cleaned to maintain sanitary living environments.

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Documented observations of mental and physical health to report updates.

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Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.

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PRIVATE TUTOR, 07/2018 - Current

Self Employed Web

CERTIFICATIONS

TEFL/TSOL Certificate, TEFL/TSOL Certification, 12/2022 International TEFL Academy - Chicago, IL

CDA, Childhood Education Certification

Texas State University

CPR & First Aid Certified

American Red Cross

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

EDUCATION

Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental or behavioral condition and injuries.

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Engaged with patients and families to provide emotional support and daily living instruction.

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• Laundered clothing and bedding to prevent infection.

• Prepared healthy meals for to meet unique nutrition needs. Collaborated with parents and teachers to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans and assess student progress.

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Coached students through challenging material with positive reinforcement and encouragement.

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Offered students personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support.

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Created and implemented individual lesson plans based on student learning styles.

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Utilized positive reinforcement techniques to encourage and motivate students.

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• Developed handouts, study materials and quizzes. Traveled to student's home or to another place of student's choice to conduct tutoring sessions.

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Worked closely with students to help develop math and essay writing skills.

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• Toni Ivory, Mentor 313-***-****

• Krista Lancton, Champion Real Estate 832-***-****

• Muneeza Huda, Teacher 469-***-****

• EDUCATION

• Detroit College of Business, Detroit Michigan 1993-1994

• GPA 3.0

University of Phoenix 2015-2017

GPA: 3.0

Completed 75 credits towards a bachelor of science in early childhood education

• Relevant Course work: computer programming

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