Elementary Teacher

Ifeoma Margaret Theodora Orji

TEACHER

Temidire Estate, Rofo, Odogunyan Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria.

Tel: 080********, +201*********

Email: ********@*****.***

Personal Summary

A dedicated Montessori teacher and an effective classroom practitioner with the required management skills and personal commitment needed to ensure that all students succeed and fulfill their academic potentials. I will bring high level skills to the table and genuinely strives to satisfy each and every student’s unique learning requirement. Likewise, I do possess vast experience in working in diverse academic settings and of developing lessons for a wide range of students. I feel comfortable working in a fast-paced work environment and posses a proven ability to ensure that policies, standards and communication are understood and implemented correctly. A great team player with distinctive leadership potentials.

Key skills and contributions

Experience in supervising activity planning, to ensure that children’s need is met.

Working hard to build a strong partnership between students, parents, school and the wider community.

Observing and evaluating every student’s academic performance, progress, behavior and social development.

Helping students to develop their creativity and intellect at a pace suited to their personalities and abilities.

Confident in communicating and presenting lessons to all levels KG, (K1-3).

Ability to create a caring and stimulating environment that promotes learning through play.

Maintaining students’ discipline with regards to punctuality, behavior, standards of work and independent learning.

Ability to create lesson plans and ensure proper implementation of the plan in the classroom.

Computer literate.

Career History

Gateway International Montessori School, New Cairo, Egypt.

Elementary Teacher 2019 – date

Lead-guide for Elementary 6-9 class

Responsible for presentation of lessons in all areas.

Building moral and social characters in the children

Ensuring academic success of each child in accordance with their ability and competence.

Engaging with parents to build partnership guaranteeing total development of the child

Creating individual bi-weekly plans personalized to each child’s ability

Observing and detailing each child’s progress at the end of each semester

Preparing Grade 3 students for MAP testing in the fall and spring of each school year

Planete Montessori School, Marrakech, Morocco

Elementary Teacher 2017 – 2019

Lead guide for English mode of instruction

Presentations of lessons

Monitoring, evaluating the progress of the children.

Preparing each child’s progress at the end of each trimester.

Family Partnership with parents to promote cooperation.

Discovery House Montessori, School, Lagos.

Elementary Teacher 2012 – 2017

Primarily responsible for the presentations and delivery of individual and group lessons.

Responsible for the students’ academic, performance, progress, and social development.

Ensuring that teaching equipments and learning materials are clean, arranged and ready at each start of the day.

Creating individual term plan for each child tailored to the child’s ability and potentials.

Monitoring and documenting each child’s progress and presenting a summary at the end of each semester.

Preparing and administering OLSAT and ISA International Tests grade 1-3.

Preparing Mid – Year and Year – End progress reports for Grade 1-3.

Discovery House Montessori, School, Lagos.

Early Childhood Teacher 2009 - 2012

Successfully planning and supervising activities such as arts and craft, cooking, class events and music presentation.

Helping the children to learn number skills through activities such as counting games.

Helping children develop language skills through reading stories and other activities.

Observing children for signs of developmental delays or challenges and making referrals.

Observing children’s progress and writing daily, weekly and end of term report.

Diligently reporting any concern regarding a child’s development.

Holding conferences with parents to discuss children’s development.

Updating daily children’s activities and observation onto an online record keeping platform.

Discovery House Montessori, School, Lagos.

Assistant Teacher 2007 – 2008

Preparing the environment for the children and ensuring fresh water and flowers at the start of the day.

Taking down observations and sharing information with lead Teacher.

Helping the children build their confidence, independence and self-esteem.

Updating of records and assisting in injuries and emergencies.

Sitting in during conferences with parents and sharing information about child’s progress.

Mechanical and Electrical Services

Personal Assistant 2005 - 2007

Ensuring correspondence are received and replied promptly.

Responsible for the day to day running of the administrative office.

Making notes of records, administration and handling petty cash.

St. Marc Educational Services

Administrative Clerk 2004 – 2007

Maintaining records of children’s payments of fees.

Maintaining records of payments and handling petty cash.

Responsible for updating administrative records.

Professional Skills

Field Consultant

Conducting fiend visits to classes of newly trained teachers.

Supporting the developmental progress of newly trained teachers.

A link between the training center and the newly trained teachers.

Compiling field documents for the training center.

Having regular meetings with newly teachers.

Teaching

Can communicate in English language clearly, effectively and professionally in a manner that every student can understand.

Have an in depth understanding of the Montessori Philosophy and presentation of materials for Early Childhood and Lower Elementary and upper Elementary.

Having to a forward-thinking and modern approach to teaching and directing during work periods.

Willing to listen to and indeed actively seeking student and colleague’s feedback on all aspect of teaching.

Open to constructive feedbacks and always willing to try out new techniques that will help improve my skills and those of the students.

Attended trainings on handling special needs children in the classroom.

Can integrate technology into the classroom

Personal

Passionate about the Montessori philosophy and willing to go the extra mile to ensure that no child is left behind in my class.

Adhere to strict professional conduct both within and outside the school.

Willing to put in extra hours to ensure that my student achieve their potentials.

Computer literate, material making skills and love been around children.

Collaborate with team, admin and all concerned parties.

Academic Qualification

AMS Elementary Instructors Academy Trainers’ Certificate 2022

Literacy, mathematics and symbolic learning Certified IB Workshop 2021

Tesol/Tefl Certificate Certificated Training 2020

Modern Montessori United Nation Coordinator Certificate Training 2020

Child Psychology Certification Certificate Training 2019

North America Montessori Centre 9 – 12 Upper Elementary Training 2017

Houston Montessori Centre 6 – 9 Lower Elementary Training 2012

Usman Dan Fodio University P.G.D.E Math 2011

Modern Montessori Institute, London 21/2 – 6 Early Childhood Training 2009

Ambrose Alli University B.Sc Economics 2004

Polytechnic Auchi, Edo State National Diploma Math/Stats. 1998

Reference

Available on request

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