Angela D. Jacobs
Early Childhood Educator
Polk City, IA 50226
adxlly@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Bachelor of Science, May 1996
Early Childhood Education
EXPERIENCE
North Polk Elementary - Preschool/transitional kindergarten educator
January 2011 - PRESENT
●Develop and implement interactive learning centers across the curriculum
●Facilitate small learning groups for the students
●Work on team leadership committees to share expertise, and collaborate to improve teaching skills and students' academic performance.
●Evaluate and adapt curriculum to meet the students’ needs
●Administer assessments
●Meet with parents
●Collaborate with various teams to help improve the culture of our school
North Polk High School-Dance team head coach
August 2014-2023
●Develop and lead daily practices and team bonding activities
●Put together schedules and events for the dance team
●Helped budget and fundraise for the needs of our team
●Collaborate with other coaches from the area
●Effectively communicated with parents and dancers
●Provided goal oriented guidance for my dancers and assistant coaches through book studies and continued education
●Facilitated dispute resolution within the team structure to improve teamwork
Discovery Preschool - Preschool director/ Lead teacher
August 2002-2006, - August 2008- 2011
●Developed and implemented learning centers
●Evaluated and adapted the curriculum to meet the needs of students
●Administered assessments and carried out conferences with parents
●Collaborated with teachers at our satellite schools to assure quality preschool programming across the district
Sacred Heart School - Kindergarten Teacher
August 2006 -August 2008
●Planned and implemented daily lessons
●Attended weekly meetings with primary teachers for planning and implementing
●Conducted guided reading and coordinated age appropriate learning centers
●Assisted guidance counselor in planning and utilizing individualized behavior plans for students
EDUCATION
Iowa State University - BA in Education
August 1991- May 1996