Education

Professional Objective:

To obtain a position in the field of early childhood education in which I can enrich the lives of young children at this vital stage of development.

Qualifications:

Thirty years of teaching experience in the preschool and elementary classroom. Adapted to a wide variety of settings from the urban to the suburban environment. Utilized High Scope as well as Creative Curriculum in these settings. My experience has also included some mentoring of co-workers as well as facilitating student teachers in my classroom. Ready to learn new and creative strategies to apply to my teaching.

Achievements and Skills:

Excellent communication skills

Creative flair for creating hands-on learning experiences for children

Easily build and maintain relationships with children

Great interest in curriculum development and children’s literature

Strong writing skills

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Education, August 1992

Kent State University, Kent Ohio

Major: Early Childhood Education

Related Work Experience:

Parma Heights Christian Academy, Parma Heights, Ohio

Kindergarten Aide: Assisted the kindergarten teacher as well as the Specials teachers in managing a classroom of twenty eight kindergarten children. I shared various classroom duties such as preparing instructional materials; grading papers; maintaining records of the children’s assignments; organizing the children’s folders for dismissal; and coordinating a reading group.

Participated in various school-wide routines such as managing children during recess duty; helped with the care and dismissal of children in the Aftercare program; volunteered to be a tour guide for prospective families; assisted at our garage sale; and a variety of after school activities.

(August 2022- Present)

Cleveland Preparatory Academy, Cleveland, Ohio

Early Kindergarten/ Kindergarten Teacher: Instructed nine early kindergarten and fourteen kindergarten children in a split classroom. Organized educational experiences while using the Fundations and I- Ready Curriculum for English Language Arts and the I-Ready Curriculum for Math. Planned activities in Science and Social Studies while using the Ohio Early Learning Standards as well as the Ohio Learning Standards for Kindergarten.

(August 2021- June 2022)

C.E.O.G.C./ Step Forward, Willard Head Start, Cleveland, OhioPart-time Mentor Teacher for E.L.I.: Completed the Core Curriculum for language development classes and the Get It! Got It! Go! Training. Attended E.L.I. Teacher Leader meetings. Mentored and presented professional development activities to a fellow teacher at Willard Head Start. A member of the E.L.I. instructional team for C.E.O.G.C. and attended E.L.I. quarterly meetings.

(September 2006- August 2007)

Lead Teacher: Developed and presented lessons under the High Scope curriculum for three to five year olds and followed Head Start policies. Executed field trips, parent-teacher conferences and home visits. Utilized the Galileo, the Lap-D, Get it! Got it! Go! and the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment to evaluate the children’s progress.

(February 2002-August 2021)

Family Life Center, Berea, Ohio

Team Teacher: Shared responsibility for the welfare of eighteen two and half to four year olds. Planned and taught developmentally appropriate lessons.

(August 2000-February 2002)

Kindergarten Teacher: Prepared eighteen children for advancement into elementary school. Phonemic awareness including sight words and pre-writing skills as well as math, social studies, science, health, art, physical education, and music were the curriculum focuses. Field trips enhanced the curriculum also. Created portfolios and used report cards as evaluation tools. Parent-teacher conferences allowed me to discuss each child’s progress with his or her parents.

(August 1999-June 2000)

Team Teacher: Assumed responsibility for the care of twenty children ages four and five with the assistance of another full-time teacher. Produced and directed language, math, art, music, fine motor, gross motor, science, and social awareness activities appropriate for this age group. Programmed and participated in several learning excursions. Conducted parent-teacher conferences. Engaged in N.A.E.Y.C. accreditation exercises. Supervised and evaluated a student teacher.

(July 1992-August 1995)

Camp Counselor: Planned and directed summer activities and field trips for twenty-seven first graders.

(June-August 1998)

Little Acorn Child Care Center, Middleburgh Heights, Ohio

Preschool Teacher: Devised and facilitated early childhood activities for twenty children ages three and four. Art, fine motor, science, math, language, social awareness, music, and gross motor experiences were included in the curriculum. Assisted in the preparation and process of N.A.E.Y.C. accreditation.

(August 1998-July 1999)

Parma City School District, Parma, Ohio

Long Term Substitute: Organized and implemented learning experiences in reading, spelling, language, and social studies for kindergarteners, second, third, and sixth graders in an LD inclusion/ resource unit. Evaluated and updated the report cards and IEPs of these children.

(April-June 1997)

Berea City School District, Berea, Ohio

Substitute Teacher: Carried out the lesson plans of absent teachers and held responsible for the well-being of preschoolers through fifth graders. Taught a variety of curriculum areas including art, music, and physical education.

(November 1995-June 1998)

Long Term Substitute: (kindergarten) Assisted in the planning and teaching for the A.M. and P.M. kindergarten classes at Brookview Elementary School whenever the teacher was unavailable.

(August 1996-January 1998)

Long Term Substitute: (fourth grade) Prepared and taught lessons in reading, spelling, Math, social studies, science, and English at Brookview Elementary School. Advised parents of their children’s progress through interim reports, report cards, and conferences.

(January-June 1998)

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