Assistant Teacher
Resume:
Verna Leah Bray
August ****
Biographical Information:
Address: *** *. **** ****** *******, CO 80305
Phone Number: 303-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
Birthdate: 24 March 1982
Education:
University of Colorado at Denver Early Literacy Certificate 2011 **
Fort Lewis College Linguistics & ESL courses 2011
University of Colorado at Denver Educational Psychology 2008 M. A.
Auburn University Psychology 2005 B. A.
**In process. Graduate certificate will be earned Dec. 2012
Professional Licenses:
State of Colorado Initial Teacher License, Endorsement: Ages 0-8 Early Childhood Education License #: 0000747
State of New Mexico Level Two Professional B-3 Early Childhood License
License #: 343531
Teaching Experience:
2011-2012 Teacher SJCC, Seattle
2010-2011 Substitute Teacher Durango, CO and Farmington,NM
-substitute teaching in preschool through eighth grade, with more days in elementary classrooms
2009-2010 Lead Teacher Riverhouse Children’s Center, Inc.
-weekly lesson plans, developing emergent curriculum, parent/teacher conferences, documentation of learning experiences, familiarity with Qualistar, Creative Curriculum
2008-2009 Lead Teacher Boulder County Head Start
-developing emergent curriculum based on standards and children’s interests, IEP, ELL, weekly lesson plans, collaboration with wider staff on children’s needs, supervisory role to bilingual aide, home visits, child portfolios, Creative Curriculum, Second Step
2006-2008 Intern teacher/Mentor teacher Boulder Journey School
-developing and carrying out long-term investigations/curriculum projects, documentation (picture, audio, video), child portfolios, parent/teacher conferences, familiarity with NAEYC, observing and analyzing child behavior/development
2005-2005 Teaching Assistant-Health Psychology Auburn University
-preparing/teaching one class session, regular class attendance, note-taking
Research Experience:
2004 to 2005, Research Assistant, Learning and Cognition Lab, Auburn University
-study of students’ testing strategies
January 2004 to August 2004, Research Assistant, Child Development Lab, Auburn University
-study of cortisol’s effects children’s sleep patterns, school success, and overall self-concept
Professional Development:
July 2011
Boulder Journey School Conference
June 2008
The Fourth NAREA Summer Conference in collaboration with Reggio Children and Boulder Journey School-Dialogues for Quality in Education: The School as a Place of Research-in connection with the opening of “The Wonder of Learning The Hundred Languages of Children” A New Exhibit from Reggio Emilia, Italy-North American Version
September 2008
Gender Rights
-introduction to gender issues in early childhood
November 2008
Dual Language Learners
-troubles faced by children learning two languages at once, supportive academic and social-emotional teaching strategies
June 2007
The Boulder Journey School 10th Annual Summer Conference-Materials as a Vital Aspect of a Contextual Curriculum: A Decade of Thinking
References:
Larissa Albright Jennifer Trujillo
PO Bo 712 Fort Lewis College
Nederland, CO 80466 Durango, CO 81301
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Jennifer Birkner Kim Barker
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