EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR
…dedicated to helping students thrive while inspiring an insatiable passion for learning and reading

Creative Leader, Bridge Builder and Licensed Educator with a Teacher’s Degree coupled with 7 years’ experience instructing early childhood and primary education students, securing resources, and implementing effective programs.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
A wholehearted, imaginative, and zealous educator, mentor and adviser who believes that all children can learn and thrive in a learning environment that is stimulating, comforting and appropriate to their unique talents and abilities.
Specializations include: Knowledge of NJ Early Learning Assessment System, Early Screening Inventory, Brigrance, Lap 3, Creative Curriculum, and Curiosity Corner Curriculum.
Instructional Leadership - Used a balanced blend of motivational and targeted instruction methodologies to enhance curricula, focus on the three ‘R’s - rigor, relevancy and relationships.
Engage Parents – Worked closely with parents throughout career, repeated successes securing a high level of parental involvement.
Strategic Collaborations – Worked closely with district leaders and colleagues to encourage parental involvement and strong community alliances.
Utilized a visionary approach with reliability to help students close the achievement gap and to develop to their fullest extent.

HIGHLIGHTED PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE


Early childhood educator December 2008 – June 2010
Creative Concepts CDC Irvington, NJ
Facilitated classroom consisting of 15 students aged 3-4 years.
Utilized multiple assessments in compliance with district and state requirements to inform instruction.
Used innovative methods and resources to produce successful learning experiences including cooperative learning, role play, and individualization.

Highlighted Achievements
Contributed to a significant increase in student performances on standardized testing.
Increased parental involvement by consulting with parents regularly.
Mentored and coached students to help boost their self-confidence and competencies, as evidence by overall assessment scores, class participation, basic self-help skills, gross and fine motor activity and work productivity.

Early childhood educator May 2006 – June 2008
The Leaguers Preschool Inc. Newark, NJ
Instructed preschool aged children on diverse levels of instruction in phonemic awareness, conversation, writing and learning through play.
Facilitated parent meetings where parents had the opportunity to experience their child’s day, learn different techniques so that they can continue building on material their child learned in school, made parents aware of past, present and future expectations of the facility, teachers and students as well as provide them with needed resources based on personal needs.
Incorporated child interest and external resources to develop lesson plans.
Consulted and provided parents with feedback targeting areas of growth and provided suggestions on ways to accomplish realistic goals for skills not yet mastered as well as provided ideas to build on already mastered skills.

FLOATING ASSOCIATE TEACHER March 2003 – May 2006
The Leaguers Preschool Inc. Newark, NJ
Served as an instructional leader by modeling behavior, speech and manners for children to follow.
Ensured that transitions occurred in a timely and unrushed manner.
Prepared classroom labs for the day’s activities and interacted with students engaging them in conversation asking open-ended questions and “what-if “scenarios.
Implemented various classroom management techniques for maintaining student attention, involvement and redirection.
Organized meaningful and educational trips that incorporated learned experiences within new settings to show children similarities and differences within their environment and how to adapt to new stimuli.

Per Diem Instructor (pre -k through 12) Sept 2002 – March 2003
Newark Board of Education Newark , NJ
Fulfilled both long and short term substitute assignments across all subject areas.
Instructed classes of as many as 30 students; communicated with teachers, administrators and parents and built a positive rapport with all.
Effectively taught students of varied academic/age levels and diverse cultural backgrounds.

PART-TIME INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE

Marion P. Thomas Charter School Kindergarten Assistant Sept 2008 – Nov 2008
Burch Charter School of Excellence Substitute Teacher Nov 2008 – Dec 2008

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Instructor/Counselor Newark, NJ Nov 2007 – Present


EDUCATION
Early Childhood Education, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ
B.A., Psychology, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ

CERTIFICATIONS
Teacher of P-3
New Jersey Standard Certificate