Ana Miranda
Summit,NJ
Summary
Highly Skilled Early Childhood Development Professional with 9 years' experience assessing the needs of preschool children. Teacher focused on maximizing student learning potential through diverse instructional strategies and classroom management techniques. Skilled lecturer, discussion facilitator and hands-on leader focused on student success. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Spanish Teacher
Hudsonway Immersion School
Sterling, NJ, NJ
08.2016 - Current
- Serve as languages department member and attend meetings to develop and update course curricula.
- Consult with teachers in other disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies.
- Create engaging lesson plans, foster culture of discovery and provide well-organized classroom structure to meet requirements and needs of different learners.
- Develop activities that features hands-on, project- base investigations.
- Observe and evaluate students performance and development.
After School Teacher
Hudsonway Immersion School
Summit, NJ
09.2014 - 06.2020
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Prepared after-school enrichment activities for children to encourage student participation.
- Tutored and assisted children in small groups of individuals to help master assignments and reinforce learning concepts.
Family Program Instructor
YMCA
Summit, NJ
01.2014 - 08.2016
- Taught Spanish class to toddlers through songs, music, and playful environment.
- Taught Spanish class to preschoolers and kindergarten
- Taught Mommy and Me classes to toddlers and preschoolers.
Assistant Teacher
Hudsonway Immersion School
Summit, NJ
08.2015 - 06.2016
- Worked with lead teacher to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.
- Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support to maintain student progress and development.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Performed staff monitoring duties such as overseeing recess, lunch and daily student intake and dismissal.
Spanish Enrichment Teacher
Cornerstone School
Summit, NJ
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Develop creative and interactive activities to an average of 20 students between 4 - 5 years of age.
- Created fun lesson plans to engage students to participate.
Education
Associate of Arts - Education
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12.2017
BBA - Business Administration
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Honduras
Honduras11.2000
Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Excellent Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Organization and Time Management
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Head Spanish Teacher
Hudsonway Immersion School
08.2016 - Current
Assistant Teacher
Hudsonway Immersion School
08.2015 - 06.2016
After School Teacher
Hudsonway Immersion School
09.2014 - 06.2020
Family Program Instructor
YMCA
01.2014 - 08.2016
Spanish Enrichment Teacher
Cornerstone School
09.2013 - 06.2015
Associate of Arts - Education
Liberty University
BBA - Business Administration
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Honduras