Krys Lewis
Educator
Houston,TX
Summary
Compassionate and accomplished Educator with Bachelor's degree in English Language Arts. Skilled at creating stimulating and engaging learning environments. Passionate about child development and learning. Friendly, outgoing and adaptable in approach.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Preschool Lead Teacher
The Kipling School
Houston, TX
04.2018 - Current
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Assisted and supervised 15-18 children through entire school day.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
Preschool Assistant Teacher
The Kipling School
Houston, TX
10.2017 - 04.2018
- Assisted teacher by developing lesson plans to meet educational goals for each child.
- Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Communicated with parents to inform about child's progress and classroom behavior.
- Interacted with children one-on-one and in small groups to enhance and support learning activities.
- Engaged and entertained children through recreational and educational activities.
Inventory Assistant- Work Study
Target Hunger
Houston, TX
09.2016 - 05.2017
- Addressed internal supply problems head-on and developed creative solutions to prevent delays and missed targets.
- Kept documentation and records accurate and up-to-date with latest data to prevent errors in processing or delivery.
- Completed physical inventory counts each month.
- Recorded adjustments, pallet audits and tracked discrepancies.
- Utilized Excel to prepare and maintain records and reports of inventories, price lists, shortages, shipments and expenditures.
Shift Lead
Smoothie King
Houston, TX
09.2014 - 08.2016
- Delivered superior training and leadership to teams to boost performance and help team members achieve performance targets.
- Prepared shift summary reports for supervisor and communicated regularly on goals and progress.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Trained and mentored new employees to maximize team performance.
- Kept employees operating productively and working on task to meet business and customer needs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX 08.2013 - 05.2017
Teaching Certificate - English Language Arts 7th-12th
Region 4
Houston, TX 06.2017 - 05.2018
Skills
Classroom management
Student records management
Group and individual instruction
Lesson Planning and Development
Student-centered learning
Adept at working with special needs children
Strong verbal and written communication
Timeline
Preschool Lead Teacher
The Kipling School
04.2018 - Current
Preschool Assistant Teacher
The Kipling School
10.2017 - 04.2018
Teaching Certificate - English Language Arts 7th-12th
Region 4
06.2017 - 05.2018
Inventory Assistant- Work Study
Target Hunger
09.2016 - 05.2017
Shift Lead
Smoothie King
09.2014 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Houston - Downtown
08.2013 - 05.2017