Adrian Canada

Teacher

Metropolitan YMCA

Chicago, IL

10.2006 - Current

Provide a positive climate, responsive caregiving, and continuity to help children develop secure relationships while focusing on the children’s social and emotional well-being.
Work with an assigned group of infants, toddlers and two’s, applying best practices for care and physical safety
Facilitate and nurture the development of each child’s self-esteem, trust, and growing autonomy.
Integrate and assist children with special needs.
Partner with families and encourage parent involvement through a variety of methods (e.g. classroom parent meetings & events and parent/child home activities).
Obtain families’ social-cultural background information and designs meaningful learning experiences for children based on their findings.
Incorporate rigorous academic instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) that will support children’s academic, intellectual, and linguistic development.
Utilize fidelity measures to support the implementation of English Language Learner programs, and to inform linguistic and culturally responsive practices.
Schedule and conduct at least two Home Visits and two Parent/Teacher Conferences annually for each child, each program year.
Maintain awareness and supervision of the needs of the entire classroom; and ensure routines such as diapering, toileting/training, hand washing, meals are handled promptly and consistently with state and local regulations.
Follow a consistent schedule that meets the individual needs of each child, including skill development, meals, napping, and effective transition between activities.
Respond quickly and appropriately to children’s different and personal needs (verbal and non-verbal cues) and temperament styles
Engage and guide children at play, meeting them at their physical level (kneeling, bending, or sitting on the floor).
Complete at least thirty clock hours of professional development annually, through participation in offered training, workshops, in-service days, all staff conferences; and maintain a log of professional development achievements, including documents supporting completion.
Participate and support agency/center efforts toward recruitment, enrollment, attendance, and retention of eligible families.
Support the YMCA’s mission and center operations as needed,
Create and maintain an engaging learning environment that encourages exploration, interactions with adult