Aldijana Karadza
Kuna,ID
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Preschool Teacher
Boise State Children's Center
Boise, Idaho
05.2018 - 08.2019
- Organized and maintained a safe learning environment for children, including supervision of indoor and outdoor playtime.
- Assisted in developing lesson plans that incorporated reading, writing, math, science and art into daily activities.
- Provided individualized instruction to each student based on their needs and interests.
- Observed and documented students' growth and development throughout the year.
- Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate activities to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs of children.
- Encouraged positive behavior through positive reinforcement techniques such as praise and rewards.
- Ensured compliance with all state regulations related to preschool education standards.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Collaborated with parents to develop and maintain strong support networks and build rapport to foster seamless communication.
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing learning styles.
Co-Lead Preschool Teacher
The Children's School
Boise, ID
05.2013 - 04.2018
- Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate activities to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs of children.
- Observed and documented students' growth and development throughout the year.
- Provided guidance and support to co-teachers, assistant teachers, and volunteers in the classroom.
- Maintained a safe and healthy learning environment by adhering to state regulations.
- Collaborated with other staff members to ensure quality instruction was provided in the classroom setting.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Collaborated with colleagues on developing new classroom projects and monthly themes.
- Met with parents to discuss child behavior and academic progress.
- Implemented behavior modeling and positive reinforcement into daily routines.
- Observed children to record development.
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR05-2016
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID05-2013
High School Diploma -
Borah High School
Boise, ID05-2011
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VASkills
- Classroom management experience
- Parent Communication
- Social Skills Development
- Early Childhood Education
- Special Needs Support
- Curriculum Development
- Social-emotional learning
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Group and individual instruction
- Effective listening
- Calm and patient
- Observational skills
Timeline
Lead Preschool Teacher
Boise State Children's Center
05.2018 - 08.2019
Co-Lead Preschool Teacher
The Children's School
05.2013 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Eastern Oregon University
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education
College of Western Idaho
High School Diploma -
Borah High School
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Liberty University