Amiah Allen
Toledo,OH
Summary
Driven Teaching Assistant with firm command of curriculum development, daily lesson planning and student tutoring. Leads individual and group instruction to supplement teacher lessons and build instructional abilities. Communicative and empathetic with commitment to creating inclusive learning spaces.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Pre-K Teaching Assistant
Birmingham Elementary School
Toledo, Ohio
01.2024 - Current
- Maintaining a safe and supportive environment for young children.
- Assisting teachers with carrying out lesson plans (small group, large group).
- Helping children use the bathroom or, when necessary, changing diapers.
- Handling basic hygiene needs such as handwashing.
- Preparing children for and supervising them during naptime.
- Preparing and serving lunch or healthy snacks
- Observing children for developmental problems and other concerns—and assisting the lead teacher with classroom assessment and goal setting.
- Supporting lead teacher with preferred classroom management and discipline strategies.
- Participate and help with parent-teacher conferences and family engagement events.
YMCA Child Care Center
West Toledo YMCA District
Toledo, Ohio
02.2020 - 05.2023
- Job titles: Assistant School Age Assistant, Primary Floater, Lead School Age Teacher
- Site locations: Elmhurst Elementary, Old Orchard Elementary, Deveaux, Wayman, and Whitmer YMCA Child Care centers
- Build meaningful relationships with children and their families.
- Create and implement school-age-appropriate activity plans.
- Maintain a safe environment for children to explore through educational, interactive, and sociable classroom settings.
- Familiarize with and support the cognitive, physical, and social development of children from the ages of three to twelve years old.
- Encourage exploration related to academics, social skills, and diverse social settings.
- Create a rewards system to maintain appropriate behaviors in the childcare setting.
Third Grade Student Teacher
Marshall Stemm Academy
Toledo, Ohio
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Build positive and professional relationships with students, the cooperating teacher, and other building staff and administration.
- Develop with the cooperating teacher a specific classroom management plan that complements both the existing plan and my strengths as a new teacher.
- Plan and implement engaging and collaborative classroom lessons relevant to Ohio Learning Standards for twenty-two students.
- Use research and theory-based teaching strategies in the classroom.
- Provide feedback that appeals to the academic, emotional, and social needs and progress of each student.
- Utilize the various teaching assessments, strategies, and tools to appeal to the multimodal nature of the classroom.
- Incorporate a variety of teaching strategies to provide for individual learning styles and to better develop inquiry and problem-solving skills.
- Prepare in advance all teaching materials/technology to alleviate misuse of time and misbehavior of students.
- Become familiar with classroom organization and management (record attendance, distribution of materials, classroom management, keeping a record of homework and student grades, etc.) Attend and provide input during professional development, positive behavior incentive and intervention meetings, parent-teacher meetings, etc.
- Assist and facilitate literacy-based after-school tutoring sessions.
Kindergarten Field Placement
Whittier Elementary School
Toledo, Ohio
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Build positive and professional relationships with students, the cooperating teacher, and other building staff and administration.
- Plan and implement instruction with a focus on appropriate fine motor skills for nineteen students.
- Provide hand-over-hand assistance to students struggling with fine motor skills (writing, tracing, cutting, pasting, etc.) Introduce and expand vocabulary related to Ohio Learning Standards.
- Encourage creativity by accepting students’ ideas to enrich classroom experiences.
- Strengthen self and student awareness of the student’s social and emotional needs.
- Collaborate with school specialists to provide support for students who have ADD, ADHD, speech impediments, and fine motor difficulties.
- Prepare instructional units with classroom and supplementary materials.
Third Grade Field Placement
East Broadway Elementary School
Toledo, Ohio
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Provide differentiation for a total of eighteen students.
- Introduce and expand vocabulary in all content areas related to Ohio Learning Standards.
- Utilize the multidisciplinary approach to help students make connections from multiple disciplinary perspectives.
- Work one-on-one with struggling students to help meet their individual learning needs.
- Work with students to introduce and help them understand key concepts related to classroom material.
- Conducting practice tests to track progress, identify areas of improvement, and help set goals for assessments.
Preschool Field Placement
Deveaux YMCA Child Care Center
Toledo, Ohio
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Familiarize with and support the cognitive, physical, and social development of children from the ages of three to five years old.
- Maintain a safe classroom environment that supports the most vulnerable stages of early learning.
- Become familiar with the daily preschool routine that supports all ten students' early needs.
- Create and implement multiple content area lesson plans appropriate for a preschool setting.
- Plan and implement instruction with a focus on appropriate fine and gross motor skills for kindergarteners.
- Implement activities that appeal to free and dramatic play to promote exploration for early learners in the classroom.
- Strengthen self and student awareness of the student’s social and emotional needs.
- Utilize multisensory techniques to appeal to students with learning differences such as ADHD and Dyslexia.
- Multisensory activity-based experiences were implemented to promote whole-brain learning.
Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools
Lima
Ohio, June 2020
- 08.2020
- Job Title: Servant Leader Intern
- The mission of CDF Freedom Schools programs is to boost student motivation to read, generate more positive attitudes toward learning, increase self-esteem, and connect the needs of children and families to the resources of their communities
- The program serves children in grades kindergarten through twelfth for six to eight weeks
- Promote social, cultural, and historical awareness
- Supervise and maintain the safety of scholars
- Set up, manage, and break down classroom space according to standards outlined by CDF and the sponsor organization
- Engage a maximum of 10 scholars per class in the Integrated Reading Curriculum
- Attend all required Ella Baker Child Policy Training Institute training sessions
- Work with site staff to ensure that all program components are implemented with fidelity
- Report any issues or concerns regarding program operation to the Site Coordinator
- Motivate others and work as part of an intergenerational team
- Solid commitment to the success and well-being of children
- Exhibit positive behavior and attitude, modeling a mature and professional demeanor.
Education
Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education -
University of Toledo
05.2023
Skills
- Child development knowledge
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Special Needs Support
- Classroom Organization
- Positive reinforcement strategies
- Social-emotional learning
- Positive Reinforcement
- Age-Appropriate Activities
- First-aid and CPR
- Curriculum Planning
- Classroom Management
Licensures/Certifications
- Ohio Resident Educator License P-3, 07/2023
- Educational Aide Permit, 07/2023
Volunteer Experience
Dorr Elementary School, Toledo, Ohio, 09/2022, 12/2022,
- Build a positive and professional relationship with my tutee.
- Execute and evaluate a diagnostic assessment.
- Conduct practice tests to track progress, identify areas of improvement, and help set differentiated learning goals.
- Develop and distribute teaching materials to supplement one-on-one lessons., Provide positive and constructive feedback to my tutee.
- Self-evaluate teaching practices after each session to appropriately offer feedback to the student, student's teacher, and guardian.
Organizations
Brady Schools Partnership Program, University of Toledo; Fall 2021-Spring 2023
- The Brady Partnership Schools program is a specialty track within the Early Childhood Education Licensure program in the Department of Teacher Education.
- Partner with cooperating teachers who are highly effective, culturally responsive urban educators within the Toledo Public and Washington Local Schools districts.
- Partner with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Toledo to support and engage children and their families in the early years of their education.
Timeline
Pre-K Teaching Assistant
Birmingham Elementary School
01.2024 - Current
Third Grade Student Teacher
Marshall Stemm Academy
01.2023 - 05.2023
Kindergarten Field Placement
Whittier Elementary School
09.2022 - 12.2022
Third Grade Field Placement
East Broadway Elementary School
01.2022 - 04.2022
Preschool Field Placement
Deveaux YMCA Child Care Center
09.2021 - 12.2021
YMCA Child Care Center
West Toledo YMCA District
02.2020 - 05.2023
Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools
Lima
- 08.2020
Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education -
University of Toledo
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