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Amy Losey

Gilbert,AZ

Summary

A seasoned educator with a proven track record from Chandler Unified School District, excel in fostering student engagement and classroom management. Leveraging critical thinking and differentiated instruction, significantly enhanced academic growth and emotional well-being in diverse learning environments. Emphasis in hands-on activities and positive mentorship, consistently achieves notable improvements in student outcomes. Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculum covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Chandler Unified School District
07.2015 - 05.2024
  • Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering supportive learning environment.
  • Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
  • Assisted in creating safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
  • Enhanced classroom engagement through use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities
  • Effectively used data to drive instruction

Preschool Teacher

Wilkins Learning Center
06.2021 - 07.2023
  • Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
  • Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
  • Designed creative lesson plans that incorporated hands-on activities and interactive learning experiences to foster curiosity and engagement in young learners.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.

Owner, Director, and Lead Teacher

Lovebugs Learning Center, LLC.
08.2011 - 05.2015
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by implementing efficient business processes and providing exceptional service.
  • Created a rich, hands-on academic learning program to prepare children for kindergarten
  • Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
  • Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as real life experiences and hands-on activities.

Kindergarten Teacher

Eduprize Schools
07.2007 - 05.2010
  • Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
  • Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
  • Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to share resources, brainstorm ideas, and problem-solve challenges faced in the classroom environment.
  • Implemented differentiated instruction strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of all students.
  • Promoted a positive learning environment with the use of collaborative group work and hands-on activities.

Education

Master of Science - Education

Northern Arizona University
Gilbert, AZ
05.2005

Bachelor of Arts - Education

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
12.2003

Skills

    • Classroom Management
    • Critical Thinking
    • Lesson Planning
    • Motivating students
    • Student Engagement
    • Behavior Management
      • Parent-Teacher Communication
      • Positive Role Model and Mentor
      • Growth Mindset
      • Differentiated Instruction
      • Student-Centered Learning
      • Student needs assessment

Accomplishments

  • Dynamic Teaching Techniques - Instructed students in academic subjects using variety of techniques such as phonetics, multisensory learning and repetition to reinforce learning.
  • Targeted Development - Met with parents and guardians to discuss children's progress and to determine priorities and resource needs.
  • Attended professional development classes such as, trauma - identifying and supporting those who have experienced trauma , strategies for teaching EL students, supporting social and emotional needs of children, STEM, and many others.
  • Effectively used DIBELS, School City, Renaissance, and Moby Max data to drive instruction.
  • Member and leader of several clubs/committees like: yearbook, lost and found management, volleyball coach, strategies to enhance volleyball skills, box tops, social committee, PTO grade level representative, voluntary book fair helper, green team, garden club, and I attended many school events outside regular school hours.

Timeline

Preschool Teacher

Wilkins Learning Center
06.2021 - 07.2023

Teacher

Chandler Unified School District
07.2015 - 05.2024

Owner, Director, and Lead Teacher

Lovebugs Learning Center, LLC.
08.2011 - 05.2015

Kindergarten Teacher

Eduprize Schools
07.2007 - 05.2010

Master of Science - Education

Northern Arizona University

Bachelor of Arts - Education

Arizona State University
Amy Losey