Ananda McCrea
Teacher
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Enthusiastic and compassionate first-time teacher with hands-on experience in student teaching and early childhood education. Skilled at creating engaging, age-appropriate lessons and fostering inclusive, nurturing classroom environments. Demonstrated success supporting student development in both preschool and elementary settings. Eager to bring creativity, patience, and a strong foundation in instructional strategies to a full-time teaching role.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Educator
Child and Family Research Center
10.2023 - Current
- Supported classroom activities and engaging in student learning through play.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following the school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
- Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books, and materials.
- Facilitated activities in small and large groups
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
Sales Associate
Old Navy
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Engaged with customers to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
- Solved customer challenges by offering relevant products and services.
- Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
- Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
Sales Associate
Build-A-Bear
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Interacted with different age groups to meet the accommodations and needs of customers.
- Assisting customers by conversing about their needs to maximize their experience and making sure it's enjoyable
- Interacted with children and parents by asking them questions about different topics to gain more a sense of their personalities and trying to accommodate to their personalities.
- Monitor and check in on customers around the store by frequently walking around and asking questions.
- Answered customer questions about sizing, accessories, and merchandise care.
- Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Integrated Elementary Teaching
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV05-2025
High School Diploma -
Ed. W. Clark High School
Las Vegas, NV05-2020
Skills
- Early childhood education
- Lesson Planning
- Elementary education
- Student-Centered Learning
- Activity implementation
- Differentiated instruction
- Collaboration with peers
- Positive attitude
- Classroom preparation and maintenance
Professional Experiences
Student Teacher (Kindergarten)
Lemelson S.T.E.M Elementary Reno, NV January 2025- April 2025
- Completed my student teaching with Alison Souza
- Designed and taught daily lessons in math, reading, and science, aligned with state standards and learning objectives.
- Differentiated instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners, including English language learners and students with IEPs.
- Created interactive and hands-on learning activities to boost student engagement and understanding.
- Collaborated with grade-level team to plan integrated units and share best practices
Practicum
Lemelson S.T.E.M Elementary and Huffaker Elementary Reno, NV January- April & Sept-Dec 2023
- Contributed to curriculum and lesson plans to a 2nd and 3rd grade hybrid class at Lemelson and a 2nd grade class at Huffaker with class sizes up to 20-25 students
- Support classroom management and assisted teacher with lessons
Timeline
Assistant Educator
Child and Family Research Center
10.2023 - Current
Sales Associate
Old Navy
06.2022 - 08.2022
Sales Associate
Build-A-Bear
08.2020 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Integrated Elementary Teaching
University of Nevada, Reno
High School Diploma -
Ed. W. Clark High School
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