Motivated, enthusiastic and loving educator experienced in creating and maintaining an optimal Montessori learning environment for young children.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Orton-Gillingham Tutor
Children\'s Dyslexia Center of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
07.2009 - Current
Concurrent with Montessori teaching positions
Co-Teacher, 3-6
Prince of Peace Montessori
Covington, KY
08.2013 - 05.2015
3 - 6 Lead Teacher
The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori
Madison Place, OH
08.2009 - 05.2012
Co-Teacher, 9-12, Language Arts
Prince of Peace Montessori
Covington, KY
08.2008 - 05.2009
Lead Teacher 9-12, Language Arts and History
The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori
Madison Place, OH
08.2007 - 05.2008
Lead Teacher 3-6/Administrator
Country Hills Montessori
Harrison, OH
08.2006 - 05.2007
3-6 Teacher
Country Hills Montessori
Ft. Thomas , KY
08.2004 - 05.2006
Education
Orton-Gillingham
Children's Dyslexia Center of Cincinnati
2010
Early Childhood Montessori
Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education
2006
Bachelor of Arts - English/Education
Thomas More College
1988
Skills
Provide education, physical, and emotional support for young children
Prepare and maintain Montessori environment with appropriate works and materials
Present lessons in materials, provide encouragement, and inspire love of learning within the Montessori environment
Keenly skilled in the art of allowing the child freedom within limits
Specialty knowledge and experience in the Orton-Gillingham method and in dyslexic learners
In depth training, experience and understanding of the brain of the developing reader
Ability to identify struggling pre-readers and provide additional phonological awareness support
Accomplishments
Provided training and consulting services for area educators on emergent literacy, identification of reading disabilities, and appropriate classroom modifications, both in traditional and Montessori settings.
Certification
Early Childhood Credential, American Montessori Society, June 2006 IMSLEC Certified Orton-Gillingham practitioner, June 2010
Community Involvement
Cincinnati Montessori Society Board of Directors, 2009 - 2010
Affiliations
Member, Cincinnati Montessori SocietyMember, International Dyslexia Association
Timeline
Co-Teacher, 3-6
Prince of Peace Montessori
08.2013 - 05.2015
3 - 6 Lead Teacher
The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori
08.2009 - 05.2012
Orton-Gillingham Tutor
Children\'s Dyslexia Center of Cincinnati
07.2009 - Current
Co-Teacher, 9-12, Language Arts
Prince of Peace Montessori
08.2008 - 05.2009
Lead Teacher 9-12, Language Arts and History
The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori
08.2007 - 05.2008
Lead Teacher 3-6/Administrator
Country Hills Montessori
08.2006 - 05.2007
3-6 Teacher
Country Hills Montessori
08.2004 - 05.2006
Orton-Gillingham
Children's Dyslexia Center of Cincinnati
Early Childhood Montessori
Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education
Advanced Pediatric Radiologic Technologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterAdvanced Pediatric Radiologic Technologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center