Anna Rigopoulis
Colonia,NJ
Summary
Dedicated and energetic Early Childhood Educator with 25 years experience in Early Childhood Eduction. Personally committed to help children develop social/emotional, academic and creative abilities that foster a love of self, love of learning and positive life experiences. Well-versed in developmentally-appropriate milestones, lesson-planning and activities which promote curiosity and hands-on engagement. Believer of strong parent-teacher bonds and communication.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Childhood Educator
Elizabeth Board Of Education
10.2011 - Current
- Enhanced student learning by incorporating hands-on activities, technology, science, and real-world meaningful lesson plans.
- Strengthened parent-teacher relationships through consistent communication.
- Cultivated a safe and inclusive classroom environment that fostered respect, empathy, and cultural awareness among students.
- Collaborated, mentored and supervised colleagues on sharing best practices to improve effective instruction and classroom management/organization.
- Maintained well-managed and organized classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
Early Childhood Educator Assistant
Elizabeth Board Of Education
11.2002 - 09.2011
Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Kean University
Union05.2011
Skills
- Social/Emotional Development
- Positive Support/Role-Modeling
- Classroom Management
- Developmentally Appropriate Lessons
- Faculty Collaboration/Mentoring
- Classroom Organization
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Documentation and Record Keeping
- Experience with Diverse Student Populations
- Positive Communication and Classroom Discussions
Accomplishments
- Supervised EC team at my school- Head Teacher.
- Collaborated with EC in piloting and implementing the EC Project Approach Program district-wide.
- Collaborated with EC in piloting, raising funds, and implementing the district-wide EC literacy program 'Blueprint-Children's Literacy Initiative' (CLI)
- Teacher of the Year, Elizabeth Board of Ed. 2019
Certification
- High Scope Curriculum (Plan/Do/Review) trained
- Montessori Method trained (Princeton- 2001)
- CLI/Blueprint EC Literacy Program trained
- Project Approach trained
- WIDA, SGOs, ELs, IPT, ECERs assessments trained
- Bloom's Taxonomy HOTS Questions trained
- secondSTEP Social/Emotional Program trained
A Wee Bit About Me...
I enjoy spending time with family, friends, and my sweet dog Murdoch. I like walks in nature especially during fall and winter. I really love to travel to Greece and other places around the world such as London, Ireland and Scotland. I'm planning on returning to school and obtaining a MS in EC.
Timeline
Early Childhood Educator
Elizabeth Board Of Education
10.2011 - Current
Early Childhood Educator Assistant
Elizabeth Board Of Education
11.2002 - 09.2011
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Kean University