April Smith
Milton,FL
Summary
Kind Kindergarten Teacher with 12 years of experience. Detail-oriented planner with talent for developing individualized lesson plans and cultivating classroom atmospheres of positivity and progress. Committed to comprehensive student growth.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Santa Rosa School Board ( Holley Navarre Primary)
Milton, FL
07.2009 - Current
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Cultivated language skills through use of traditional poems, nursery rhymes and riddles to help students develop comprehension, vocabulary and love of language.
- Introduced read-aloud literature to stimulate imagination and build comprehension and vocabulary.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - ESE/ESOl And Elementary Education/ESOL
The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL12.2008
Associate of Arts - Education
Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FL12.2007
High School Diploma -
Milton High School
Milton, FL05.1987
Skills
- Student Performance Evaluation
- Organizational and Planning Skills
- Safety Management
- Facilitating Online Learning
- Creating a Safe Learning Environment
- Classroom Maintenance and Inventory
- Basic Skills Teaching
- Play-Based Learning
- Filing and Classroom Organization
- Lesson Planning and Preparation
- School Community Relations
- Encouraging Participation and Inclusivity
- Classroom Rules Establishment
- Collaborative and Team-Oriented
- Class Reading
- Supervising Classroom Activities
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Santa Rosa School Board ( Holley Navarre Primary)
07.2009 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - ESE/ESOl And Elementary Education/ESOL
The University of West Florida
Associate of Arts - Education
Pensacola State College
High School Diploma -
Milton High School
Work Availability
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