Becky Ditterich
Early Childhood Teacher
Olivia,MN
Summary
Creative and energetic Early Childhood Education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Friendly, supportive and motivated with strong desire to promote student potential. Offering 16 years of experience with passion for building strong rapport with faculty, students and families.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Early Childhood Teacher
Renville County West
Renville, Minnesota
07.2009 - Current
- Educated students in foundational concepts in the Early Childhood setting.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
- Fostered reasoning and problem solving through active exploration games and activities.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents,
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
- Supported students in developing self-esteem and self-confidence.
Head Start Teacher
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council
Danube, Minnesota
06.2005 - 07.2009
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
- Helped new preschool children get used to classes by giving one-on-one support.
- Supported students in developing self-esteem and self-confidence.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
- Incorporated music, art and literature into curriculum.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
- Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
- Developed innovative activities to engage young children in learning process.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall, MN 08.2004 - 05.2007
Associate of Arts - Education
Ridgewater College
Willmar, MN 08.2002 - 05.2004
Skills
Early Childhood instruction
Group and individual instruction
Progress reporting
Student records management
Classroom management
Differentiated instruction
Adapt at working with special needs children
Timeline
Early Childhood Teacher
Renville County West
07.2009 - Current
Head Start Teacher
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council
06.2005 - 07.2009
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Southwest Minnesota State University
08.2004 - 05.2007
Associate of Arts - Education
Ridgewater College
08.2002 - 05.2004