Beth Martens
Edwardsville,USA
Summary
Experienced educator at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a strong track record. Motivated professional eager to tackle new challenges. Over 20 years of success mentoring student workers and teachers on academic and career paths. Skilled at advising students on building relationships and navigating school life. Committed to facilitating long-term goal attainment by connecting students with external resources for improved education and career opportunities.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Childhood Educator
SIUE Early Childhood Center
01.2005 - Current
- Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
- Boosted children''s social skills development through group projects and collaborative games.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
- Supported children with special needs, creating customized learning strategies to accommodate various abilities.
- Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
- Collaborated with colleagues on curriculum development, sharing best practices to improve overall instruction quality across the school.
- Mentored new educators, providing guidance on effective teaching approaches and classroom management techniques.
- Organized field trips that complemented classroom learning, expanding children's real-world understanding.
- Assessed children's learning and development through observation and documentation, informing instructional strategies.
- Conducted regular parent-teacher conferences to discuss children's progress and address any concerns, strengthening family-school communication.
- Developed comprehensive assessments to measure student progress effectively and adjust teaching methods accordingly.
- Led professional development workshops for staff, sharing best practices in early childhood education.
Adjunct Instructor, CIED 314 Creating and Managing Effective Learning Environments
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Engaged students in lectures by encouraging sharing of opinions and group interactions.
- Evaluated student progress, graded assignments and provided students with feedback.
- Prepared innovative course materials to encourage critical thinking and discussion.
- Maintained student engagement through creative subject delivery and learning activities.
- Planned class material to engage students in both online and in-person class environments.
- Applied creative instruction methods to promote student learning objectives.
- Adapted methods of instruction and classroom materials to address individual student needs.
- Researched supplemental materials, including books and slides for use in classroom discussions.
- Developed custom course syllabus outlining standards, material, grading and progression for students.
- Designed and updated courses and materials based on developments in industry research.
- Collaborated with professor to manage education projects from start to finish.
- Graded homework assignments, tests and special projects.
- Held office hours to discuss grades, assignments and tests with students.
- Built strong student rapport by driving classroom and online discussions and providing academic advisement.
- Organized and distributed homework, textbooks, classroom supplies and other learning materials.
- Used multiple teaching styles, including lecture and discussion to meet learning needs of each individual student.
- Directed full classrooms of students to develop various kinds of research.
- Assigned thought-provoking projects, enticing students to find creative solutions to current early childhood classroom management issues.
Kindergarten Classroom Teacher
Mullanphy-Botanical Garden School
08.1998 - 01.2005
- Monitored, documented and reported students' progress and performance.
- Designed lesson plans based on comprehensive teaching of academic, social and personal skills.
- Coordinated conferences with parents to discuss student progress and establish goals for improvement and advancement.
- Monitored student progress to ensure cooperation and growth.
- Guided reading aloud to spark imagination and foster reading comprehension and vocabulary development.
- Taught children ages 5 to 6 basic reading and alphabetical skills.
- Improved student engagement by implementing student-centered classroom management techniques to foster academic curiosity.
- Developed assessments to test student growth.
- Referred to district standards to plan lessons and prepare students to take standardized assessments.
- Employed evidence-based methods of classroom teaching and direction.
Education
Special Education Letter of Approval - Birth through Kindergarten
Southern Illinois University At Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL09-2012
Master of Science - Literacy Education
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL05-2012
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education, Emphasis in Literature
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL05-1998
Skills
- Effectively works with pre-school children, parents, student teachers, student workers, college students, and professional colleagues
- Able to teach students of all needs
- Tutoring experience in literacy development
- Guest speaker at multiple college level courses
- Experience in action research
- Presenter at STEM conferences
- Committee chairperson
- Multimedia instruction
- Play-based learning
- Field trip organization
- Compliance standards
- Classroom management
- Effectively work with parents
- Training in food handling preparation
- CPR/First Aid certified
- Social skills development
- Schedule creation and maintenance
- Excellent classroom management
- Calm and patient
- Conflict resolution techniques instructor
- Early childhood classroom management and environments instructor
- Assess, analyze students’ strengths and needs and plan differentiated instruction
- Syllabus development
- Online teaching
- Student mentoring
- Course planning
- Academic writing
- Testing and evaluation
- Student development
- Feedback provision
- Academic advisement
- Career counseling
- Online class discussion
- Lesson development
- In-class lectures
- Rubric development
Timeline
Adjunct Instructor, CIED 314 Creating and Managing Effective Learning Environments
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
01.2020 - 05.2020
Early Childhood Educator
SIUE Early Childhood Center
01.2005 - Current
Kindergarten Classroom Teacher
Mullanphy-Botanical Garden School
08.1998 - 01.2005
Special Education Letter of Approval - Birth through Kindergarten
Southern Illinois University At Edwardsville
Master of Science - Literacy Education
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education, Emphasis in Literature
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Professional Development
- Guest Speaker for Music across the Early Childhood Curriculum, Early Childhood Methods, and Early Childhood Art Education
- Presenter a STEAM Conference SIUE 2014
- Attendee national NAREA Conferences (2012-present)
- Attendee national NCCCC Conferences(2012-present)
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