Breanna Dikeman
Bothell,
Summary
Dynamic educator with a proven track record at Kings Elementary School, excelling in individualized instruction and classroom management. Recognized for fostering positive behavior and enhancing early reading skills through data-driven lesson planning. Committed to parent collaboration and creating inclusive learning environments that support diverse student needs.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Kings Elementary school
Shoreline
06.2023 - 06.2025
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Used programs such as Hagerty for phonetical awareness.
- Worked with Little Mathematicians curriculum in the classroom.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
- Integrated variety of educational programs to develop strong academic foundation.
- Provided individualized instruction to meet the needs of each student.
- Developed positive relationships with students, families, staff members, and outside agencies.
Preschool and Kinder Prep Teacher
Bright Horizons
Bellevue
01.2019 - 05.2023
- Led students through safety procedures for active shooter and fire drills.
- Collaborated with colleagues to plan lessons that integrate various subject areas into a cohesive unit of study.
- Organized parent conferences throughout the year to discuss student progress. Expert Lead Teacher, Bright Horizons, Kirkland, WA, June 2016 - June 2019. Experienced Preschool Teacher, Kiddie Academy, Kirkland, WA. Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations, along with appropriate natural consequences.
Experienced Preschool Teacher
Kiddie Academy
06.2016 - 06.2019
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters through play-based strategies to support diverse approaches to learning.
- Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
Education
Master of Arts - Elementary Education
Western Governors College
10.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Lake Washington Technical
10.2021
Skills
- Child Development
- Lesson Planning
- Early Reading
- Parent Collaboration
- Award Winning Teacher
- Responsible, Dedicated, Enthusiastic
- DEI experience in a multi-cultural classroom
- Lesson planning
- Data analysis
- Phonemic awareness
- Individualized instruction
- Curriculum development
- Parent engagement
- Classroom management
- Collaborative teaching
- Child development
- Behavior management
- Communication skills
- Team collaboration
- Creative problem solving
- Student learning support
- Documentation and record keeping
- Parent-teacher communication
- Active learning strategies
- Student performance evaluations
- Parent-teacher conferences
- Assessment and evaluation
- Daily schedule creation
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Kings Elementary school
06.2023 - 06.2025
Preschool and Kinder Prep Teacher
Bright Horizons
01.2019 - 05.2023
Experienced Preschool Teacher
Kiddie Academy
06.2016 - 06.2019
Master of Arts - Elementary Education
Western Governors College
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Lake Washington Technical
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