Brenda Allen
Remlap,AL
Summary
Passionate leader in early childhood education with experience managing preschool classrooms and fostering positive learning environments. Recognized for ability to develop innovative programs that enhance children's social, emotional, and educational growth. Strengths include curriculum development, team leadership, and strong communication skills. Proven impact by improving student engagement and contributing to higher enrollment rates in previous positions.
Compassionate Preschool Teacher Leader known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in curriculum development, classroom management, and early childhood education, ensuring engaging and inclusive learning environments. Excel in communication, empathy, and patience, fostering strong relationships with children, parents, and staff to support developmental milestones and educational goals. Preschool teaching team member focused on preparing students for elementary school by teaching foundational learning concepts. Helps students explore numbers, letters and colors with fun activities and lessons. Compassionate early childhood education professional highly productive in creating engaging, educational environments that allow young learners to thrive. Skilled in developing age-appropriate curricula, implementing inclusive classroom management strategies, and fostering emotional intelligence in preschoolers. Excel at communication, patience, and empathy, ensuring effective interaction with children, parents, and colleagues for optimal learning outcomes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preschool Teacher Leader
Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
Hoover, AL
02.2007 - 08.2023
- Provided instructional guidance and mentorship to teachers in the development of lesson plans, instructional materials, and assessments.
- Keep children within limits of sight and sound supervision at all times. Maintain accurates attendance tracking sheet (We Care) throughout the day. Know the number of children in your care. and maintain required staff/ child ratios.
- Support children's growth and development in all domains by fully implementing Bright horizons curriculum, including signature practices and enrichment programs. Plan classroom daily schedules that provide a balance of activities. Maintain flexibility to change planned activities according to children's interests.
- Facilitated meetings with parents and guardians in order to discuss student progress or behavior issues.
- Maintain a safe, clean, appealing to children,s interests.
- Coordinated professional development activities for teachers within the department.
- Follow all health and safety procedures established by Bright Horizons and other designated quality standards.
- Implemented appropriate disciplinary actions when necessary while ensuring compliance with school policies and procedures.
- Ensured compliance with state standards by incorporating them into lesson plans.
- Organized activities to promote physical, mental and social development of each child.
- Maintained secure and disciplined classroom to provide positive learning environment.
- Worked with students one-on-one to boost skills in weak areas and grasp new concepts.
- Mentored other educators by delivering insight, positive feedback and constructive criticism.
- Involved parents in student learning to increase family interaction and student support.
- Arranged classrooms to facilitate optimal education for student groups.
- Created various strategies to engage students and deliver enriching educational opportunities.
- Handled and resolved disciplinary issues according to district protocols.
- Worked with teachers to design interactive lessons and increase student success.
- Researched books and supplemental materials to use with lesson plans.
- Coached new teachers on school guidelines to decrease training time and increase teacher success.
- Planned and organized variety of activities and physical growth in children.
- Evaluated and improved classroom environment to promote ultimate learning experiences.
- Selected optimal curriculum and planned daily lessons to meet needs of children with various developmental levels.
- Completed teacher observations to identify areas for improvement and suggest changes to teaching methods.
- Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
- Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance.
- Managed student behavior in classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
- Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Created lesson plans and chose supporting materials to promote positive learning experiences.
- Identified and documented learning achievements by reporting outcomes, performance information and program adjustments used to boost comprehension.
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
- Met with parents to discuss students' progress and review areas requiring improvement.
- Planned and implemented lessons using various teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Evaluated students on monthly basis and adjusted lessons accordingly to incorporate improvements.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Led students through safety procedures for active shooter and fire drills.
- Remained calm and patient in student interactions to support individual growth and development.
- Met with administrators and department team members to work on curriculum planning and assessment methods.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Create documentation of children's learning, daily experience, and accomplishment through daily notes, documentation panels' our child assessment system-Teacher Strategies Gold and portfolio's.
- Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities with foster social skills and encourage children to problem solve, question, experiment and create. Celebrate diversity by providing materials and experiences that reflect both location an global communities.
- Provide a safe and nurturing environment that encourages children social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
- Work Child Development program assistant : April 93-April 06, at Moody A.F.B., Valdosta, Ga.
- Work Child Development program assistant : July 85- Oct 92, at Eielson A.F.B., Alaska.
- Work Child Development program assistant : July 79- May 81 at Anderson A.F.B. ,Guam
Education
Child Development Associate Credential - Preschool
Moody A.F.B.
Moody A F B, GA07-2026
Some College (No Degree) - Group Managment On Early Childcare And Activites
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AKSkills
- Classroom Organization
- Early Childhood Education
- Social-emotional learning
- Creative Teaching Strategies
- Documentation And Reporting
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Music and Movement
- Art Integration
- Fine Motor Skills
- Gross Motor Skills
- Outdoor Play Supervision
- Sensory Activities
- Child Development
- Lesson Planning
- Activity Planning
- Science Exploration
- Classroom Management
- Social Skills Development
- Child Safety Procedures
- Excellent classroom management
- Creative lesson planning
- Curriculum Planning
- Certified in Early Childhood Education
- Calm and patient
- Educational Materials Development
- Problem-solving abilities
- Team building
- Student Behavior and Progress Reporting
- Teaching Method Adaptations
- Heartsaver First Aid (First Aid)
- Heartsaver CPR AED (CPR AED)
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Hands-on learning
- Child Development Associate Certification
- Curriculum Implementation
- Early Childhood Development
Certification
- Child Development associate
- Emergency care and Safety institute Adult, child, infant CPR & AED / Standard First Aid
- Mandated Reporting June 24
Timeline
Preschool Teacher Leader
Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
02.2007 - 08.2023
Child Development Associate Credential - Preschool
Moody A.F.B.
Some College (No Degree) - Group Managment On Early Childcare And Activites
University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Child Development associate
- Emergency care and Safety institute Adult, child, infant CPR & AED / Standard First Aid
- Mandated Reporting June 24
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