Brenda D. Taylor
Greenbelt,USA
Summary
Seeking teaching, coaching and substitute teaching positions.
Seasoned Paraprofessional excited to help students of different skill levels excel. Thrilled to assist teachers with needs to facilitate best possible educational environment. Ready to help students grow and learn through any type of support.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Educational Aide
Savoy Elementary School
Washington, DC
01.2019 - Current
- Work with and support Teacher to assist in the implementation of lesson plans and performing tasks that foster learning
- Presently using ‘U FLI’ curriculum with ELA Kindergarten teacher
- Work with students individually and in small groups implementing individualized instruction according to their needs
- Observe students and take anecdotal notes
- Maintain accurate student records to include recording daily attendance
- Assist teacher with developing individualized plans for students
- Read to students and engage students in how to converse with each other
- How to identify and recognize their feelings using the Zones of Regulations and also facilitate giving language and suggestions to students of ways to share their feelings with others in calm respectful ways
- Facilitate critical thinking by predicting, analyzing and summarizing texts
- Foster, develop and maintain ongoing relationships and communication with families through message boards, email, texts, phone conversations, and sharing and communicating on class Dojo
- Worked as an interventionist2022-23 pulling k-2 students out of class for one-on-one and in small groups using ‘BURST’ intervention program
- Presently work afterschool with students using an intervention program called ‘Springboard’ Collaboration
Substitute Teacher
DCPS-Savoy Elementary School
Washington, DC
09.2015 - 01.2018
- Facilitate the learning and reviewing of skills and strategies of students grades Pre-k to5
- Help administer integrated programs such as Tools of the Mind, I-Ready, and Lexia
- We are a PBIS school and practice incentives using Dojo points
Teacher
Savoy Elementary School
Washington, DC
06.2017 - 07.2017
- Implemented and facilitated independent reading in small groups
- And whole group ELA activities to prevent summer slide and increase reading levels over a6-week period
Teacher
DCPS-Savoy Elementary School
Washington, DC
11.2014 - 07.2015
- Implemented and facilitated Tools of the Mind curriculum integrated with ‘Fundations’ and ‘Go Math’ programs to kindergarteners
- Administer Dibels, TRC and Fundations Assessments
- From these assessments, lessons were differentiated to accommodate varying degrees and styles of learning
- Training in “Conscious Discipline – “Keys to Self-Regulation” workshop
- I implemented the “Safe Place” where students could go to use calming techniques and then go through a5-step problem solving process
- This program was very effective
Substitute Teacher
DCPS-Savoy Elementary School
Washington, DC
02.2014 - 11.2014
- Facilitate the learning and reviewing of skills and strategies of students grades Pre-k to5
- Help administer integrated programs such as Tools of the Mind, I-Ready, and Lexia
- We are a PBIS school and practice incentives using Dojo points
Pre-k – ages3-5
Dawn to Dusk Preschool/CDC
Washington, DC
02.2011 - 08.2013
- Developed, implemented and facilitated in engaging effective lessons in all subject areas for preschool and pre-k students
- Used the Creative curriculum as a guide in designing interactive and engaging activities to foster optimal learning impacting all developmental domains
- Conducted parent conferences, made informal and formal quarterly assessments on student progress, developed newsletters, kept parents/guardians informed through newsletters, daily or weekly progress reports/behavior charts and phone calls
- Facilitated monthly workshops, with staff, introducing a new approach to behavior modification for students and adults entitled “Conscious Discipline” by Dr
- Becky Bailey, Founder of Loving Guidance, Inc
Mill Creek Elementary School, Richland One District Public Schools
Columbia
10.2008 - 05.2010
- Developed lessons for third grade special and regular education students integrating a comprehensive literacy curriculum called Language by Sopris West that used six literacy strands, phonics/phonemic awareness, grammar and usage, word recognition and spelling, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary and morphology, and speaking and writing, to increase student’s performance who were reading two or more years below grade level
- Developed, implemented, and facilitated in engaging effective lessons in all core subject areas for kindergarteners using a whole language approach to literacy which included phonics-based methods to reading and writing
Robert Frost Elementary – Prince Georges County Public Schools
New Carrollton, MD
11.2005 - 06.2008
- Taught a wide range of subjects, to a heterogeneous group of special and regular education students using creative lesson plans customized to address the various learning styles
- Also facilitated language development through phonemic awareness and a whole language approach as set forth by the state of Maryland and the Prince Georges County Public School System
- Developed lessons for a summer enrichment program for low performing kindergarten students being promoted to the First grade
Ideal Academy DC Public Charter School
Washington, DC
09.2003 - 06.2005
- Developed and presented creative lessons that focused on core subjects, as well as personal and academic progression, incorporating hands on activities and manipulative to accommodate all learning styles
- Maintained individual student portfolios including quarterly assessments, work samples, and narrative reports reporting gains and areas of improvement
- Differentiated lessons to accommodate various learning styles, and developmental levels
Even Start Family Literacy Program, Howard University Center for Urban Progress
03.2003 - 08.2004
- Facilitated in the cognitive, language, social-emotional, and physical development of preschoolers in the community
- Performed assessments using Peabody Motor Scales and other early childhood assessment programs
Education
Master’s in Education-M. Ed - Early Childhood Education
Howard University
Washington, DC01.2005
Bachelor of Science-BS - Human Development
Howard University
Washington, DC01.2002
Skills
- Early childhood education
- Thematic Units (eg Creative Curriculum)
- Positive behavior techniques
- Differentiated instruction
- Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
- Child centered classroom
- Student assessments
Certification
- Certification: K-3 Standard Professional – exp.2016 (District of Columbia)
- 90 hours- Child Care Training – Prince Georges Community College – Fall2010
- 13 hours – Creative Curriculum – Teaching Strategies – June2011
- 40 hours – Conscious Discipline Program – Oviedo, FL –2012
- 24 hours – Parents as Teachers Workshop – Baltimore, Md. – August2013
- 16 hours – Conscious Discipline – Self-Regulation: The key to Student Success, April2015
- 40 hours – Conscious Discipline Program – Charlotte, NC -2016
Accomplishments
- Facilitated staff workshops bi-monthly on child behavior and discipline over a10-month period using Conscious Discipline model.
- Held Parent training meeting on brain development in young children using Parent As Teachers model.
Timeline
Educational Aide
Savoy Elementary School
01.2019 - Current
Teacher
Savoy Elementary School
06.2017 - 07.2017
Substitute Teacher
DCPS-Savoy Elementary School
09.2015 - 01.2018
Teacher
DCPS-Savoy Elementary School
11.2014 - 07.2015
Substitute Teacher
DCPS-Savoy Elementary School
02.2014 - 11.2014
Pre-k – ages3-5
Dawn to Dusk Preschool/CDC
02.2011 - 08.2013
Mill Creek Elementary School, Richland One District Public Schools
10.2008 - 05.2010
Robert Frost Elementary – Prince Georges County Public Schools
11.2005 - 06.2008
Ideal Academy DC Public Charter School
09.2003 - 06.2005
Even Start Family Literacy Program, Howard University Center for Urban Progress
03.2003 - 08.2004
Master’s in Education-M. Ed - Early Childhood Education
Howard University
Bachelor of Science-BS - Human Development
Howard University