Catherine Vogel
Cedar Park
Summary
Passionate, loving and goal-oriented teacher dedicated to providing engaging lessons that meet curriculum goals.
Excels at building positive relationships with students and parents.
Maintains a safe, organized, welcoming and comfortable classroom environment for learning.
Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts through games, songs and stories.
Understands the importance of building phonological awareness, number sense and social emotional needs in early childhood and strives to meet all goals for diverse learners.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Pre-K Instructional Assistant
Nicholson Early Childhood Education Center
06.2024 - Current
- Assists the lead teacher with songs, games and activities.
- Leads classroom as needed when the teacher has to help in the the office or is absent and always has games, activities and art projects planned.
- Participates in weekly planning meetings and helps prepare the classroom each week for a new theme.
- Writes weekly summary sheets and personal notes for each student and distributes them to parents.
- Interacts in a friendly, professional and positive manner with parents each day.
- Researches fun and engaging activities that relate to the weekly theme and helps implement them.
- Facilitates small group activities like games and art projects.
- Enhances learning environment with creative classroom displays.
- Assists with classroom management to maintain a positive learning atmosphere.
- Supports classroom safety by monitoring student behavior.
- Provides support during outdoor play, meals, snacks, group lessons, and classroom activities.
Instructional Assistant
Winkley Elementary
06.2023 - 06.2024
- Facilitated math and literacy stations and modified approach to accommodate those students who needed extra challenge or additional support.
- Monitored student progress to identify areas requiring extra support and implemented action plans to meet needs.
- Ran morning meeting, and/or math/science carpet time occasionally as needed.
- Supervised students during non-instructional times such as lunch breaks or recess periods while maintaining safety standards at all times.
- Provided support during classes, group lessons, and classroom activities.
- Provided one-on-one support to students with special needs, enabling them to feel confident and capable.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Prepared Instructional materials and craft supplies for weekly lessons.
Athletic Director
Round Rock Youth Roller Hockey
06.2019 - 06.2021
- Managed all facets of the organization including scheduling games, recruiting coaches and referees, assigning weekly goalies, updating the website, ordering jerseys, collecting league fees, managing the budget and communication with parents.
- Provided used/donated equipment to the kids who were not able to purchase it or who wanted to try the sport without investing a lot of money into all of the required protective gear.
- Recruited and interviewed individuals for coaching jobs and other athletic department staff positions.
- Established strong working relationships with parents through regular communication about athlete progress and upcoming events.
- Built trust with athletes and coaching staff by being courteous, respectful, responsible and professional at all times.
Book Fair Assistant/Decorating Lead
Reagan Elementary
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Transformed the Reagan Elementary library into a Jungle and had record sales every day of the book fair.
- Helped set up and take down the books, decorate the library, and run the cash register.
- Assisted students and parents as they shopped for books.
- Ran reports at the end of the day and deposited money into the bank.
- During the book preview week, classes visited the library and I explained how they were expected to behave during the book fair, how to shop and how to pay for their purchases.
IT Software Trainer
Wolters Kluwer
01.2005 - 12.2014
- Prepared and delivered instructor-led training sessions on content management system for new employees.
- Designed and implemented our department's first E-learning program.
- Listened to users, communicated training and translated technical information into easily understood terms.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align on software features and updates, maintaining up-to-date training content.
- Implemented post-training evaluations to gauge effectiveness and identify areas for improvement, resulting in continuous enhancement of instructional methods.
- Facilitated hands-on workshops, empowering users to confidently apply their new skills.
- Enhanced software user proficiency by conducting comprehensive training sessions.
- Developed and maintained a comprehensive training library, ensuring readily accessible resources for ongoing professional development.
- Mentored junior trainers, sharing expertise while fostering professional growth opportunities within the team.
- Conducted virtual and in-person trainings for geographically dispersed participants, expanding access to essential knowledge resources.
- Installed hardware, software and digital components for customers.
- Prepared high-quality visual aids and reference materials that reinforced key concepts learned during training events.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
Northern Illinois University
Skills
- Building Student Relationships
- Strong Team Player
- Classroom Organization
- Fun and Engaging Teaching Style
- Calm and Patient Demeanor
- Classroom Management
- Motivating students
- Parent-Teacher Communication
Timeline
Pre-K Instructional Assistant
Nicholson Early Childhood Education Center
06.2024 - Current
Instructional Assistant
Winkley Elementary
06.2023 - 06.2024
Book Fair Assistant/Decorating Lead
Reagan Elementary
12.2019 - 03.2020
Athletic Director
Round Rock Youth Roller Hockey
06.2019 - 06.2021
IT Software Trainer
Wolters Kluwer
01.2005 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Arts - English
Northern Illinois University
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