Cecile B. Greenfield
Washington,DC
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Compassionate, creative and effective with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Teacher
Whittier Elementary School DCPS
09.2019 - Current
- Established positive relationships with parents through regular communication regarding student progress, collaborating on strategies for academic success at home and school.
- Maintained patience and level-headedness in diverse situations to support student development and personal growth.
- Developed and implemented differentiated instruction strategies to accommodate diverse learning styles, resulting in increased student engagement and success.
- Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student.
Paraprofessional / Educational Aide
Whittier Elementary School DCPS
01.2019 - 06.2024
- Collaborates in the implementation of the daily lesson plans by performing tasks that reinforce learning.
- Assists the teacher in regularly observing students and taking anecdotal notes to inform planning arrangements of small groups, the set-up of the classroom and interest areas and assessments.
- Helps maintain accurate student records.
- Works closely with students who may require individual or close attention. Assists the teacher with the development of individualized programs.
- Reads to students, listens to and writes down their dictations, and models language by conversing with students throughout the day, while also encouraging students' conversations between each other when appropriate.
- Works with groups of students engaged in drawing, writing, centers or similar work while the teacher is otherwise occupied.
- Assists the administration in drafting instructional plans for students with disabilities. Addresses multiple intelligences of each student through lesson plans and materials. Finds useful, relevant, anti-bias material and pedagogic strategies.
- Maintains ongoing communication with families.
- Implements a variety of instruction grouping of students, plans and various classroom activities.
- Supports the teacher in the development of lesson plans and various classroom activities.
Teacher Substitute
Kingswood Elementary School
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Responsible for creating lesson plans and craft activities based upon the school-based curriculum for the Two-Day-2-year-olds class.
- Filled in as assistant teacher as needed in grades pre-K2 through Kindergarten.
- Supported daughter's pre-K2 and pre-K3 teacher in lesson plans and various classroom activities.
Veterinary Technician Assistant & Client Liaison
Central Hospital for Veterinary Medicine
06.2008 - 06.2010
- Assisted veterinarians and veterinary technicians with providing compassionate care to animals before, during, and after visits and in-hospital stays.
- Assisted veterinarians and technicians during the diagnosis and treatment process.
- Performed admittance and discharge as per procedure codes.
- Processed and coordinated the emergency arrangements and scheduled patient admittance and discharges.
- Scheduled routine wellness appointments and surgeries.
- Filled prescriptions and dispensed medications.
Accounting/Payroll Clerk
Entertainment Partners
09.2008 - 10.2008
- Muppet: Letters to Santa
- Muppet Productions Inc., Entertainment Partners, Brooklyn, NY
Accounting/Payroll Clerk
Cricket Productions, LLC
05.2008 - 08.2008
- My Soul to Take
- Rogue Pictures, Lucky Cricket Productions, LLC, Entertainment Partners, Stamford, CT
Production Assistant
Entertainment Partners
10.2007 - 12.2007
- Lipstick Jungle
- Universal Media Studios, Inc., Entertainment Partners, Brooklyn, NY
Production Assistant
WJ Productions, LLC
09.2007 - 10.2007
- The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
- The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, LC, Sep 07-Oct 07
Production Assistant
HARP Films
06.2007 - 08.2007
- For One More Day
- Ruminated Productions, LLC, Associated with HARP Films, Jun-Aug 07
Production Assistant
WJ Productions, LLC
04.2007 - 05.2007
- What Just Happened
- WJ Productions, LLC, Apr 07-May 07
Senior Associate Sales Manager
Charlotte Russe
07.2006 - 12.2006
Assistant Area Sales Manager
Dillard's
09.2005 - 07.2006
Associate Producer-International Desk Liaison
CBS News
08.2004 - 04.2004
- CBS News Path, Washington, DC, Aug 98-Apr 04
Associate Producer-International Desk Liaison
CBS News
01.1995 - 01.2004
- CBS News Path, New York, NY, 1995-Aug 04
Desk Assistant/Tape Coordinator
WCBS-TV
01.1990 - 01.1995
- WCBS-TV, New York, NY, 1990-1995
Education
B.A. - Communications
Fordham University
Bronx, NYSkills
- Creative
- Adaptable
- Nurturing
- Patient
- Hard Working
- Flexible
Certification
District of Columbia Educator Credential
Early Childhood Pre-Kindergarten to 3rd grade
State ID: DC9753204126
OSSE (Office of the State Superintendent of Education)
DCPS ECE Professional Development Coursework
-Gathering and Focusing Data
-Leveraging Small Groups
-Small Group Differentiation
-Building Blocks Webinars including: Teaching Shapes, Hands on Math Center and Differentiating Small Group Activities
Timeline
Lead Teacher
Whittier Elementary School DCPS
09.2019 - Current
Paraprofessional / Educational Aide
Whittier Elementary School DCPS
01.2019 - 06.2024
Teacher Substitute
Kingswood Elementary School
01.2014 - 01.2016
Accounting/Payroll Clerk
Entertainment Partners
09.2008 - 10.2008
Veterinary Technician Assistant & Client Liaison
Central Hospital for Veterinary Medicine
06.2008 - 06.2010
Accounting/Payroll Clerk
Cricket Productions, LLC
05.2008 - 08.2008
Production Assistant
Entertainment Partners
10.2007 - 12.2007
Production Assistant
WJ Productions, LLC
09.2007 - 10.2007
Production Assistant
HARP Films
06.2007 - 08.2007
Production Assistant
WJ Productions, LLC
04.2007 - 05.2007
Senior Associate Sales Manager
Charlotte Russe
07.2006 - 12.2006
Assistant Area Sales Manager
Dillard's
09.2005 - 07.2006
Associate Producer-International Desk Liaison
CBS News
08.2004 - 04.2004
Associate Producer-International Desk Liaison
CBS News
01.1995 - 01.2004
Desk Assistant/Tape Coordinator
WCBS-TV
01.1990 - 01.1995
B.A. - Communications
Fordham University
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