Celia Oppedisano
Andover,MA
Summary
Personable Kindergarten Teacher with extensive knowledge in building a classroom community where all students feel welcomed, safe, and confident to take a leap in learning. Successful team player with a great sense of humor whose strengths are fostering and maintaining a fun and productive learning environment for students and staff. Encourage strong, positive partnerships with families and caregivers to help students achieve. Well versed in the Responsive Classroom approach and individualized education plans.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Bedford Public Schools
08.2013 - Current
- Built positive relationships with students and families to create safe, trusted learning support.
- 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.
- Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular assessments and observations.
- Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
Teaching Assistant
Andover Public Schools
08.2007 - 06.2013
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes..
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
- Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student need.
- Supported planning and preparation for culturally-diverse class sessions.
- Developed materials for classroom teachers to support instruction for in-class activities.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Organized and supervised games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Interacted, observed and responded to children's needs, emergencies and conflicts while supervising classroom activities.
Education
Master of Education - Education
American International College
Springfield, MA05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Human Development And Liberal Studies
Lesley University
Cambridge, MA05.2011
Skills
- Enthusiasm for Students and Teachers
- Teaching Student Engagement
- Develop Emotional Support
- Social Skills
- Behavior Management
- Communicating with Parents and Teachers
- Student Needs Assessments
- Classroom Management Techniques
- Strong Work Ethic and Dependable
- Encouraging Participation and Inclusivity
- Coordinating with Teachers and Specialists
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Additional Information
MA Teaching License- Early Childhood Education with/without disabilities Pre-K-2nd
ELA - Fundations, Just Right Phonological Awareness, Writing Workshop, Dibels, F&P
Math - Bridges, Number Corner
Social/Emotional - Responsive Classroom
Social Studies - Integrated Play Based Curriculum with culminating end of year project.
IDEAS: Initiatives for Developing Equity & Achievement for Students
English Language Learner Endorsement
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Bedford Public Schools
08.2013 - Current
Teaching Assistant
Andover Public Schools
08.2007 - 06.2013
Master of Education - Education
American International College
Bachelor of Arts - Human Development And Liberal Studies
Lesley University
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