Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Chinita Hamm

Chinita Hamm

Rocky Mount,NC

Summary

To obtain a position as a teacher assistant that will utilize my dedication to children's educational needs and development.

Skilled Lead Teacher offers expertise in administration, program management and compliance. Creates and implements lesson plans focused on cognition, language development and creative expression. Versed in curriculum, goals, objectives, and areas of child development.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher's Assistant

Rocky Mount Preparatory School
Rocky Mount, NC
07.2019 - Current
  • Prepared lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits and demonstrations to assist teachers in classroom preparation.
  • Assisted teachers with creating and maintaining a safe, orderly learning environment.
  • Monitored students in class, hallways and cafeteria to enforce school rules.
  • Assisted teachers with instruction and provided clerical support for diverse needs.
  • Supervised students during lunchtime, field trips, assemblies, and other activities.
  • Encouraged positive social behaviors among students through role modeling and conflict resolution techniques.
  • Maintained accurate records of student attendance, grades, and behavior reports.
  • Coordinated daily tasks between teachers and other staff members.
  • Tutored and assisted children individually and in small groups to help master assignments and reinforce learning concepts.

Lead Teacher

Children's Lighthouse
01.2020 - Current
  • Created developmentally-appropriate, multi-sensory experiences for preschool students that enabled all children to be actively engaged in their own learning
  • Developed and implemented an experienced-based empathy curriculum that cultivated empathy and emotional literacy in students
  • Designed formative assessments used to plan for each child's developmental and instructional needs
  • Enhanced parent-teacher communication through the development of a classroom blog in order to foster a strong home-school, school-home connection.

Long Term Substitute Teacher

Rocky Mount Preparatory School
09.2017 - Current
  • Followed and taught lesson plans assigned by a permanent teacher for students' in grades Kindergarten through the 12th grade
  • Guide students through planned activities and tend to their physical needs
  • Maintained effective classroom management strategies and applied advanced teaching capabilities in all subject areas
  • Determine appropriate consequences for inappropriate student behavior and write a report for the teacher about the classes events.

Teacher Assistant

Need INC.
01.2007 - 08.2017
  • Assisted children in developing basic and cognitive learning skills, assisted with conflicts, and supervised the children
  • Prepared learning materials daily, helped with breakfast and lunch, and changed and cleaned toys and books weekly
  • Maintained the full safety and security of the children in the classroom, on the playground, and on field trips
  • Took over and ran the classroom for the teacher when teachers were absent for meetings, training, or sick days.

Lead Teacher

TweetyMom & Friends Child Care
02.2006 - 01.2007
  • Monitored students' educational progress with individual charts and files
  • Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents
  • Coordinated parent-teacher conferences and in-home visits 2 times during the school year to maintain student and family relationships and student performance standards
  • Used classroom observations to create written assessments of student performance.

Education

Associates Degree in Child Care Credentials l & ll -

Shaw University

Skills

  • Classroom Management
  • Organization
  • Prioritization
  • Blackboard Learn
  • SMART Learning Suite
  • Lesson Development
  • Behavior Modeling
  • Activity Planning
  • Group and Individual Instruction

Timeline

Lead Teacher - Children's Lighthouse
01.2020 - Current
Teacher's Assistant - Rocky Mount Preparatory School
07.2019 - Current
Long Term Substitute Teacher - Rocky Mount Preparatory School
09.2017 - Current
Teacher Assistant - Need INC.
01.2007 - 08.2017
Lead Teacher - TweetyMom & Friends Child Care
02.2006 - 01.2007
Shaw University - Associates Degree in Child Care Credentials l & ll,
Chinita Hamm