Christi L. Morgan
Fairbanks,AK
Summary
Seasoned educator with a proven track record at Fairbanks Native Association 0-5 Head Start, adept in creating inclusive, enriching environments that foster learning and development. Skilled in PLT Early Childhood and a certified Circle of Security facilitator, I excel in leveraging educational strategies to support child development and family engagement.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Interim Home Base Educational Manager
Fairbanks Native Association 0-5 Head Start
Fairbank, AK
01.2023 - Current
- Performed home visitor duties.
- Manage home-based expenses.
- Advocated training for the home base team.
- Collaborated with leadership.
- Supported other Head Start options.
- Scheduled meetings for the home-based team, family reviews, and finalized social schedule.
- Participated in recruitment opportunities for FNA 0-5 Head Start, such as the Baby Expo at the hospital.
Home Visitor
FNA 0-5 Head Start
Fairbanks, USA
01.2014 - 01.2023
- Maintain an average caseload of between 10 and 12 families, providing each child enrolled in home visitation services with one home visit per week lasting for a minimum of 90 minutes, and two group socialization activities per month.
- Identify and use approved curriculum to deliver educational services in the context of home and social settings, which reflect the specific cultural and ethnic backgrounds of the children and their families.
- Promote and maintain safe and healthy learning environments, and provide age-appropriate materials for home visits and socials.
- Develop consistent, stable, and supportive relationships with families served, while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Work in partnership with parents to enhance their role as their child's primary educator, and emphasize the home as a primary learning environment, with the social and classroom environments as secondary learning environments.
- Assist families in identifying and accessing community resources that will help in promoting child development or strengthening the family unit, processing referrals, and acting as a liaison and advocate between community resources and Early Head Start/Head Start families as needed.
Associate Classroom Teacher
Child Development Center
Ft Wainwright, USA
09.2012 - 12.2014
- Maintained a safe and enriching environment for 18-month to 3-year-old children.
- Lesson plan developmental activities for the children's needs and for a positive classroom experience.
- Assisting in leading planned activities with co-teachers.
- Help establish a program environment, and promote positive child interactions.
- Track children's development by imputing data in Teaching Strategies Gold.
- Help prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas, and materials.
- Interact with children and families to support their needs, such as if a family member is deployed.
- Promote and model safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.
SPED Teacher/Developmental Preschool
Island Explorer Preschool
Kodiak, USA
08.2010 - 05.2011
- Company Overview: Peterson Elementary School, KIBSD.
- Instructed children in the Development Preschool classroom.
- Creating lesson plans that align with the Alaska Early Learning Guidelines.
- Implemented the Read It Once Again literacy curriculum.
- Collaboration with preschool teammates to create weekly lesson plans.
- Team member in the IEP process.
- Implementation and documentation of IEP goals in daily routines and activities.
- Collaborating and consulting with OT, PT, and speech staff to support the student's needs.
- Implemented visual aids for individual students and whole group needs.
- Supported parents through home/school communication and visual aids for home use.
- Assisted in the organization of field trips to various locations in the area.
- Assisted in organizing the Child Find activity for KIBSD.
- Peterson Elementary School, KIBSD.
Student Teacher
General Beadle Elementary School
Rapid City, USA
09.2009 - 08.2010
- Instruct children in an early intervention classroom
- Formulate lesson plans and themes to assist student's development of skills
- Assist in creating developmental activities for integrated students
- Provide an array of sensory activities to help encourage children to explore the world around them
Child Care Assistant
Rapid City Regional Hospital Children's Center
Rapid City, USA
09.2006 - 09.2009
- Maintained a safe and enriching environment for 2- to 3-year-old children.
- Collaborated and created unique learning experiences as part of a three-teacher team.
- Developed positive and strong partnerships with children and parents
- Supplied parents with developmental knowledge to motivate children to learn new skills
- Organized field trips to various locations in the area, as well as invited guests to come to the center.
- Organized and cataloged the downstairs library
Summer Aid
Rapid City Regional Hospital Children's Center
Fairbank, USA
06.2000 - 08.2009
- maintained a safe and enriching environment for 2-12 year old children.
- Collaborated and created unique learning experiences as part of a three-teacher team.
- Developed positive and strong partnerships with children and parents.
- Supplied parents with developmental knowledge to motivate children to learn new skills.
- Organized field trips to various locations in the area, as well as inviting guests to come to the center.
- Organized and cataloged the downstairs library.
Day Care Employee
Banana Bunch Preschool and Daycare
Rapid City, USA
10.2005 - 09.2006
- Monitored children 1-2 years old
- Helped incorporate new creative art projects which invited children to explore new situations
- Helped children develop age appropriate skills by incorporating multiple opportunities to practice tasks
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education, Early Childhood Education and Special Education Major
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SDAssociate of Science - K-12 Para-Professional
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SDSkills
- PLT Early Childhood, 169
- Praxis II: Education of Young Children 176
- Praxis II - Special Education Preschool/Early Childhood 580
- Praxis I - Math 173, Writing 176, Reading 179
- First Aid/CPR Certified
- Ages and Stages training
- Hawaii Early Learning Profile
- Circle of security facilitator
- Teaching strategies gold
Affiliations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Education Association
Qualifications
SD Teacher's Certification, 05/00, AK Teaching Certification, 05/00, 169, 176, 580, 173, 176, 179, First Aid/CPR certified
Timeline
Interim Home Base Educational Manager
Fairbanks Native Association 0-5 Head Start
01.2023 - Current
Home Visitor
FNA 0-5 Head Start
01.2014 - 01.2023
Associate Classroom Teacher
Child Development Center
09.2012 - 12.2014
SPED Teacher/Developmental Preschool
Island Explorer Preschool
08.2010 - 05.2011
Student Teacher
General Beadle Elementary School
09.2009 - 08.2010
Child Care Assistant
Rapid City Regional Hospital Children's Center
09.2006 - 09.2009
Day Care Employee
Banana Bunch Preschool and Daycare
10.2005 - 09.2006
Summer Aid
Rapid City Regional Hospital Children's Center
06.2000 - 08.2009
Bachelor of Science - Education, Early Childhood Education and Special Education Major
Black Hills State University
Associate of Science - K-12 Para-Professional
Black Hills State University