Christina Cater

• Promoted social-emotional development by developing a classroom environment where infants and toddlers felt safe, respected, and valued through visible representation
• Implemented art explorations that helped develop fine motor skills and encourage self-expression among nursery-aged children
• Organized and developed classroom environment to ensure the evolving needs of children were being supported
• Developed trusting relationships with parents through consistent daily communication
• Supported language development through regular exploration of literature, discussions about classroom materials and interactions in our school community
• Supported lead teacher in developing engaging lesson plans which met children's expressed interests and needs
• Provided individualized and flexible schedules for infants and toddlers depending on their personal eating, diapering and sleeping schedules
• Introduced classroom materials to promote and scaffold children's developing interests

• Greeted, identified and assisted patients in preparing for exam

• Scheduled/ rescheduled patient appointments in a timely manner

• Created patient files to include: exam history, prior imaging & outside reports, proper order requests from physician as necessary for follow-up

• Coordinated follow-up appointments, screenings, diagnostic imaging and breast biopsy appointments

• Assisted Appointment Office & Breast Clinic with scheduling as necessary

• Facilitated outside interpretation and film requests

• Alerted radiologists of any discrepancies with breast imaging reports when reviewing patient history

• Collaborated with teaching team to observe and record children's development and interests for curriculum development
• Organized and designed classroom to create an environment which nurtured and promoted children's development
• Followed established health and safety procedures
• Planned, developed and implemented curriculum that was developmentally appropriate for infants and derived from expressed interests
• Assessed and met the physical needs of children in regard to diapering, feeding, napping and providing individualized schedules
• Wrote progress reports every three months to outline infant development
• Developed and maintained relationships with parents through daily communication and served as a resource for questions and concerns around development
• Gathered, maintained and updated written records on children
• Engaged in ongoing self-evaluation and professional development to further skills and knowledge of child development
• Completed documentation which displayed the intentionality between our program philosophy and the learning of the children in our care

• Implemented emergent curriculum and daily explorations which were driven by the children's expressed interests using a project approach
• Completed progress reports bi-annually for children based on developmental areas
• Used Teaching Strategies Gold documentation program to record children's learning and development
• Maintained communication with parents about daily events at school and child's progress
• Researched resources for parents looking for information on their children's development
• Coordinated services with therapists for children requiring services or who had an IEP
• Extensive experience working with children of various developmental needs, socioeconomic backgrounds, and family dynamics