Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, IL
11.2015 - Current
Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
Teacher
In Home Daycare
Lombard, IL
02.1999 - 07.2015
Communicated frequently with parents to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies for each child.
Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
Education
Master of Science - Early Childhood Special Education
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, IL
12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, IL
05.1993
Skills
Learning Assessments
Student Motivation and Engagement
Differentiated Instruction
Behavioral Skills Development
Emergent Curriculum
Differentiated Learning Techniques
Student-Centered Learning
Classroom Management Techniques
Positive Learning Environment
Critical and Creative Thinking
Timeline
Teacher
Concordia University Chicago
11.2015 - Current
Teacher
In Home Daycare
02.1999 - 07.2015
Master of Science - Early Childhood Special Education