Dana Shepard
Murphysboro,IL
Summary
Dedicated and nurturing Preschool Assistant Teacher with 19 years of experience supporting early childhood development through engaging lessons, positive behavior guidance, and collaborative classroom management. Skilled in creating safe, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate learning environments that encourage social, emotional, and academic growth.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Teacher
Southern Region Early Childhood Program
Carbondale, IL
11.2007 - Current
- Facilitated engaging learning activities for diverse groups of children.
- Assisted in creating a nurturing environment that promotes social and emotional growth.
- Work with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.
- Provide one-on-one and group-based learning support to maintain student progress and development.
- Collaborate with co teacher to create activities and documentation.
- Provide group teaching in classroom setting and implement individual student support.
- Assist teacher with classroom management and collaborate to maintain positive learning environment.
- Deliver personalized educational and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Partner with teacher to plan and implement lessons or activities that follow program's curriculum, goals and objectives.
- Communicate with parents to inform about child's goals and progress.
- Prepare activities and lessons by gathering educational materials and setting up equipment.
Family Educator
Chester Grade School
Chester, IL
08.2003 - 11.2007
- Planned and implemented weekly home visits with families and their children ages birth to 5.◦
- Collaborated with preschool teachers to organize and plan monthly family fun nights.
- Organized the preschool yearly screening.
- Assisted with grant writing for the program.
- Provided all private preschools and public preschools with monthly newsletters.
- Collaborated with preschool teachers to organize and plan monthly family fun nights.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Carbondale, IL05-2001
Skills
- Parent-teacher communication
- Student rapport building
- Team collaboration
- Classroom management
Certification
IL Gateway EC Level 5 Credential
CPR
Timeline
Assistant Teacher
Southern Region Early Childhood Program
11.2007 - Current
Family Educator
Chester Grade School
08.2003 - 11.2007
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale