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Danielle Dallara

Philadelphia,PA

Summary

Experienced early childhood educator prepared for leadership in classroom setting. Skilled in curriculum development, child assessment, and fostering a positive learning environment. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs. Known for patience, empathy, and effective communication with children, parents, and colleagues.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head Start Teacher

Acelero Learning
08.2023 - Current
  • Communication and Service Coordination
  • Record Keeping and Reporting
  • On-going Monitoring/Self-assessment
  • Plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children, including improving the readiness of children for school by developing their literacy and phonemic, print, and numeracy awareness, their understanding and use of language, their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, and their problem-solving abilities
  • Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment
  • Support the social and emotional development of children
  • Encourage the involvement of the families of the children in a Head Start program and support the development of relationships between children and their families
  • Utilized assessment tools to evaluate student progress and tailor educational approaches.
  • Improved classroom management through the use of positive reinforcement strategies and clear expectations.
  • Implemented differentiated instruction techniques to accommodate diverse learning styles and abilities within the classroom.
  • Enhanced parent-teacher communication by maintaining open lines of communication via newsletters, conferences, and progress reports.
  • Promoted social-emotional development in students by incorporating character education lessons into daily curriculum.
  • Implemented the Creative Curriculum
  • Utilized modifications for English Language Learners and students with IEPs
  • Participated in regular child study team meetings

Pre-K 4 Teacher

Mile Square Early Learning Center
04.2022 - 06.2023
  • Develop a careful and creative program suitable for preschool children.
  • Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media etc.) to teach children.
  • Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem.
  • Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments.
  • Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers or colors, do crafts etc.).
  • Organize nap and snack hours and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times.
  • Track children’s progress and report to parents.
  • Communicate with parents regularly to understand the children’s background and psyche.
  • Collaborate with other educators.
  • Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards.
  • Boosted student engagement by incorporating hands-on activities and group projects into lesson plans.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Implemented tools of the mind curriculum

Preschool Lead Teacher

Goddard School of Ramsey
06.2021 - 04.2022
  • Establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment.
  • Develop age appropriate lesson plans following the Creative Curriculum
  • Create a multi-cultural learning environment
  • Interact with the children to support play, exploration and learning
  • Provide a reasonable balance between teacher-directed and child-directed activities
  • Follow and implement Handwriting Without Tears
  • Effectively use positive discipline to manage the classroom
  • Plan and implement activities to develop children's self-esteem and social skills
  • Prepare a Daily Activity Report for each child
  • Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, conferences and professional growth opportunities
  • Follow new and strict protocols set in place to respond to COVID 19 appropriately

Teacher Assistant

Goddard School of Ramsey
07.2020 - 06.2021
  • Full time teacher assistant in the First Steps Classroom with children 12-18 months old
  • Provide classroom instruction and provide support and guidance to students
  • Maintain a supportive, safe and clean classroom environment
  • Design and implement a classroom system to track student progress, and take steps to ensure academic progress is where it should be
  • Supervise students during non-classroom time and arrange recreational activities
  • Work to identify issues students are having and develop appropriate solutions
  • Attend teacher meetings and training sessions, as well as parent-teacher conferences

Teacher Assistant

Solid Rock Community Kids Care
09.2019 - 03.2020
  • Working with children ages 3-8 in a wide range of recreational and educational activities (i.e., homework help, tutoring, sports, arts and crafts, etc.)
  • Supervising children in groups and individually.
  • Helping children to learn appropriate social behaviors.
  • Mediating conflicts presented by children.
  • Maintaining daily attendance.
  • Dismissing children from the program, ensuring they leave with authorized adult
  • Assisting in serving meals to the program participants.
  • Help maintain a clean safe learning environment.
  • Following opening and closing procedures.

Crew Member

Playa Bowls
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Interact with customers; greet, take orders, prepare food items
  • Conduct daily inventory and assist in projecting a daily PAR for next order
  • Ensure each station is prepped and stocked for shift and potential rush
  • Ensure quality of blends and toppings, while ensuring appropriate temperature and portions

Temporary Retail Team Member

FOLLETT CORPORATION
01.2017 - 12.2018
  • Use the POS system to check out customers and administer returns
  • Assist customers with the purchase of books and supplies
  • Answer the phone and direct callers
  • Carry and shelve merchandise inventory
  • Straighten merchandise, stocks shelves, prices merchandise and assist in setting up displays and signs

Receptionist

YOUNG & ASSOCIATES
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Performed administrative duties such as operating the phone, faxing, copying, printing, scanning, and mailing
  • Answered incoming calls and directed them to appropriate associates
  • Received and sorted mail and deliveries
  • Placed orders and corresponded with vendors to regulate inventory

Education

P-3 Modified Alternate Route - Early Childhood Education

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Health Science

Stockton University
05.2020

Skills

  • Organizational Skills
  • Classroom Experience
  • Classroom Management
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Special education strategies
  • Parent-teacher communication
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Child development expertise
  • Child assessment
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Strong work ethic and dependable
  • Creative thinking

Certification

  • New Jersey Preschool-3rd Grade Standard Certification
  • Pennsylvania Instructional 1 Certification PreK-4th Grade

Timeline

Head Start Teacher

Acelero Learning
08.2023 - Current

Pre-K 4 Teacher

Mile Square Early Learning Center
04.2022 - 06.2023

Preschool Lead Teacher

Goddard School of Ramsey
06.2021 - 04.2022

Teacher Assistant

Goddard School of Ramsey
07.2020 - 06.2021

Teacher Assistant

Solid Rock Community Kids Care
09.2019 - 03.2020

Crew Member

Playa Bowls
05.2019 - 08.2019

Receptionist

YOUNG & ASSOCIATES
05.2018 - 08.2018

Temporary Retail Team Member

FOLLETT CORPORATION
01.2017 - 12.2018

P-3 Modified Alternate Route - Early Childhood Education

Montclair State University

Bachelor of Science - Health Science

Stockton University

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