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DARLENE HARGETT BLAKE

Teacher Assistant
Cary,NC

Summary

A reliable employee seeking an Academic Advising position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment while enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills, utilizing a clear understanding of teaching and training in Education. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in University settings. Dedicated professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. A hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure an entry-level Academic Advising position. Ready to help the University team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills. Dutiful and experienced in supplementing logistics and learning support to promote productive classroom environments. Expert abilities in student assessment, classroom management, and cultivation of positive student behaviors. Lends critical support to lesson and curriculum planning, and offers a thorough understanding of nuanced details and unique considerations of student needs. Very detail-oriented lends a creative approach to classroom preparation, policy, and presentation while promoting a collaborative environment focused on curriculum and strategy development prioritizing productive, customizable learning practices. A passionate teacher excelling at sharing a unique approach to individualized instruction to keep students on pace. No task is too small in supporting teachers, administrators, and the at-large school community. This job seeker is passionate about helping children complete tasks and learn new concepts and is skilled at evaluating student progression and adapting lesson plans to facilitate learning and growth. Caring and compassionate with students from diverse backgrounds and with different learning styles, excellent communication, and coordination skills demonstrated through previous classroom experience. Compassionate, professional, and committed to student learning and overall wellbeing, quick to jump in and help teachers with a student or administrative needs. Compassionate and driven Teacher well-versed in State Board of Education curriculum requirements, adept at developing effective lesson plans, maintaining positive relationships with parents, and instructing students with various levels of learning challenges. Communicates complex information in effective formats, an industrious educator with a solid history of successfully stepping into diverse classroom environments and supporting students with solid lectures, discussions, and activities. Implement intervention strategies and discipline management techniques to enhance student success. Trained in attendance, assessment, and grading requirements. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

ASSISTANT TEACHER

Sterling Montessori
Morrisville , NC
09.2009 - Current
  • Collaborated with coworkers to maximize potential for successful business growth.
  • Participated in strategic planning to execute in best interests of plan goals.
  • Assisted management with activities to plan and oversee events and programs.
  • Conducted research to assist with routine tasks and special projects.
  • Set up conference rooms, technology and materials to facilitate meetings.
  • Updated spreadsheets and created presentations to support executives and boost team productivity.
  • Monitored and reported student progress and development, offering mentoring as needed.
  • Kept records of student progress for teachers and parents and made notes on behavior, grades, comprehension and personal growth.
  • Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes.
  • Supervised recess, lunch and daily student intake and dismissal.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Planned, prepared and presented group assignments to encourage collaboration.
  • Assisted in lessons, curriculum and homework planning.
  • Supported teacher in preparing individualized learning plans for underperforming students.
  • Provided additional mentoring based on student evaluations.
  • Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
  • Monitored students during quizzes and tests.
  • Graded assignments and reported individual progress to teacher.
  • Worked with teacher to identify and target opportunities for instructional improvements.
  • Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support focused on student progress.
  • Distributed tests, assignments, and handouts per teacher specifications.
  • Delivered supplementary lessons and practice assignments.
  • Researched and presented new learning tools and methods for classroom application.
  • Assisted in the implementation of new learning tools, systems, and materials.
  • Oversaw classroom operations during teacher and parent meetings.
  • Worked with teachers and administrators to enforce school policies and procedures.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

Woods Charter School
08.2008 - 09.2009
  • Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
  • Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
  • Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Administered and graded tests and quizzes and reported performance to primary teacher.
  • Studied changing regional curriculums to maintain knowledge of lesson plans for short- and long-term substitute positions.
  • Assigned, explained and graded homework.
  • Helped students develop life-long learning skills and good study habits.
  • Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
  • Collaborated with teaching staff to implement coordinated educational strategies and student support networks.

PRESCHOOL TEACHER

First United Methodist Church, STATISTICIAN
08.2002 - 05.2004
  • Organized and facilitated monthly parent support group meetings.
  • Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
  • Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
  • Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
  • Developed curriculum to advance physical, emotional, social and cognitive growth of children.
  • Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
  • Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
  • Assisted and supervised 30 children through entire school day.

STATISTICIAN

Computer Sciences Corporations, CSC
04.1991 - 01.1998
  • Evaluated statistical techniques and extracted CDC Cancer information from research data to provide different ways to assess robustness of research outputs.
  • Developed software applications for statistical modeling and graphic analysis to understand data and drive accurate insight.
  • Developed integrated spreadsheet and database templates for accumulating, formatting and organizing program data and presented findings to management.
  • Conducted quality checks on data sources to check for inconsistencies and perform data cleaning activities.
  • Evaluated reliability of source information by weighing raw data to make data easier to interpret.
  • Developed statistical models for Cancer projects to analyze and represent tasks required to complete project.
  • Prepared statistical analysis plans and provided statistical interpretation for graphs, tables and charts.
  • Developed data tables and databases to create relation between tables to allow efficient data retrieval.
  • Performed data cleaning and data preparation to support high-quality data and catch errors before processing.
  • Manipulated, transformed and analyzed data by reviewing computer reports, printouts and performance indicators.
  • Applied statistical methods to solve specific problems and managed assigned deliverables related to study.
  • Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
  • Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
  • Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.

STATISTICIAN

National Institute of Environmental Health Science
11.1988 - 01.1991
  • Assisted in education and supervision
  • My work has included teaching children how to read, write, complete complex math problems, and absorb information in a school setting
  • Organize and supervise field trips, garden donations, and food drive coordination
  • Watch staff children during Professional Days and Remote Learning
  • Supervised children during After Care and Summer Camp.
  • Monitored children and taught lessons for the high school students when teachers required time off
  • Proctored EOG tests, AP exams and midterms
  • Worked in the kitchen, supervised children during field trips, and helped with fundraising for furniture
  • Helped children develop motor skills and basic arithmetic
  • Facilitated arts and crafts throughout the day and provided structure for reading and writing skills, and science experiments
  • Also guided the children to understand themselves and interact with others.
  • My role was the primary personnel for investigations, by creating the programs, collecting and integrating the data, to finally calculate the numbers to discover the statistical outcome
  • Collaborated with all health departments in North Carolina while monitoring their patient's progression
  • Was considered the on call specialist for disease prevention within the company
  • Created computer programs in SAS for the purpose of epidemiological studies for the entire state of North Carolina
  • Presented presentations covering prevention programs to the WHO on the diseases being studied
  • Collaborated with the Medical Examiner to assist in data collection of the year's fatalities and the circumstances surrounding all of the deaths within North Carolina
  • Consolidated the yearly data into orderly statistical manuals for public use.
  • Online Teaching
  • Data Collection
  • Group Instruction
  • Program Design
  • Classroom Technology Implementation
  • Team Teaching and Collaboration
  • Staff Relations

LOAN MANAGER

Ford Motor Credit
12.1987 - 10.1988
  • Analyzed credit scores and personal data to determine probability of successful return on loans.

Education

Master of Science - Mathematics Education

NC STATE UNIVERSITY
06.2019 - 05.2022

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics with Applied Statistics

NC STATE UNIVERSITY
05.1983 - 05.1987

Skills

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Additional Information

  • Step on Sepsis Cofounder for Wake County
  • Implemented June 1st as Step on Sepsis Day in North Carolina
  • Girl Scout leader – 4 years
  • Band and Chorus Assistant Teacher 4 years

Academic Honors

Kappa Delta Phi (ΚΔΦ) (National College of Education Honor Society)

Omicron Rho Chapter (NC State University College of Education Honor Society)

Society for Collegiate Leadership and Achievement

Timeline

Master of Science - Mathematics Education

NC STATE UNIVERSITY
06.2019 - 05.2022

ASSISTANT TEACHER

Sterling Montessori
09.2009 - Current

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

Woods Charter School
08.2008 - 09.2009

PRESCHOOL TEACHER

First United Methodist Church, STATISTICIAN
08.2002 - 05.2004

STATISTICIAN

Computer Sciences Corporations, CSC
04.1991 - 01.1998

STATISTICIAN

National Institute of Environmental Health Science
11.1988 - 01.1991

LOAN MANAGER

Ford Motor Credit
12.1987 - 10.1988

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics with Applied Statistics

NC STATE UNIVERSITY
05.1983 - 05.1987
DARLENE HARGETT BLAKETeacher Assistant