Lead Teacher, Toddler Room
Appalachian Council Head Start
Spencer Elementary
2013 - 2024
- Developed age-appropriate lesson plans that fostered cognitive and social development in toddlers.
- Facilitated engaging classroom activities to enhance motor skills and language acquisition.
- Supervised daily classroom operations, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for all children.
- Collaborated with parents to support children's learning objectives and address developmental concerns.
- Conducted regular assessments to monitor student progress and adjust teaching methods
- Assisted in maintaining a clean, organized, and inviting classroom environment that encouraged exploration and learning.
- Supported language acquisition efforts by introducing new vocabulary words during daily conversations.
- Implemented early literacy strategies through engaging storytimes and interactive reading sessions.
- Administered developmental assessments to evaluate each child''s progress and identify areas for targeted intervention.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in early childhood education.
- Documented behavior, development and learning of children to enable tracking history and maintain accurate
- Actively encouraged children to develop their communication, problem-solving and social skills.
- Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
- Organized and supervised large and small group activities.
- Incorporated music, art and literature into lessons