Diqueasha Bowen
Burbank,CA
Summary
Dedicated Teacher with a strong commitment to addressing children’s educational needs and fostering their development. Expertise in crafting comprehensive lesson plans, assessing student progress, and implementing teaching best practices. Recognized for building meaningful connections with students to enhance engagement and promote skill-building. Aiming to leverage innovative instructional strategies to inspire students and support their academic success.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
TK Teacher
CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School
Woodland Hills, California
07.2025 - Current
- Collaborated with TK general education teachers and the TK special educator to co-plan, co-instruct, and co-assess instruction, ensuring equitable roles in an inclusive classroom model.
- Implemented inclusive instructional practices by embedding students with disabilities in the general education setting, while providing targeted support for all learners, including English learners.
- Implemented standards-aligned TK instruction for 22 students, integrating the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum to develop foundational literacy and fine motor skills.
- Fostered a positive, respectful, and structured classroom environment focused on school readiness and social-emotional development.
- Monitored student growth through ongoing assessments, maintained family communication, and actively participated in IEP meetings and collaborative team planning.
- Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
TK Teacher
MUSE Global School
08.2024 - Current
- Teach foundational academic skills through developmentally appropriate methods, using play-based learning to introduce basic literacy, numbers, shapes, and patterns.
- Planning lessons that incorporate music, art, storytelling, and hands-on exploration to engage young learners.
- Supporting social-emotional development by helping children learn to share, take turns, express feelings appropriately, and work collaboratively with peers.
- Following state guidelines for early childhood education while adapting instruction to meet individual student needs.
- Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
- Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance.
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
- Managed student behavior in classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.
- Created lesson plans and chose supporting materials to promote positive learning experiences.
- Engaged students through lecture and discussion, increasing classroom interaction to build inclusive learning environment.
Inclusion Coordinator
Burbank Community YMCA
08.2023 - 04.2024
- Provides leadership in systemic equity and instructional practice
- Provides support in classrooms
- Provides support and information to staff and parents and inclusion of all students
- Organizes the numerous YMCA child development programs such as preschool, school age, and summer camp
- Supports teaching staff's use of developmental screening and other factors in referring children who need follow-up for special education services or specific family services
- Provide a thorough set of tools and procedures for identifying, assigning, and assisting students with varying levels of academic proficiency
Preschool Teacher
Burbank Community YMCA
03.2021 - 08.2023
- Organized and led activities assigned to promote physical, mental, and social development
- Create lesson plans to teach students subjects, such as pre-reading, science, learning to write, and introducing basic math concepts
- Alphabetic recognition
- Track children’s progress and report to parents
- Preparing reports and recommendations regarding program planning and development
- Counseled children when social, academic, or adjustment concerns arise
- Supervised, planned, and evaluated assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers
- Created and implemented learning materials according to groups and individual children
- Provided a safe and harmonious learning environment to the children where they can grow and develop, despite suffering from disabilities
- Monitored the behavior of children during classroom activities
Summer School 4th Grade Teacher
Burbank Unified School District
Burbank, CA
08.2017 - 03.2021
- Organized and led activities assigned to promote physical, mental, and social development.
- Created and implemented learning materials according to groups and individual children.
- Instruct an entire class and/or smaller groups of students.
- Create lesson plans to teach students subjects such as reading, science, writing, and math.
- Provided a safe and harmonious learning environment for the children, where they can grow and develop, despite their disabilities.
- Instruct an entire class and/or smaller groups of students.
- Counseled children when social, academic, or adjustment concerns arise.
- Supervised, planned, and evaluated assignments for teacher assistants, and volunteers.
- Monitored the behavior of children during classroom activities.
- Documenting progress.
- Taught students in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.
- Supported special requirements of students with learning disabilities through individualized support.
- Differentiated instruction according to student skill level.
Instructional Assistant-Special Education
Burbank Unified School District
08.2017 - 05.2018
- Prepare lessons as directed by the teacher using Braille
- Assist the instructional staff in supervising students inside and outside the classroom as assigned
- Perform a variety of clerical duties such as preparing instructional materials, scoring papers, recording grades, maintaining records and files and typing and duplicating classroom materials using Braille
- Assist students by providing proper examples, emotional support and general guidance in the school setting
- Worked one-on-one with special needs students to help navigate through school challenges.
- Prepared lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, and demonstrations to assist teachers in classroom preparation.
- Complied with instructor-developed IEPs and made informed recommendations for adjustments.
- Provided classroom support throughout planned instruction and individual lessons.
- Graded assignments and tests and documented results into filing systems.
- Organized student performance and enrichment activities to facilitate learning.
- Used lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods to present subject matter to students under direction and guidance of teachers.
Senior Peer Advisor Mentor
California State University, Northridge - Education Opportunity Program(EOP)/TRiO Student Support Services Program(SSSP)
08.2015 - 05.2017
- Provide case management to a caseload of 25-30 college students
- Create and facilitate workshops focusing on resume building and career preparedness
- Provide academic, career, and personal advisement to low –income and first generation college students
- Provide 24-hour on call emergency support
- Insert data information using the Blumen Database(Student Access and service tracking databases based on Microsoft Access)
- Helped analyze the previous year and forecast how budgets will need to be handled the following year
Education
Education Specialist Credential Deaf And Hard of Hearing With M.S - Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Cal State Lutheran University
06.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Deaf Studies
California State University, Northridge
05.2017
Skills
- American Sign Language
- Word Document
- Excel
- Powerpoint
- Effective communication skills
- Task prioritization
- Student-centered learning
- Program development
- Student engagement
- Parent and student communication
- Collaborative learning
Timeline
TK Teacher
CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School
07.2025 - Current
TK Teacher
MUSE Global School
08.2024 - Current
Inclusion Coordinator
Burbank Community YMCA
08.2023 - 04.2024
Preschool Teacher
Burbank Community YMCA
03.2021 - 08.2023
Summer School 4th Grade Teacher
Burbank Unified School District
08.2017 - 03.2021
Instructional Assistant-Special Education
Burbank Unified School District
08.2017 - 05.2018
Senior Peer Advisor Mentor
California State University, Northridge - Education Opportunity Program(EOP)/TRiO Student Support Services Program(SSSP)
08.2015 - 05.2017
Education Specialist Credential Deaf And Hard of Hearing With M.S - Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Cal State Lutheran University
Bachelor of Arts - Deaf Studies
California State University, Northridge