Ekata Dutta

I am caring, energetic, and resourceful preschool teacher with 2 years of teaching experience and 5 years of industry experience. I am currently Lead Class Teacher for children ages 3 and 4 at Stratford School in Palo Alto. I have completed 18 ECE credits and skilled in identifying and responding to each child's unique learning needs. I am dedicated to cultivating their interests, self-esteem, and creativity.

I am Passionate about educating children, creates a warm and welcoming class environment, utilizes various activities and organizational tools to create an engaging learning experience.

• Curriculum Development - Tailored STEAM based preschool educational curriculum to students with range of learning styles, strengths and weaknesses. Developed innovative semester lesson plans and practical application exercises for classroom.
• Administration - Managed preschool classroom of 20 students that resulted in 94% enrollment for next school year.
• Targeted Development - Met with parents and guardians to discuss children's progress quarterly basis and to determine priorities and resource needs.

• First Aid, CPR and AED, American Heart Association, 08/01/23, 2 years
• Health and Safety Training, 16, Includes 1 hour of nutrition training
• Microsoft Excel - Proficient, LinkedIn
• Strategies for Working Parents, https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/3e271fecd3be47646b458105589b8a8b5eafa09c375731409f090919214936e9
• Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
• Speaking up at Work
• Lesson Planning with the ELL in Mind, Arizona State University, https://www.coursera.org/learn/ell-lesson

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint