Emily Dillon

• Oversees daily classroom operations, implementing evidence-based curricula, and encouraging the intellectual, physical, and social-emotional growth of children.
• Daily lesson planning, supervising assistant staff while maintaining state licensing compliance.
• Hands-on leader responsible for daily activities, lesson plans, and supportive group dynamics.
• Supervise and mentor assistant teachers and teachers’ aides. Collaborate with management to elevate program standards alongside state and national guidelines.
• Emphasize core values of honesty, respect, caring, and responsibility.

• Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate lesson plans. Conducted daily classroom activities to meet the social, emotional, cognitive and physical needs of each child.
• Developed instructional activities to build background knowledge and thinking skills. Used creative activities including music, art and dance to facilitate the children's' growth.
• Provided a clean and well-kept classroom that encouraged creativity and exploration while creating a nurturing and positive learning environment.
• Effectively commentated via the ProCare app with parents and guardians.
• Supervised children during play periods, snack times, rest times, outside times and academic periods while overseeing personal care and hygiene.

• Delivered behavioral support in preschool and pre-k classrooms, incorporating behavioral de-escalation techniques and trauma-informed education.
• Assisted the Site Director with IEP plans and public school referrals while using the Ages and Stages assessments on each child spanning infant through pre-k ages.
• Provided support to the childcare teaching team by assisting providers when behaviors became too extreme and/or aggressive.
• Provided help with classroom management with the use of materials and implementation of solution skills such as flip cards, calming corner supplies and fidgets.
• Coached and guided teachers on de-escalation techniques, both verbal and simple physical techniques to keep both the child and teacher safe in times of aggressive outbursts.
• Use of the Second Step at circle time to aid children in social-emotional processing and learning.

• Planned and implemented lesson plans tailored to developmental daily activities fostering social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development for each child. Prepared educational materials aligned with Hilltop's Emergent Curriculum, supporting effective teaching practices. preferred curriculum, Emergent Curriculum.
• Developed instructional play and interactive activities to build listening, language, communication and thinking skills. Use of creative activities including music, art and dance to facilitate the children's growth.
• Provided a clean and well-kept classroom that encouraged creativity and exploration while creating a nurturing and positive learning experience that enables each child to develop their potential.
• Effectively communicated via the Brightwheel app with parents and guardians.
• Supervised children during play periods, meal and snack times, rest time, outside time and academic periods while observing all rules and regulations pertaining to the health and safety of the children.

Project Generations; University of Maine, Orono, ME

President, Student Volunteer 2016-2019

• Founding team member of a new organization that matches student volunteers with elders in the community to form intergenerational friendships.