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Erika M. Bicic

Northport,NY

Summary

Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.

Skills

  • Teaching
  • Positive Learning Environment
  • Parent Relations
  • Child Development
  • Classroom Management
  • Effectively Work with Parents
  • Special Education
  • Family Involvement
  • Parent and Student Communication

Work Availability

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Work History

3K Teacher

Kids Rainbowland Nursery School
09.2021 - Current
  • Cultivated, executed and coordinated activities and lesson plans designed to enhance development of motor skills, social awareness, language development and cognitive skills of 2 to 3 year old children.
  • Created environment which promoted family involvement through daily meetings to discuss activities of day as well as progress of child.
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

Special Education Teacher

Birch Family Services WQECC
06.2015 - 08.2021
  • Pre-Kindergarten children with disabilities ages 3-5:, Teach in 12:1:2 setting
  • Help students to develop social and life skills to aid toward achieving independence for their grade level
  • Utilized Creative Curriculum model.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.

Special Education Teacher of Pre-Kindergarten

Small Wonder Preschool
01.2015 - 08.2015
  • Kindergarten children with disabilities ages 3-5:
  • Teach in 12:1:2 setting
  • Create and execute lesson plans.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.

Lead Teacher

Christ United Methodist
09.2005 - 12.2014

  • Designed and executed Pre-Kindergarten curriculum incorporating needs of non-English speaking students
  • Teach coping mechanisms to help students assimilate in mainstream American culture
  • Hold monthly parent meetings to update and inform of curriculum
  • Create environment that allows for family interaction within classroom, on trips and at home.
  • Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student
  • Communicated frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home reinforcement to support struggling students
  • Maintained patience and level-headedness in diverse situations to support student development and personal growth

Kindergarten Teacher

P.S. 102
09.2004 - 06.2005
  • Developed and implemented Kindergarten curriculum Incorporating Social Studies, Language Arts, Math and Science
  • Integrated Balanced Literacy Program
  • Developed individual writing portfolios weekly assessments in Reading, Writing and Math Skills that adhere to New York State educational standards
  • Taught ESL after school program for new immigrant students.

Teacher

P,S, 102
11.2003 - 06.2004
  • Coordinate with teachers to implement New York State Mandated Phonics program,
  • Provided pull-out instruction to kindergarten students at risk for low literacy,
  • Adapting curriculum materials from The New York City Passport Reading Intervention system for teachers to use in the classroom,
  • Taught a remedial ESL class for immigrant students.

Group Teacher

Christ United Methodist
09.2000 - 10.2003
  • Teacher of English to non-native speaking children
  • Helped students develop social and life skills to aid towards achieving independence for their grade level
  • Designed and administered full-year interdisciplinary Neighborhood study: Restaurants, Structures and Transportation
  • Organized and facilitated relevant field trips
  • Facilitated workshops on childcare and learning techniques
  • Assessed children on non-competitive basis through performance assessment of portfolio development
  • Created and environment which promoted family involvement through daily meetings to discuss activities of day as well as progress of child.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY
05.1998

Master of Science - Early Childhood Education

Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY
05.2002

Students With Disabilities

Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY
05.2009

Certification

  • New York State Permanent Certification -Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade
  • New York State Professional Certification- Students with Disabilities birth through grade 2,
  • Certified CPR

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

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