Erika Danielson
Detroit
Summary
Passionate Teacher that understands the importance of nurturing the "whole child" providing opportunities for self-awareness, social awareness, empathy, and personal expression. Experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering a 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.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Exectutive Assistant/Project Manager
C.A.N. Art Handworks
12.2019 - Current
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
- Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
- Managed calendars, emails, phone calls, scheduled appointments, and updated databases and spreadsheets
- Provided professional administrative support during board meetings, including agenda preparation and minute-taking duties.
- Prepared and edited presentations on behalf of executives for both internal meetings and external conferences.
Preschool Lead Teacher
Boll Family YMCA
07.2015 - 06.2016
- Nurturing and guiding young children to help them reach their full potential while encouraging their self-motivation and natural curiosity of the world around them.
- Creating and maintaining a positive, fun, and interactive learning environment suited to the needs of the children following High Scope guidelines
- Designed engaging multi-sensory lessons that incorporated visual aids, manipulatives, movement exercises, music, and art projects,designed to maximize student engagement.
- Ongoing collaboration with parents and staff.
- Facilitated monthly parent-teacher conferences to discuss student progress, maintaining open lines of communication with parents.
- Guiding classroom assistants while they are undergoing training.
Preschool Lead Teacher
Midtown Montessori
05.2013 - 09.2014
- Creating and maintaining a positive learning environment suited to the needs of the children following Montessori guidelines, consistently maintaining an orderly and inviting classroom environment.
- Enhanced parent-teacher communication by providing regular updates on student progress, facilitating conferences, and providing opportunities for parent education on Montessori philosophy and methodology.
- Making a daily schedule and curriculum by careful observation and planning.
- Encouraged social-emotional development through conflict resolution strategies that promoted empathy-building conversations between peers.
- Assessed students'' progress regularly through observation and record-keeping, adapting lesson plans accordingly to ensure academic growth.
- Collaborated with other Montessori teachers to develop cohesive curriculum units and share best practices for effective classroom management.
- Observed children and interpreted classroom needs.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
Lead Teacher
Little Lotus Learning Cooperative
05.2011 - 04.2013
- Nurtured and guided students to help them reach their full potential and encouraging their natural curiosity of the world around them while promoting self-awareness and motivation.
- Collaborated with management and cultural program leaders.
- Administered comprehensive assessments of students for proper placement and curriculum.
- Established positive relationships with parents through regular communication regarding student progress.
- Implemented creative strategies and developed individualized learning plans to help students with diverse learning styles grasp complex concepts more easily.
- Designed engaging multi-sensory lessons that incorporated visual aids, manipulatives, movement exercises, music, art projects, experiments designed to maximize student engagement.
- Strengthened the school community through active participation in events showcasing the accomplishments of the students.
Teacher's Assistant
Catherine Ferguson Academy
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance to promote self-awareness, empathy, and independence, along with their specific educational goals.
- Graded assignments and reported individual progress to teacher.
- Collaborated with teachers for lesson preparation by preparing materials and setting up equipment.
- Reviewed lesson material with students individually or in small groups.
- Helped teachers recognize learning issues evidenced in one-to-one support instruction.
- Worked with lead teacher to monitor class schedule and take attendance.
- Prepared exams
Assistant Montessori Teacher
Oak Trails Montessori
09.2002 - 06.2003
- Implemented Montessori principles in daily classroom activities, promoting independent learning and self-discovery among students.
- Prepared classroom and materials according to montessori pedagogy and needs of children.
- Enhanced student comprehension by utilizing hands-on learning activities and creative teaching methods.
- Continuously updated professional knowledge by attending workshops, conferences, and training sessions related to Montessori education.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI05-2023
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Classroom management
- Student assessment
- Safety awareness
- Educational technology
- Differentiated instruction
Timeline
Exectutive Assistant/Project Manager
C.A.N. Art Handworks
12.2019 - Current
Preschool Lead Teacher
Boll Family YMCA
07.2015 - 06.2016
Preschool Lead Teacher
Midtown Montessori
05.2013 - 09.2014
Lead Teacher
Little Lotus Learning Cooperative
05.2011 - 04.2013
Teacher's Assistant
Catherine Ferguson Academy
01.2004 - 01.2005
Assistant Montessori Teacher
Oak Trails Montessori
09.2002 - 06.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
Wayne State University
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