Heather McNutt
Brighton,CO
Summary
Dedicated Preschool Teacher with a strong background at Goddard School, excelling in classroom management and fostering social-emotional learning. Developed engaging lesson plans that enhanced child development and promoted positive peer interactions. Known for effective parent communication and nurturing a safe, creative environment, ensuring each child's growth and independence.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Preschool Teacher
Goddard School
08.2008 - 04.2020
- Developed strong relationships with parents and caregivers, providing regular updates on their child''s progress and addressing any concerns proactively.
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
- Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Ensured a safe and nurturing environment for all students, adhering to health and safety guidelines in the classroom.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Boosted children''s social development by promoting positive interactions among peers through group activities and collaborative projects.
- Strengthened communication skills among preschoolers through daily dialogue practice during circle time sessions.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Assisted and supervised Number children through entire school day.
- Improved student behavior by implementing effective classroom management strategies and establishing clear expectations for conduct.
- Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
- Fostered independence in students by encouraging self-help skills and personal responsibility.
- Improved learning with well-structured lesson plans that made complex concepts easier for preschoolers to understand.
- Supported emotional development by teaching and modeling empathy and kindness in daily interactions.
- Nurtured creativity in students by incorporating arts and crafts into curriculum, showcasing their talents.
- Utilized positive reinforcement to manage classroom behavior, creating supportive learning environment.
- Initiated parent-teacher meetings to discuss children's progress, strengthening family-school connections.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
Education
Bachelor - Psychology
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO05.2008
Skills
- Classroom management
- Classroom organization
- Child development
- Positive reinforcement
- Parent-teacher communication
- Lesson planning
- Early childhood education
- Group and individual instruction
- Curriculum planning
- Social skills development
- Daycare management
- Schedule creation and maintenance
- Behavior management
- Parent communication
- Child safety procedures
- Play-based learning approaches
- Arts and crafts aptitude
- Development observation
- Calm and patient
- Excellent classroom management
Timeline
Preschool Teacher
Goddard School
08.2008 - 04.2020
Bachelor - Psychology
Metropolitan State University of Denver
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