Heaven Lankas
Great Bend
Summary
Creative and energetic Early Childhood Education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Friendly, supportive and motivated with strong desire to promote student potential. Offering 4 years of experience with passion for building strong rapport with faculty, students and caregivers.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Preschool Teacher
Usd 428
08.2022 - Current
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
- Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
Student Teacher
Fort Hays State University
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Developed lesson plans that incorporated mandated topics and included immersive activities for student engagement.
- Monitored classrooms for safety and good behavior, offering students positive reinforcement to maintain discipline.
- Worked with classroom teacher to learn about current standards and best practices.
- Cultivated positive relationships with administration, teaching staff, and students.
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Hays Area Children’s Center
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Encouraged children to interact with each other and participate in group activities.
- Maintained tidy and clean classroom consistent with safety and health standards.
- Maintained classrooms by disinfecting and sterilizing surfaces and toys.
- Supervised children during in-classroom activities and on playground.
- Prepared for lessons by gathering educational materials and setting up equipment.
- Interacted with children one-on-one and in small groups to enhance and support learning activities.
- Organized snack time and nap hours.
Sales Associate
Walmart
06.2018 - 03.2021
- Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
- Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
- Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product availability and store appearance.
- Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
- Engaged in friendly conversation with customer to better uncover individual needs.
- Opened, shelved and merchandised new products in visually appealing and organized displays for optimal sales promotions.
- Performed cash, card, and check transactions to complete customer purchases.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Unified
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS05-2022
Skills
- Classroom management experience
- Learning assessment skills
- Parent communication
- Background in education
- Early childhood education
- Classroom organization
- Effective listening
- Lesson planning
- Social-emotional learning
- Child assessment
Certification
LETRs: level 8, completed 2 years K-12.
Timeline
Lead Preschool Teacher
Usd 428
08.2022 - Current
Student Teacher
Fort Hays State University
01.2022 - 05.2022
Assistant Preschool Teacher
Hays Area Children’s Center
06.2021 - 12.2021
Sales Associate
Walmart
06.2018 - 03.2021
LETRs: level 8, completed 2 years K-12.
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Unified
Fort Hays State University
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