Elementary/Early Childhood educator with a demonstrated ability to motivate and engage students in learning. Manages diverse classroom, assessing student progress and developing positive relationships with students and parents.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Naugatuck Board of Education
08.2023 - Current
Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
Advanced learning techniques by using differentiated instruction strategies to accommodate student needs.
Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
Evaluated student progress regularly through formative assessments to inform instructional decisions.
Utilized assessment data to modify instruction and target areas of weakness for individual students.
Preschool Teacher
Naugatuck Board of Education
09.2011 - 08.2023
Monitor and conduct classroom activities, develop lesson plans, assist with parent communication, and maintain all required documentation per federal, state, and NAEYC guidelines and School Readiness Standards
Evaluated student performance regularly through observation, assessment tools, and parent-teacher conferences to ensure academic growth across all areas of development.
Provide secure and stimulating environment that supports children's emotional, social, and intellectual growth and development
Participated in professional development, in-service training, and conferences that promote personal and program development
Education
Master's - Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Wheelock College/Boston University
Boston, MA
1993
Bachelor's - Psychology/Concentration in Child Development/Minor in Women's Studies
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
1991
Skills
Social-emotional learning
Early Childhood Development
Data-driven assessment
Differentiated instruction
Parent-teacher conference facilitation
Inclusive classroom environment
Lesson Planning
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Naugatuck Board of Education
08.2023 - Current
Preschool Teacher
Naugatuck Board of Education
09.2011 - 08.2023
Master's - Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Wheelock College/Boston University
Bachelor's - Psychology/Concentration in Child Development/Minor in Women's Studies