Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Volunteer History
Timeline
Generic

IVY KAPAUN

Longmont,United States

Summary

Educated, childcare professional who values balance of intellectually challenging and creative programs with developmentally appropriate and research-based practices to provide for the whole child. With more than twenty years of experience working with families, caring for their children from infancy to 18 years of age in variety of home and school settings, maintaining safe and nurturing environments for children. Focused on promoting intellectual, emotional and social development in children. Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills in order to work with all levels of people to achieve objectives. Results-oriented, high-energy, hands-on professional, with a successful record of accomplishments in the child-care, learning, and training industries.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Child Care Provider

Self Employed
Longmont, United States
08.2014 - Current
  • Ensure the safety and well-being of children
  • Support neurodiversity in children through; emotional and academic needs
  • Support children in daily through; exploratory play and sensory based activities
  • Provided developmentally appropriate activities for children
  • Engage with children on individual basis to build positive relationships
  • Develop activities to stimulate creativity and build problem solving skills
  • Differentiate positive and nurturing environment to support child's social and emotional growth
  • Assist children with different subjects to promote academic success

Kindergarten Teacher

New Vision Charter School
Loveland, United States
08.2011 - 05.2013
  • Collaborated in planning, organizing, and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual, and social development
  • Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting
  • Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills
  • Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress
  • Assessed comprehensive student growth including academic, social and personal skills
  • Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement
  • Cultivated language skills through use of traditional poems, nursery rhymes and riddles to help students develop comprehension, vocabulary, and love of language
  • Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management
  • Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and school volunteers
  • Developed activities and integrated technology to diversify instruction
  • Planned, implemented, monitored, and assessed classroom instructional program
  • Recommended and administered appropriate solutions, sanctions, and discipline for non-compliance to rules and standards for student performance and behavior
  • Fostered meaningful relationships among students through student field-trip retreats and team-work community service projects.

Kindergarten-2nd Grade Literacy Interventionist

The Pinnacle Charter School
Federal Heights, United States
08.2010 - 05.2011
  • Dedicated to providing small group or individualized instruction
  • Strong commitment to help all children succeed
  • Prepare and deliver focused reading/writing interventions
  • Review assessment data to make instructional decisions to address student growth
  • Develop strategies for student success
  • Raise student growth/achievement
  • Help to narrow the achievement gap
  • Participate in continued education

Kindergarten Specials Teacher

The Pinnacle Charter School
Federal Heights, United States
03.2005 - 01.2010
  • Performed data-driven instruction to teach skills in enrichment areas of; art, music, physical education, and drama to align with Colorado State Standards and Core Knowledge content
  • Developed enrichment program aligned with classroom teacher curriculum, to effectively monitor student growth
  • Aligned with classroom instruction
  • Actively engaged students in the education process using creative learning
  • Enhanced student success through varied teaching strategies and techniques, such as guided practice, whole groups, small groups, and individual instruction
  • Incorporated kinesthetic, visual, and auditory strategies to meet the needs of all learners
  • Developed refocus program for students in need of behavioral services; through Calming Kids curriculum
  • Provided additional literacy and math support to kindergarten and third grade students in summer school programs
  • Piloted social/academic summer growth program for incoming students with developing readiness skills

National Dispatcher

Northrop Grumman
Lafayette, United States
09.2003 - 03.2005
  • Responsible for call center and customer service support
  • Performed various data entry duties, including the management of several specialized accounts, assisting to develop a new proactive service and training of incoming staff on specified systems
  • Demonstrated: good judgment, critical thinking skills, time management, trustworthiness, and responsibility
  • Gathered, collected, tracked and recorded data to verify information from multiple sources
  • Reviewed and analyzed data
  • Used software for functional area, to compile and generate reports, statistics, timelines, tables, graphs, correspondence, and presentations
  • Designed processes to enhance workflow
  • Provided data and information to others on functional unit processes and procedures
  • Supported; writing and editing internal company publications and communications

Child Care Provider

Self Employed
Lake Forest, United States
08.1997 - 09.2003
  • Supervised children engaged in physical activity, learning and social skills with peers
  • Balanced playtime and limited screen time to optimize types of stimulation and support development of fine motor, gross motor, and cognitive skills
  • Established and maintained safe play environment for children
  • Identified signs of emotional and developmental needs in children
  • Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior
  • Coordinated different types of activities to enhance physical and intellectual development
  • Organized and cleaned home after activities

Education

Early Elementary Certification - Early Childhood Education

Teacher Institute At La Academia
Denver, CO
05.2009

Bachelor of Arts - Acting and Directing

Barat College of DePaul
Lake Forest, IL
05.2001

Skills

  • Special needs experience
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Parent Communication
  • Activities Planning
  • Meal Preparation
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Positive Reinforcement
  • Toilet training
  • Observational skills
  • Age-Appropriate Activities
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Homework Assistance
  • Classroom Management
  • Lesson Plan Development
  • Housekeeping
  • Group leadership
  • Child Supervision
  • Behavior management techniques
  • Creative lesson planning
  • Child Safety Procedures
  • Early childhood knowledge
  • Curriculum Planning
  • Reading skills
  • Dietary Requirements

Accomplishments

  • Member, Positive Behavior Support Task Force, 2010 – Present
  • Director, Calming Kids Program, 2008 – Present
  • Organizer, K-12 Talent Show, 2010
  • Co-Direct, 4th -8th grade Musical, 2009 – 2010
  • Co-Direct, 3rd -6th grade Musical, 2008 – 2009
  • Member, Compensation Task Force, 2008 – Present
  • Assistant Coach, Middle School Cheerleaders, 2007 – 2008
  • Member, Positive Behavior Support Task Force, 2006 – 2008
  • Organizer, Core Knowledge Art and Music Festival, 2006
  • Organizer, Federal Heights Art Show, 2006
  • Presenter, Core Knowledge Festival, 2006
  • Member, Moral Task Force, 2005

Volunteer History

  • Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center - Responsible for feeding, cleaning and general care of wildlife admitted to the rehabilitation center. Specific duties including food preparation, hand feeding baby wildlife, cleaning cages, maintaining a clean environment, refreshing food and water in outdoor enclosures and all other duties specified by staff and supervisors.
  • Preschool Classroom Volunteer - Support teacher with classroom projects, file paperwork and supervise students. Assess student growth and achievement in literacy.
  • Student Sight and Sound Exam Volunteer - Help develop a smooth system for students to move from testing eyes and ears for sight and sound getting through all grade levels in a timely manner.
  • Library Book Sales Volunteer - Customer sales for students who want to purchase books during the book fair.
  • Kindergarten Classroom Volunteer - Support teacher with classroom projects, file paperwork and supervise students. Assess student growth and achievement in literacy and math.
  • Kindergarten Field Trip Volunteer - Tend to a group of students during a field trip. Make sure students are safe, well behaved and involved in school activity.
  • 1st Grade Classroom Volunteer - Support teacher with classroom projects, file paperwork and supervise students. Assess student growth and achievement in literacy.
  • 1st Grade Field Trip Volunteer - Tend to a group of students during a field trip. Make sure students are safe, well behaved and involved in school activity.

Timeline

Child Care Provider

Self Employed
08.2014 - Current

Kindergarten Teacher

New Vision Charter School
08.2011 - 05.2013

Kindergarten-2nd Grade Literacy Interventionist

The Pinnacle Charter School
08.2010 - 05.2011

Kindergarten Specials Teacher

The Pinnacle Charter School
03.2005 - 01.2010

National Dispatcher

Northrop Grumman
09.2003 - 03.2005

Child Care Provider

Self Employed
08.1997 - 09.2003

Early Elementary Certification - Early Childhood Education

Teacher Institute At La Academia

Bachelor of Arts - Acting and Directing

Barat College of DePaul

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
IVY KAPAUN