Jaime Smith
Urbana,IL
Summary
My passion is working with preschool aged children. I believe in giving them opportunities to create their own learning. My teaching inspirations come from a combination of Reggio Emilia and the Project Approach. I am an advocate for social-emotional learning. A lot of my curriculum is based on STEAM. Working with academic students in my classroom has been a tool in my own growth as a teacher. I thoroughly enjoy supporting these students in learning about early childhood education from planning developmentally appropriate activities to learning how to document development and implement guidance strategies.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Teacher
University of Illinois Child Development Lab
09.2006 - Current
- Lead a classroom of 20 preschool aged children, providing a nurturing and enriching environment.
- Develop and implement curriculum for preschoolers based on the children's interests and skills
- Write anecdotal records that highlight children's strengths and areas for growth
- Communicate with families regarding children's days, developmental progress, and concerns. This is done through conversations, emails, meetings, and parent-teacher conferences held twice a year.
- Supervise assistant staff, giving on the job feedback and evaluations once a year.
- Supervise student workers and giving them on the job feedback.
- Support the lab school mission of research
- Support the lab school mission of working with academic students placed in my classroom
- Lab Instructor for HDFS 350 (formerly HDFS 206) since August 2012
- Cooperating Teacher for Early Childhood student each fall since 2019
- Site Supervisor for students in I-Health 475, I-Health 375, Speech & Hearing Sciences internships, Social work internships, Music Education students, HDFS ethnography graduate students
Education
Master's of Education, Curriculum And Instruction - Early Childhood Education
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL12-2015
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL08-2004
Skills
- Mentoring new teachers
- Search committee member
- Worked with children with speech and language delays, children who have a diagnosis of autism, and children with a diagnosis of ADHD
Timeline
Head Teacher
University of Illinois Child Development Lab
09.2006 - Current
Master's of Education, Curriculum And Instruction - Early Childhood Education
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
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