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Jena Allee

Litchfield,CT

Summary

Accomplished teaching professional with 13 years experience of solid leadership and a passion for student learning. Implements successful and creative diverse lessons to enhance instruction and engage student interest. Skilled at approaching educational issues and devising forward-thinking resolutions to promote student educational and personal fulfillment.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Lower Elementary Classroom Teacher

Washington Montessori School
04.2016 - Current
  • Implementing differentiated instruction based on each student's individual abilities and skill levels.
  • Taught students in various cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional development stages.
  • Enhanced reading skills through the use of children's literature, reader's theater, and MRRP
  • Established and developed a strong community through Positive Discipline protocols, helping maintain positive interactions.
  • Designed daily lesson plans customized to student needs.
  • Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
  • Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in the educational process.
  • Met with parents to review Individualized Education Plans for at-risk students.
  • Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
  • Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives.

Attention Deficit Disorder Coach

Self Employed
07.2013 - Current
  • Helped clients build life management and coping skills to handle daily needs and specific stressors.
  • Encouraged clients to set and achieve reasonable goals on a weekly basis.
  • Helped educate clients and parents about 'the ADHD brain."
  • Worked 1:1 with clients

Lower Elementary Montessori Teacher's Assistant

Washington Montessori School
09.2013 - 04.2016
  • Supported Head Teacher
  • Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
  • Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small-group assistance.
  • Oversaw students in the classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support the lead teacher.
  • Assisted lead teachers with lesson plan creation and materials development.
  • Helped teachers recognize learning issues evidenced in one-to-one support instruction.

Lower School Floater

Washington Montessori School
09.2011 - 09.2013
  • Learned and adapted quickly to varied teaching styles
  • Developed and maintained effective working relationships
  • Supported Lead Teachers
  • Led outside classroom
  • Created curriculum for outside classroom

Admissions Associate

Berkshire School
06.1991 - 06.1993
  • Met with prospects and guardians to answer questions, discuss academics and provide tours.
  • Followed up immediately when prospects reached out to quickly resolve concerns.
  • Participated open houses to offer details on class size, activities, and student-to-staff ratios.
  • Served as primary contact for coordination of application screening and tracking, visit and interview arrangement, and marketing communications.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Family Relations And Early Childhood Education

University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH

Montessori Certification

Montessori Elementary Teacher Training Collaborative
Arlington, MA

Skills

  • Flexible and adaptive
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills with students and parents
  • A calm knowing of what a child needs
  • Effective Listener and collaborator
  • Lindamood Bell Seeing Stars training
  • ADD Coach: working towards final certification from ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA), which is an internationally recognized, accredited training program
  • Montessori For All: Reading Remediation Pathway training

Timeline

Lower Elementary Classroom Teacher

Washington Montessori School
04.2016 - Current

Lower Elementary Montessori Teacher's Assistant

Washington Montessori School
09.2013 - 04.2016

Attention Deficit Disorder Coach

Self Employed
07.2013 - Current

Lower School Floater

Washington Montessori School
09.2011 - 09.2013

Admissions Associate

Berkshire School
06.1991 - 06.1993

Bachelor of Science - Family Relations And Early Childhood Education

University of New Hampshire

Montessori Certification

Montessori Elementary Teacher Training Collaborative

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