Jennifer Cannon
Professional Educator
Stockdale,TX
Summary
Friendly, creative and energetic education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Supportive and motivated with a strong desire to promote student potential in all areas including social-emotional, academic and creative. Offering 26 years of experience in education, creating lessons, engaging students, and working collaboratively with parents and fellow educators.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Elementary Classroom Teacher
Stockdale ISD
Stockdale, Texas
08.2004 - Current
- Fostered reasoning and problem solving through active exploration, games, activities, and lessons while promoting physical, academic and social development.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Observed children and used data to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve student learning.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social emotional development.
- Cultivated language skills through use of traditional poems, nursery rhymes and riddles to help students develop comprehension, vocabulary and love of language.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.
- Exercised good classroom management with focus on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Taught various elementary grades, primarily prekindergarten (thirteen years).
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement
Elementary Classroom Teacher
South San Antonio ISD
San Antonio, TX
10.1996 - 05.2004
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to facilitate and moderate classroom discussions and student centered learning.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students fulfill their learning potential.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to reinforce student participation and hands-on learning.
Jewelry Sales Associate
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Seguin, TX
06.1991 - 10.1996
- Offered each customer top-notch, personal service and polite support to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinated efficient restocking of sales floor with current merchandise and accurate signage for current promotions.
- Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts and printed receipts to ring up customers.
- Displayed merchandise by arranging in appealing and orderly way to boost sales.
- Mentored new associates and trained each in store policies and procedures while emphasizing excellent customer service
Education
Master of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Texas A&M University
San Antonio, TX 01.2015 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Education, English
Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, TX 08.1991 - 05.1996
High School Diploma -
Stockdale High School
Stockdale, TX 08.1987 - 05.1991
Skills
Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Timeline
Master of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Texas A&M University
01.2015 - 05.2017
Elementary Classroom Teacher
Stockdale ISD
08.2004 - Current
Elementary Classroom Teacher
South San Antonio ISD
10.1996 - 05.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Education, English
Texas Lutheran University
08.1991 - 05.1996
Jewelry Sales Associate
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
06.1991 - 10.1996
High School Diploma -
Stockdale High School
08.1987 - 05.1991
Distinguishing Attributes
Dedicated professional that will extend extra effort and time to achieve professional and personal goals. Commitment to ensuring the success of not only myself, but those around me. A doer that has been known to take the time to switch things up and start completely fresh when encountering a problem or challenge and arrive at imaginative, inventive, and creative solutions. Charitable and social-minded, volunteering for various events and activities in and around the school and community.
Distinguishing Attributes
Dedicated professional that will extend extra effort and time to achieve professional and personal goals. Commitment to ensuring the success of not only myself, but those around me. A doer that has been known to take the time to switch things up and start completely fresh when encountering a problem or challenge and arrive at imaginative, inventive, and creative solutions. Charitable and social-minded, volunteering for various events and activities in and around the school and community.
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