Karen Brienzi

• Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
• Utilized books, songs and games to engage students.
• Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
• Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
• Planned educational opportunities based on children's interests.
• Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
• Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
• Assisted and supervised 18 children through entire school day

• Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
• Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
• Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
• Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
• Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
• Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
• Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
• Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
• Kept accurate documents about student progress for school and parent records.
• Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
• Advanced learning techniques by using differentiated instruction strategies to accommodate student needs.
• Incorporated art, music and physical activity into curriculum for well-rounded education.

Oversaw development and implementation of quality educational programs.

• Recruited, trained and mentored faculty and staff in best practices for instruction.
• Observed teachers and students in classrooms to gather data and improve instruction.
• Prepared action plans to address concerns discovered through surveys, classroom observations and conversations with stakeholders.
• Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
• Developed partnerships with parents, businesses and organizations to build awareness, increase support and share resources.