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Katelyn Combs

Katelyn Combs

Englewood,OH

Summary

Experienced kindergarten teacher passionate about fostering a positive and progressive classroom environment. Demonstrates ability to develop individualized lesson plans catering to unique student needs. Detail-oriented and dedicated to ensuring comprehensive student growth. Skilled in creating engaging activities and promoting inclusivity. Committed to providing a nurturing and supportive learning experience that sets the foundation for future academic success.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Kindergarten Teacher

Mother Brunner Catholic School
06.2021 - Current
  • Company Overview: Archdiocese of Cincinnati
  • Responsible for 15-21 Students each year.
  • Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
  • Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
  • Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
  • Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
  • Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
  • Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
  • Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support.
  • Developed and implemented individualized educational plans for special needs children.
  • Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
  • Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular assessments and observations.
  • Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
  • Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
  • 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.
  • Helped struggling students by motivating and encouraging kids to reach full potential.
  • Kept accurate documents about student progress for school and parent records.
  • Teamed with other professionals to enhance student learning experiences.
  • Incorporated art, music and physical activity into curriculum for well-rounded education.
  • Developed and implemented behavior management strategies for creation of ideal learning environment.
  • Advanced learning techniques by using differentiated instruction strategies to accommodate student needs.
  • Inspired students to take ownership of learning and become autonomous thinkers.
  • Rewarded student success by utilizing praise and positive reinforcement techniques.
  • Tasked with helping newer teachers with RIMPS, Lesson Plans, Grading system.
  • Tasked with Admin position of a curriculum called Amira.
  • Tasked with Coordinating summer School.

Preschool Teacher

Council on Rural Services Head Start
09.2018 - 05.2021
  • Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
  • Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
  • Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
  • Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
  • Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
  • Utilized creative teaching strategies to engage students in classroom.
  • Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
  • Modeled positive behavior and communication skills for students.
  • Assisted and supervised 20 children through entire school day.

Lead School Age Teacher

CREATIVE WORLD OF LEARNING
03.2016 - 03.2017
  • Provided warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
  • Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
  • Created lesson plans to correlate with state curriculum standards and devised educational programs to meet educational objectives.

Directors Assistant

Little Heroes Academy
01.2015 - 06.2015
  • Managed calendar and travel logistics, prioritized inquiries and requests and made recommendations to support smooth day-to-day director engagements.
  • Assisted with operations and administrative tasks to support exceptional customer service and sales experiences.
  • Took notes and dictation at meetings.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
05.2018

Skills

  • Early education specialist
  • Academic record keeping
  • Lesson planning
  • Excellent classroom management
  • Early reading
  • Elementary education
  • Social-emotional learning
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Classroom instruction
  • Multicultural education
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Behavior modeling

Certification

4 Year Resident Educator Early Childhood (P-3) License, 07/01/23, 06/30/27

References

  • Robin Johnson, Principal at Mother Brunner Catholic School
  • Ainsley Henderson, Co-Worker- First Grade teacher at Mother Brunner Catholic School, 419-516-1541
  • Tracy Hill, Librarian- Co-Worker- Parent of student at Mother Brunner Catholic School, 937-815-2379
  • Brittany Alexander, Lead Teacher- Council on Rural Services, 937-361-1746

Timeline

Kindergarten Teacher

Mother Brunner Catholic School
06.2021 - Current

Preschool Teacher

Council on Rural Services Head Start
09.2018 - 05.2021

Lead School Age Teacher

CREATIVE WORLD OF LEARNING
03.2016 - 03.2017

Directors Assistant

Little Heroes Academy
01.2015 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education

Grand Canyon University

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