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, AZ05.2018
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
4 Year Resident Educator Early Childhood (P-3) License, 07/01/23, 06/30/27
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Grand Canyon University
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