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Kayla Cummings

Kayla Cummings

Buckeye,AZ

Summary

Insightful and discerning teacher and graduate student committed to helping students strategically navigate educational environments. Informs students of degree requirements, academic rules, and policies and responds empathetically to concerns and questions. Offers resources to facilitate student success and cooperates with other student services and faculty to support information exchange.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Kindergarten Teacher

Buckeye Elementary School District: WestPark
Buckeye, United States
12.2021 - Current
  • Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
  • Created achild-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.
  • 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.
  • Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
  • Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
  • Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
  • Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
  • Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
  • Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.

Paraprofessional

Buckeye Elementary School District: Preschool
Buckeye, United States
08.2017 - 12.2021
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
  • Kept classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
  • Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as alphabet, shapes and color recognition.
  • Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Prepared learning materials, helping teachers prepare for daily instruction.
  • Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.

Education

Associate of Arts - Literature

Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ

Bachelor of Arts - Major Psychology Minor Human Development

Arizona State University West
Glendale, AZ

Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Emphasis Trauma

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Skills

  • Team collaboration and leadership
  • Active Listening
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Excellent oral and written communication
  • Self-Motivated
  • Problem-Solving

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with instructor in the development of a new internship opportunity for Glendale Community College students at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center.

Timeline

Kindergarten Teacher

Buckeye Elementary School District: WestPark
12.2021 - Current

Paraprofessional

Buckeye Elementary School District: Preschool
08.2017 - 12.2021

Associate of Arts - Literature

Glendale Community College

Bachelor of Arts - Major Psychology Minor Human Development

Arizona State University West

Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Emphasis Trauma

Grand Canyon University

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