Kelly Ross
McCrory,AR
Summary
Compassionate Elementary Teacher with 10 years of experience in fostering positive relationships with students and families. Expertise in organization, communication, and multitasking in fast-paced environments. Committed to delivering outstanding support and creating welcoming experiences for children and their families.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Wynne School District
Wynne, AR
08.2015 - 06.2023
- Implemented focused lessons for reading readiness highlighting phonics, language comprehension and writing abilities.
- Enhanced students' reading independence through targeted sensory lessons focusing on phonemic awareness and decoding strategies.
- Guided reading aloud to spark imagination and foster reading comprehension and vocabulary development.
- Fostered language development, comprehension and vocabulary using traditional poetry, nursery rhymes and riddles.
- Designed lesson plans based on comprehensive teaching of academic, social and personal skills.
- Improved student engagement by implementing student-centered classroom management techniques to foster academic curiosity.
- Utilized technology resources to create engaging and interactive lesson plans.
- Monitored, documented and reported students' progress and performance.
- Coordinated parent conferences to discuss student progress and collaboratively establish improvement goals.
- Referred to district standards to plan lessons and prepare students to take standardized assessments.
Pre-K Teacher
Crowley's Ridge Educational Co-op
Marion, AR
08.2014 - 05.2015
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing learning styles.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Established classroom order through clearly outlined rules and positive reinforcement techniques, enhancing student focus and participation.
- Encouraged children to be understanding of others, show good manners and instructed in other social development behaviors.
- Established indoor and outdoor safe play environments for toddler-age children.
- Incorporated music, art and theater into lesson planning.
- Collaborated with parents to develop and maintain strong support networks and build rapport to foster seamless communication.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Administered and documented results of student assessments.
- Set guidelines for teacher performance and lesson planning and oversaw compliance with established procedures.
- Collaborated with staff and specialists, including site director, family care workers, and classroom teaching team, to facilitate comprehensive student development.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN12-2013
Skills
- Customer service
- Collaboration
- Decision-making
- Progress tracking
- Time management
- Multitasking
- Digital literacy
- Resourceful
- Strong problem solver
- Positive demeanor
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Wynne School District
08.2015 - 06.2023
Pre-K Teacher
Crowley's Ridge Educational Co-op
08.2014 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Memphis