Seasoned Kindergarten Teacher with extensive experience in the Downingtown Area School District, adept at curriculum implementation and fostering learning through play. Demonstrated success in classroom management and differentiated instruction, enhancing early childhood development. Collaborated effectively in multicultural settings, achieving significant advancements in English language acquisition among non-native speakers.
Support individual students during whole-group instruction
Provide small group instruction
Manage students during non-instructional times
Support students with emotional/social/ behavioral needs
Organize and prepare instructional materials
Complete weekly Progress Monitoring and data collection
Administer Aimsweb and Heggerty assessments
Support individual students during whole-group instruction
Provide small group instruction
Support students with emotional/social/ behavioral needs
Organize and prepare instructional materials
Administer Aimsweb assessments
Provide literacy instruction and support to small groups of students in fifth, second and first grade classrooms
Volunteered as an aide in a class of 2 year olds and 3 year olds
Taught a class of older 3 year olds and younger 4 year olds
Taught a kindergarten class
Taught a half-day developmental kindergarten
taught half-day regular kindergarten classes
participated in the transition of the district from half-day to full-day kindergarten
taught full-day kindergarten for several years
collaborated with teams of kindergarten teachers to develop lessons that used a variety of teaching modalities and multicultural literature
worked with numerous Spanish-speaking students who ranged from non-English speakers to limited English speakers
participated in a curriculum committee that chose the math curriculum for the elementary schools
worked as a team leader for my group of kindergarten teachers
Taught half-day kindergarten for 3 years
Substitute taught in several kindergarten, first grade, second grade and multi-age classes
Developed standards-based lessons for ELA, Science and Social Studies
Trained in Investigations in Mathematics
Trained in Handwriting Without Tears
Incorporated purposeful play into our daily classroom activities that allowed students to grow social/emotional skills, cooperate and problem-solve