Khadijah Kenion
New Haven,CT
Summary
Enthusiastic and creative individual with solid understanding of student development and learning styles. Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills and connects with students from diverse backgrounds. Experienced developing engaging lesson plans and assessments to measure student progress.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Paraprofessional Educator
New Haven Public Schools
11.2018 - Current
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
- Provided support during classes, group lessons, and classroom activities.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
- Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
Bakery-Cafe Associate
Panera Bread
07.2017 - 06.2020
- Support and assist with daily operational functions In the cafe
- Responsible for opening and assisting with all pastry items in accordance with standards of quality, quantity control, taste, and presentation.
- Achieved special recognition from regional offices by providing outstanding customer service
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
- Trained new bakery staff on company policies and POS system use to maximize job satisfaction, expertise, and team performance.
- Provided superior customer service to promote guest satisfaction, brand loyalty, and consistent revenue.
Substitute Teacher
New Haven Public Schools
06.2015 - 11.2018
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Encouraged learning through diverse strategies
- Extremely organized
- Strong verbal communication
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans for students with challenging behavior.
- Self-motivated
- Takes initiative
- Ability to learn new tasks
- Computer Proficient
- Implemented prepared lesson plans in established classrooms
- Completed documentation of attendance, grades, and other required details
- Maintained safety and security of all youth under care.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
Hampton University
Hampton, VA05.2018
Skills
- Safety Understanding
- Enthusiasm for Students and Teaching
- Motivating and Inspiring Students
- Learning Outcome Assessment
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Creating Visual Displays
- Computer Skills
- Behavior Management
- Student Inclusion
- Student Learning Support
- Role Playing and Interaction Methods
- Skill-Building Support
Timeline
Paraprofessional Educator
New Haven Public Schools
11.2018 - Current
Bakery-Cafe Associate
Panera Bread
07.2017 - 06.2020
Substitute Teacher
New Haven Public Schools
06.2015 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
Hampton University
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