LaTasha Watkins
Nashville,TN
Summary
Educator with extensive experience in curriculum development and assessment design at Purpose Prep Academy and MNPS. Specializes in individualized instruction and effective classroom management, enhancing child development. Demonstrated success in increasing student engagement and academic performance through data analysis and strategic collaboration with colleagues.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Purpose Prep Academy
Nashville, TN
06.2022 - Current
- Demonstrate commitment to Purpose Prep’s mission, vision, and RISE with Purpose values.
- Create ambitious curricula, lesson plans, and activities aligned with academic standards.
- Design rigorous assessments that meet academic performance targets.
- Deliver engaging instruction tailored for whole-class, small group, and individual settings.
- Maintain a positive classroom culture by enforcing rules and consequences consistently.
- Collaborate with colleagues to analyze student data and modify strategies based on learning needs.
- Utilize data tracking systems to inform instructional adjustments.
- Participate actively in professional training and community events throughout the year.
Family Nanny
Personal Nanny
Nashville, TN
08.2004 - Current
- Provide individual care to 7 children according to their needs
- Assist in implementing age appropriate lessons for the development of Social, Emotional and Developmental skills to pre-school age children
- Assessing them with their grooming and eating and bathing them as they would need
Teacher
Eighteenth Avenue Family Enrichment Center
Nashville, TN
02.2022 - 01.2023
- Ensures holistic development and welfare of all children.
- Maintains appropriate classroom practices.
- Keeps clear and organized documentation of educational and outreach services. (Teaching Strategies GOLD, FrogStreet Press Inc., Creative Curriculum, CACFP, etc.)
- Follows health regulations in accordance with the Office of Head Start and DHS standards.
- Other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor.
- Implements all aspects of the Early Head Start and Read to Succeed programs.
- Coordinates and implements educational curricula (Creative Curriculum, Frog Street Press Inc., Conscious Discipline).
- Submits lesson plans and intervention plans to all appropriate parties.
- Prepares and presents educational materials to support center-based and home-based activities.
- Ensures child development screenings and assessments (well babies, ASQ-2, ASQ-3, Teaching Strategies GOLD) are complete and data is utilized to facilitate growth.
- Responsible for planning and executing appropriate activities and learning environments in accordance with ITERS-R, ECERS-R and NAEYC accreditation.
- Ensures classrooms are meeting all guidelines outlined on the Quality Assurance/Read To Succeed Checklists.
- Assures that all children and families with special needs receive accommodations in accordance with ADA, IDEA, Part C, LEA, Head Start Performance Standards and Read to Succeed.
- Ensures all records are kept confidential
- Participates in meetings involving children and families to help assess, plan, and coordinate core service delivery.
- Maintains communication with supervisors and parents pertaining to the development of the children.
- Serves as an advocate for Tennessee CAREs program and families served.
- Protects and maintains confidentiality of all TN CAREs matters and family information.
- Participates in program group activities, such as parent meetings, advisory committee meetings, and family social events as appropriate and assigned.
- Recruits families as needed and informs families of assignments.
- Ensures each family has a quarterly IFPA/GOLD Portfolio.
- Monitors and ensures all confidential records are safely stored.
- Works collaboratively with EHS/RTS partners to ensure programmatic success
- Communicates with families daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly to increase family engagement, involvement, and partnerships.
- Attends monthly family workshops to promote relationship building
- Conducts parent conferences thrice a year, ongoing family communication, and home visits as required.
- Monitors a professional portfolio to determine the best way to support personal professional development.
Paraeducator, Special Education
Metro Nashville Public School
Nashville, TN
09.2015 - 11.2022
- Works directly with a classroom teacher to assist with the implementation of supports and services reflected in an individual education program (IEP)
- Implements students IEPs, functional behavioral assessments, safety plans, and/or behavior intervention plans.
- Assists in the personal care of students such as feeding, diapering, lifting, etc.
- Monitors, collects and records students’ behavioral and/or academic performance as directed by the teacher.
- Supervises groups of students during arrival, dismissal, lunch, and/or other activities designated by the teacher or administrator
- Attends and actively participates in professional development opportunities to enhance skills and understanding of special populations, including training for proper restraint procedures.
- Coaches and encourage students to actively engage in the process of learning and becoming more independent.
- Communicate with parents and provide help to them to figure out the right plan for their student
- Make calls to different therapist and rely messages about multiple students
Computer Training
Affiliated Computer Service
Nashville, TN
06.2018 - 01.2020
- Help Sprint customers solve their problems regarding their account
- Assist customers with payments, sales, technical support, and any phone issues
- Provide customer service to callers
- Supervise and assist teammates who need help with customers
Preschool Teacher
YMCA (Northwest)
Nashville, TN
09.2014 - 07.2015
- Close classrooms down for the day
- Assist teachers with their needs
- Monitor children of their daily needs
- Clean and sanitize rooms for the next day
- Assist with appropriate diapering and toileting
- Assist lead teacher with daily routine
- Implement curriculum
- Provide customer care to parents and guest
Assistant Director and Teacher
Creative Academy
Nashville, TN
08.2013 - 09.2014
- Planned and implemented approved curriculum to develop both academic and social skills for special needs and those without
- Communicate closely with parents and guardians
- Work with parents on an individual child plan
- Help each student achieve different milestones
- Provide age appropriate activities for the children with and without disabilities
- Take payments
- Answer phone calls, take notes
- Provide customer care to parents and guests
- Keep up with each child files and keep it updated
Teacher
Holly Tree Christian Preschool
Nashville, TN
07.2012 - 06.2013
- Planned and implemented all programs curriculum
- Provided age appropriate activities for the children with and without disabilities
- Helped children to develop socially, intellectually, physical and emotionally
- Assist in implementing age appropriate lessons for the development of Social, Emotional and Developmental skills to pre-school age children
- Assessing them with their grooming and eating and bathing them as they would need
Care Partner
Nurturing Care Service
Nashville, TN
08.2007 - 01.2012
- Take care of an Alzheimer patient; bathe and assist with grooming, provide her with food and assist with eating, take her to her doctor appointments and give the medications she needs at certain times of day and also assist her with her daily routine
Computer Training
Affiliated Computer Service
Nashville, TN
08.2010 - 10.2011
- Help Sprint customers solve their problems regarding their account
- Assist customers with payments, sales, technical support, and any phone issues
Assistant Director and Teacher
Cuddles Daycare
Nashville, TN
08.2010 - 05.2011
- Planned and implemented all programs curriculum
- Provided age appropriate activities for the children with and without disabilities
- Helped children to develop socially, intellectually, physical and emotionally
- Helped start a program in which helped parents to interact with their children better
Medical Assistant
Swan and Brennan
Nashville, TN
04.2010 - 05.2010
- Observed Urodynamics and Hysteroscopy procedures
- Assisted with pelvic exams
- Helped with setting-up new Weight Management Program
- Took vital signs
- Charted and recorded medical records
- Urine analysis
Education
Nursing Assistant Training - Certified Nurse Technician
NATS
Nashville, TN03.2012
Medical Assistant Diploma Program -
Kaplan Career Institute
Nashville, TN06.2010
High School Diploma - Honor Roll
Cedarcreek Schoolhouse Academy
Nashville, TNSkills
- Curriculum development
- Lesson planning
- Assessment design
- Data analysis
- Classroom management
- Individualized instruction
- Implementing Special education development
- Child developmental skills
Certification
- CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention)
- CPR and First Aid (American Heart Association)
- Teaching Strategies GOLD (Interrater Reliability)
- HIPAA and OSHA (Compliance Trained)
- TECTA (Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance)
Timeline
Teacher
Purpose Prep Academy
06.2022 - Current
Teacher
Eighteenth Avenue Family Enrichment Center
02.2022 - 01.2023
Computer Training
Affiliated Computer Service
06.2018 - 01.2020
Paraeducator, Special Education
Metro Nashville Public School
09.2015 - 11.2022
Preschool Teacher
YMCA (Northwest)
09.2014 - 07.2015
Assistant Director and Teacher
Creative Academy
08.2013 - 09.2014
Teacher
Holly Tree Christian Preschool
07.2012 - 06.2013
Computer Training
Affiliated Computer Service
08.2010 - 10.2011
Assistant Director and Teacher
Cuddles Daycare
08.2010 - 05.2011
Medical Assistant
Swan and Brennan
04.2010 - 05.2010
Care Partner
Nurturing Care Service
08.2007 - 01.2012
Family Nanny
Personal Nanny
08.2004 - Current
Nursing Assistant Training - Certified Nurse Technician
NATS
Medical Assistant Diploma Program -
Kaplan Career Institute
High School Diploma - Honor Roll
Cedarcreek Schoolhouse Academy
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