María Fernanda Tapia
Coconut Creek,FL
Summary
Passionate preschool teacher with experience in nurturing and educating young children. Strengths include developing creative learning activities, managing classroom behavior effectively, and fostering positive relationships with families. Previous work has made significant impact by enhancing students' social skills, emotional understanding, and cognitive development.
Compassionate Teacher, Preschool with a track record of high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in early childhood education, curriculum development, and classroom management. Excel in communication, empathy, and patience, ensuring positive learning environments for all students.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher Pre- School
JCC Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Developed and implemented age-appropriate lesson plans for preschoolers.
- Assessed student performance and provided feedback to parents.
- Planned and supervised activities such as games, art projects, music, stories, field trips.
- Organized classroom materials and resources to create a stimulating learning environment.
- Established positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues.
- Maintained accurate records of students' progress and development.
- Encouraged children's social interaction through cooperative play activities.
Cosmetic Beauty Advisor
Saks, Bloomigdales,Nordstrom.
Boca Raton, Florida
10.2017 - 10.2022
Lead Preschool Teacher
Kínder Condesa
México City, MX
10.2016 - 10.2019
- Organized and maintained a safe learning environment for children, including supervision of indoor and outdoor playtime.
- Assisted in developing lesson plans that incorporated reading, writing, math, science and art into daily activities.
- Provided individualized instruction to each student based on their needs and interests.
- Observed and documented students' growth and development throughout the year.
- Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate activities to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs of children.
- Encouraged positive behavior through positive reinforcement techniques such as praise and rewards.
- Ensured compliance with all state regulations related to preschool education standards.
- Collaborated with other teachers to plan special events such as field trips or holiday parties.
- Communicated regularly with parents regarding student progress, behavioral issues or any other concerns they may have had about their child's well-being.
- Developed partnerships with community organizations to provide additional resources for families in need.
- Maintained accurate records of attendance, grades, assessments and other important information pertaining to each student.
- Facilitated parent-teacher conferences when needed in order to discuss student progress or areas needing improvement.
- Monitored classroom supplies inventory levels and ordered new items as needed.
- Provided guidance counseling services when necessary in order to help students resolve conflicts or personal issues.
- Utilized technology tools such as educational software programs or interactive whiteboards during lessons.
- Attended professional development workshops to stay current on best practices in early childhood education.
- Mentored new teachers within the program by providing feedback on teaching methods or strategies used in the classroom.
- Participated in team meetings with administrators to review curriculum objectives or discuss school policies.
- Integrated music into everyday activities to foster creativity among students.
- Incorporated cultural diversity into lesson plans so students could learn more about different cultures around the world.
- Controlled classroom environments with clearly outlined rules and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Promoted good behaviors by using positive reinforcement methods with children.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Maintained daily records of individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps.
- Collaborated with parents to develop and maintain strong support networks and build rapport to foster seamless communication.
- Updated daily bulletin board with children's artwork and accomplishments.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing learning styles.
- Enhanced sensory abilities by giving children access to numerous textures and shapes.
- Abided by local regulations and safety protocols.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
- Maintained attendance records.
- Administered and documented results of student assessments.
- Established indoor and outdoor safe play environments for toddler-age children.
Education
Language - English, French, Italian,Spanish
GLTT
Belgium, WI01-2023
Associate of Arts - Comunicación, Radio And Tv
Comunicacion Secretaría De Educación Pública
México City01-2002
Child Care. Early Learning Care And Education - Early Learning And Child Care.
Florida Department Childrens And Family
Florida City, FLSkills
- Child development expertise
- Child assessment
- Social-emotional learning
- Creative lesson planning
- Language Acquisition Support
Timeline
Teacher Pre- School
JCC Palm Beach Gardens
07.2024 - 09.2024
Cosmetic Beauty Advisor
Saks, Bloomigdales,Nordstrom.
10.2017 - 10.2022
Lead Preschool Teacher
Kínder Condesa
10.2016 - 10.2019
Language - English, French, Italian,Spanish
GLTT
Associate of Arts - Comunicación, Radio And Tv
Comunicacion Secretaría De Educación Pública
Child Care. Early Learning Care And Education - Early Learning And Child Care.
Florida Department Childrens And Family