May Chang

Para Educator

Cheney Public Schools

Cheney, WA

09.2015 - Current

Assisted teachers and worked individually with students with special needs, helping each navigate education system.
Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
Collaborated with teachers to help with classroom and workload management.
Documented behaviors, implemented interventions and treatment results.
Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
Documented student behaviors, interventions and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
Monitored classroom to observe students' progress in developing skills as well as manage distracting or inappropriate behavior.
Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with established curriculum.
Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
Kept classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as alphabet, shapes and color recognition.
Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
Implemented practice exercises and used repetition, enabling students to grasp new concepts quickly.
Organized and guided skills practice, research and memorization tasks for students.
Handed out classroom materials, like pencils, paper and crayons.
Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
Encouraged dynamic and pleasant educational environment by promoting both gentle discipline and cooperation.
Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
Maintained head count and attendance sheets.
Collated classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.
Graded tests and papers and recorded grades for teaching staff.
Managed workflows of classroom volunteers and trained on school procedures.