Maye Bryant
Swansea,IL
Summary
Hands-on Gifted and Talented Teacher committed to encouraging creativity and higher-order thinking to increase student performance. Dedicated STEM educator possessing expertise in classroom management, curriculum design and development and differentiated instruction. Enthusiastic educator skillful in designing challenging and enriching activities for students. Resourceful and energetic professional with over 20 years of experience preparing class activities, monitoring academic performance and developing lesson plans. Commended for engaging teaching style and student learning and engagement.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Early Childhood Robotic Teacher
Maryville University
07.2021 - Current
- Applied play-based strategies to teach learners ages four to eight foundational robotics and coding skills.
- Developed and implemented curriculum to engage children and promote learning with Sphero Robots, and Botley the Coding Robot.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining expectations and reinforcing positive behaviors.
Gifted Education and STEM Specialist
St. Louis Public Schools
01.2006 - Current
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on STEM activities.
- Improved students' computational thinking and analytical skills by introducing state-of-the-art computer coding and robotic technologies.
- Helped students explore complex concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic, intellectual and emotional needs.
- Implemented engineering, coding and robotic professional development to increase student literacy and equity.
Education
STEM Certificate - STEM
Maryville University of Saint Louis
St Louis, MO05.2023
Master of Science - Educational Administration
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO05.2005
Master of Science - Gifted Education
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
University of Missouri - St Louis
St Louis, MO05.2001
Skills
- STEM Program Curriculum Development
- Creating and Implementing Early Childhood Robotics and Coding Project Based Learning
- Educational Software
- Instructional Materials Creation
- Program Design
- Student Motivation and Engagement
- Creative Instruction Style
- Gifted Education
- Activity Organization
- Diverse Student Populations
- Instructional Techniques
- Positive Interactions
- Parent Communication
- School and District Wide Programs
- Professional Development Leader
Accomplishments
- Curriculum Design - Designed, developed and implemented daily STEM lessons with an emphasis in Engineering Design Process, Coding and Robotics.
- Designed and conducted well-received professional development workshops for St. Louis Public School district staff about Engineering Design Process, Coding and Early Childhood Robotics.
- Led After School LEGO First Robotics Program
- Organized District-Wide Chess Tournament attended by district elementary, middle and high school students.
- Organized Student Chess clubs for over 200 for elementary students.
- Organized School-wide Science and Engineering Fairs two elementary schools.
- Mentored teachers in their implementation of class engineering projects.
- Secured Grant funding for 3D printers and designed curriculum for early childhood 3D printing.
Certification
- GIFTED EDUCATION K-12, MO Certification - CAREER CPC
- EARLY CHILD ED B-3 , MO Certification- CAREER CPC
- STEM Certification- Maryville University- May 2023
- STEM TQ Certification- Washington University- July 2022
- Makey-Makey Certified Educator- August 2023
- CS Fundamentals- Code.org -October 2018
Timeline
Early Childhood Robotic Teacher
Maryville University
07.2021 - Current
Gifted Education and STEM Specialist
St. Louis Public Schools
01.2006 - Current
STEM Certificate - STEM
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Master of Science - Educational Administration
Lindenwood University
Master of Science - Gifted Education
Lindenwood University
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
University of Missouri - St Louis