Megan LaFontaine
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Dedicated and energetic primary school educator with 3+ years of experience. Focused and driven to continue to learn and grow professionally. Passionate about educating all children using hands-on and problem-based learning. Efficient in developing lesson plans, creating custom class materials, and differentiating instruction.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
2nd Grade Teacher
John R. Hummel Elementary School - CCSD
2021.07 - Current
- Provide a warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
- Boost individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
- Build a classroom community using high-expectations and positive reinforcement.
- Analyze student data to drive instruction.
- Differentiate student activities to support and meet students where they are at.
- Create and submit weekly lesson plans.
- Communicate with parents or guardian about their child's progress.
- Guide students in sense-making by connecting learning to real-world scenarios.
Substitute Teacher
Northwest Allen County Schools
2018.08 - 2021.04
- Collaborated with grade-level teachers to create daily lesson plans and weekly goals.
- Differentiated lessons for students with an IEP.
- Used student data to adapt lessons to student needs.
- Provided notes and reports on school day activities to primary teacher and maintained student attendance and assignment records to prevent lapses during teacher absences.
- Engaged students in discussions to promote interest and drive learning and educated students in various subjects to provide seamless transition during absence of head teacher.
- Applied proactive behavior management techniques to facilitate classroom discipline and enforced classroom routines to keep students on schedule and operating at consistent level.
Student Teacher - 2nd Grade
Perry Hill Elementary School - NACS
2020.08 - 2020.12
- Took over teaching responsibilities withing the first 2 weeks.
- Made engaging lesson plans following state standards.
- Worked closely with the cooperating teacher to discuss strengths and weaknesses in the classroom.
- Used student data to make differentiated lessons.
- Applied multiple classroom management techniques.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Purdue Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN12.2020
Skills
- Behavior Management
- Student-Centered Learning
- Multitasking and Organization
- Positive Reinforcement
- Teacher Collaboration
- Project-based learning
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Multitasking Abilities
Timeline
2nd Grade Teacher
John R. Hummel Elementary School - CCSD
2021.07 - Current
Student Teacher - 2nd Grade
Perry Hill Elementary School - NACS
2020.08 - 2020.12
Substitute Teacher
Northwest Allen County Schools
2018.08 - 2021.04
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Purdue Fort Wayne
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