Ms Mel Melissa Ford
Gig Harbor,WA
Summary
Enthusiastic Paraeducator. Adaptable and accommodating professional with years of hands-on experience assisting ML, newcomers, Gen Ed Scholars, Teachers and staff in our Twin Lakes Community. Consistently providing children with necessary learning tools to advance and build knowledge for success. Demonstrated ability as Paraprofessional to foster positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues. Committed to providing culturally responsive support, meeting diverse needs of the students and the Twin Lakes Community. Creates a Safe, Kind and Responsible environment where students feel comfortable asking questions while learning and adapting to an Academic environment. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet student, parent and staff goals.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
ELL ( ML ) Paraeducator / GEN ED Paraeducator
FWPS
09.2022 - Current
- Assisted teachers by helping various students navigate the English language and our educational system.
- Delivered personalized educational support to individual students for positive learning outcome.
- Collaborated with Teachers, Paraeducators and Staff to accommodate ML students and newcomers in our highly diverse FWPS and TWL Communities.
- Monitored student classrooms, school assemblies, recess outdoor activities and lunchroom, promoting student safety, kindness, social and academic responsibilities.
- Instructed individual and small groups of students in basic concepts such as alphabet, shapes, colors, sight words, reading and writing and academic vocabulary.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas with and without the smartboard.
- Spoke with parents about children's educational outcomes while observing behaviors and promoting sensitivity to each child's cultural needs and conditions.
- Administered tests and assessments to evaluate student progress and performance. Collected data for implementation.
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social and academic skills to teachers and parents.
- Assisted students in developing deeper understanding of English concepts by providing one-on-one and group support.
- Implementing known strategies to improve student engagement and productivities in the classroom and on the playground.
- Managed and maintained technology equipment
- Filing, sorting, photocopying, machine maintenance, fluent in staff and parental email and phone correspondence,
- Greeted Scholars and Parents at morning drop off
- Assisted with morning Scholar Patrol
Education
GED
San Diego, CA04.2008
Skills
- Adept at knowing each individual scholars idiosyncrasies in our social and academic environment
- Fluent in staff and parental email and phone correspondence
- Working knowledge of translation apps and devices, various data input and scheduling programs
- Documentation for Data Driven Implementation
- Word, Excel, Smartboard, Google, Microsoft Translation Apps and devices,
- Traditional and Differentiated Instruction
- K-5 Multi Cultural Social and Academic Integration
- Creative Educational Enrichment Activity Planning
- Adaptive, Attention to Detail, Creative, Culturally Responsible Team Player
Timeline
ELL ( ML ) Paraeducator / GEN ED Paraeducator
FWPS
09.2022 - Current
GED
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