Milani Bowman
Killeen,TX
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Human Resources Assistant position. Ready to help team achieve company goals and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
First Grade Teacher
Central Texas Christian School
07.2023 - Current
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings, and meet learning needs.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Incorporated state-of-the-art technology into lesson planning to create engaging, multi-dimensional lessons.
- Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Promoted exploration of building blocks of learning by leading diverse, hands-on activities.
Intervention Aide
Killeen ISD
09.2022 - 07.2023
- Worked under the supervision of an academic interventionist.
- Tutored students in grades 1-5 who had academic challenges in math and reading.
- Documented lesson objectives, specific activities and strategies that were taught to the student, and outcomes of the students' learning.
- Frequently met with students' classroom teachers to briefly discuss the learners' academic progress.
- Attended professional development trainings and staff meetings to stay abreast of the most effective and researched-based, educational practices.
Kindergarten Teacher
Qatar Academy Sidra Primary School
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Taught Kindergarten class with support of an instructional assistant.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with children.
- Taught children how to think creatively and solve problems independently.
- Encouraged students to have agency in their learning.
- Assessed each child’s progress and communicated that information to parents.
- Collaboratively planned units of inquiry/study with team of teachers and discussed student goals, needs, and concerns with team.
- Attended whole staff meetings and professional development trainings.
- Organized and facilitated after-school extracurricular activities.
Kindergarten Teacher
GEMS American Academy - Qatar
08.2016 - 07.2019
- Taught Kindergarten class with support of teacher assistant.
- Built lesson plans with team every week.
- Managed role of teacher assistant.
- Frequently communicated to parents about their child’s progress.
- Assessed students’ levels of knowledge, understanding, and skills on daily and bi-monthly basis.
- Discussed student goals and concerns with team.
- Organized extracurricular activities outside of class.
Third Grade Teacher
Richardson ISD
08.2013 - 06.2016
- Independently taught third grade class at Merriman Park Elementary School.
- Developed lesson plans for math, reading/language arts, science, and social studies with team of other third grade teachers.
- Identified and differentiated instruction to students’ individual learning needs.
- Instructed students using several teaching methods including discussions, demonstrations, project based activities, and experiments.
- Assessed students’ learning using formative and summative assessments to guide further instruction.
- Participated in professional development sessions such as “Boystown” and “R-Time” for classroom management and “Integrating Technology for the 21st Century Classroom” for implementing state-of-the-art learning tools into everyday education.
- Conducted parent-teacher conferences to communicate academic and behavioral progress of students.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX12.2012
Skills
- Instruction Methodologies
- Providing Feedback
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Time Management
- Organizational Skills
- Office Supplies and Inventory
- Team Player
- Parent Relations
Timeline
First Grade Teacher
Central Texas Christian School
07.2023 - Current
Intervention Aide
Killeen ISD
09.2022 - 07.2023
Kindergarten Teacher
Qatar Academy Sidra Primary School
09.2019 - 06.2021
Kindergarten Teacher
GEMS American Academy - Qatar
08.2016 - 07.2019
Third Grade Teacher
Richardson ISD
08.2013 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Texas Woman's University
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