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Mindy Ohl

Mindy Ohl

Piedmont,OK

Summary

Highly qualified Teacher with 13 years of experience teaching early childhood students. Generates student enthusiasm for learning through individual connections and motivators. Empowers students through interactive learning, offering fun and educational lessons and exciting project - based demonstrations.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

STEM Teacher

Piedmont Public Schools
08.2022 - Current
  • Served on school committee for STEM curriculum development.
  • Planned, prepared and taught lesson plans, giving students individual support.
  • Demonstrated positive and effective classroom management skills.
  • Communicated with students and parents regarding academic progress, assignments and behavior.
  • Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives.
  • Maintained assignment grades and worked closely with students needing additional mentoring.
  • Demonstrated willingness to accept feedback and make corrections based on advice from peers, parents and principal.
  • Leveraged diverse learning strategies to prepare students for higher-level education requirements.
  • Arranged materials and instructional plans to implement immersive activities delving into engineering and scientific concepts.
  • Integrated technology into classroom as instructional tool, such as Smartboard.
  • Established positive rapport with all students and parents through emails and postcards home.
  • Utilized group and hands-on learning experiences for proficient teacher evaluation score.
  • Instructed more than 604 early childhood students through discussions, group activities and demonstrations.

Kindergarten Teacher

Piedmont Public Schools
08.2019 - 08.2022
  • Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum, including iStation, and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
  • Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
  • Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
  • Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
  • Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.
  • Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to create and use enhanced technology and smart boards.
  • Provided guidance on policies and initiatives for kindergarten teaching team.
  • Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and school volunteers.
  • Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
  • Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.
  • Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
  • Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
  • Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
  • Assessed comprehensive student growth across academic, social and personal skills.
  • Introduced read-aloud literature to stimulate imagination and build comprehension and vocabulary.
  • Cultivated language skills through use of traditional poems, nursery rhymes and riddles to help students develop comprehension, vocabulary and love of language.
  • Instructed children between ages 5 and 6 on mathematical basics.
  • Pioneered multi-age kindergarten and first-grade class to build early literacy and math skills and promote independent reading.
  • Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
  • Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
  • Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
  • Was solely responsible for teaching, developing, and implementing virtual Kindergarten during the 2020-2021 school year.

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Piedmont Public Schools
08.2010 - 08.2019
  • Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
  • Fostered reasoning and problem solving through active exploration games and activities.
  • Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
  • Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
  • Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
  • Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents.
  • Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
  • Assisted and supervised 22 - 24 children through entire school day.
  • Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
  • Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
  • Helped new preschool children get used to classes by giving one-on-one support.
  • Protected children in-class, at recess and off-site with observational skills and positive reinforcement for good behavior.
  • Increased student satisfaction by frequently communicating with students about needs and adapting lessons to interests and classroom progress.
  • Enhanced 4-year-old students understanding of rules, safety and behavioral guidelines and disciplinary protocols by redesigning and simplifying them.
  • Used PowerSchool and DIBELS to document , emotional, academic, and social growth of over 22- 24 students.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
12.2006

Skills

  • Group and Individual Instruction
  • Tutoring and Mentoring
  • Classroom Management
  • Student Achievement
  • STEM Project-Based Learning (PBL)
  • Classroom Instruction
  • Course Materials Development
  • Learning Strategies
  • Positive Reinforcement Strategies
  • Google Classroom
  • Diverse Student Populations
  • Educational Software
  • Online Instruction

Timeline

STEM Teacher - Piedmont Public Schools
08.2022 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher - Piedmont Public Schools
08.2019 - 08.2022
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher - Piedmont Public Schools
08.2010 - 08.2019
University of Central Oklahoma - Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education

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