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Morgan Duryea

Port Charlotte,FL

Summary

Dynamic and highly motivated professional looking to work in the events planning world. Eager and committed to leveraging diverse skills and experiences to drive impactful results in my career. Passionate about professional development opportunities to enhance previous skills and develop new perspectives.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Second Grade Teacher

The Out of Door Academy
Sarasota, FL
08.2023 - 02.2024
  • Organized and supervised class projects, field trips, and guest speaker events.
  • Participated in parent teacher conferences to discuss student progress and behavior issues.
  • Participated in professional development workshops to advance teaching skills and knowledge.
  • Maintained safe, clean, and organized classroom environment.
  • Prepared, administered and graded daily work and tests to evaluate student's progress.
  • Communicated regularly with parents and guardians regarding student progress and concerns.
  • Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans in line with curriculum standards.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary lessons and projects that maximized student engagement.
  • Improved delivery of instruction by analyzing and distilling test data to identify opportunities for intervention and enrichment.

Customer Service

Village Outfitters
Punta Gorda, FL
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Processed merchandise returns and exchanges for customers to refund payments, trade items, and offer store credit.
  • Cleaned shelves, counters and tables to maintain organized store.
  • Maintained knowledge of sales and promotions, return policies and security practices.
  • Conducted price checks and updated pricing information as needed.
  • Unloaded and moved merchandise to maintain aisles and set up product displays.
  • Demonstrated excellent customer service skills at all times.
  • Assisted customers with product selection based on their needs and preferences.
  • Recommended, selected and located merchandise based on customer desires.
  • Greeted customers to determine wants or needs.

Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant

The Out of Door Academy
Sarasota, FL
08.2022 - 06.2023
  • Create and implement engaging science lessons that follow the Next Generation Science Standards
  • Lead whole group, small group, and individual instruction
  • Training and certification in Gesell Assessment
  • Offer students personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support
  • Maintain focused, inclusive and supportive learning environments
  • Prepare visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to foster learning
  • Assess and monitor student progress
  • Encourage student empathy of others to build confidence and improve self-image, as well as respect for others
  • Solve student behavioral issues according to school expectations and codes of conduct
  • Provide feedback and input on curriculum
  • Participate in student strategy sessions and implement in the classroom

Aftercare Teacher

The Out of Door Academy
Sarasota, FL
08.2022 - 06.2023
  • Encourage children to try and experience new things to expand learning experiences
  • Build and strengthen positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff
  • Instruct students on safe and proper use of supplies and equipment

Volunteer Varsity Volleyball Coach Statician

The Out of Door Academy
Sarasota, FL
08.2022 - 11.2022
  • Attend games and all practices that did not conflict with Aftercare hours
  • Attend all weekend tournaments
  • Keep players' stats using a variety of applications
  • Communicate with coaches for press releases
  • Work with the players on defense, serve-receive, and serving
  • Encourage players to have a growth mindset and be a team player
  • Analyze strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies

Tutor

Parents of student from Kingsway Elementary School
06.2022 - 08.2022

- Working with child to decrease chance of educational regression

Inclusion/Special Education Teacher- Kindergarten

Kingsway Elementary School
Port Charlotte, FL
07.2021 - 08.2022

- Conduct whole group, small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs.

- Create and implement behavior charts, and classroom management techniques to facilitate classroom discipline

- Assess and monitor student progress

- Encourage student empathy of others to build confidence and improve self-image, as well as respect for others

- Solve student behavioral issues according to school expectations and codes of conduct

- Maintain consistent and timely contact with parents about student behavior and upcoming events.

- Advocate for needs of all students

- Write IEPs

- Participate and volunteer in school functions

- Collaborate with school therapists, educators, and parents

Long Term Kindergarten Substitute

St. Andrew's Country Day School
Kenmore, NY
03.2021 - 06.2021

-Created and implemented culturally responsive, and differentiated instruction to students

- Created and implemented behavior charts, and classroom management techniques to facilitate classroom discipline

- Assessed and monitored student progress

- Created and enforced classroom routines to introduce and maintain consistency

- Collaborated and communicated with parents and teachers

- Incorporated small group and differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students

- Redirected students' attention to the task at hand, check for understanding, repeat and clarify directions

-Participated in CSE meetings and complete referrals for services

Live-In Nanny

Theresa Richard
Buffalo, NY
03.2020 - 02.2021

- Infant and 4 year old with significant developmental delays

- Collaborated with PT, OT, speech, feeding therapists, and special educators. Acted as therapist through the use of teletherapy

- Managed schedules

- Transported children to and from school and swim classes

- Accompanied family vacations to provide non-stop childcare services

- Engaged with children, provided nurturing, safe environments to promote emotional, social and intellectual growth

Student Teacher

Scio Central School District
Scio, NY
01.2020 - 03.2020

Grade 1-4 Special Education Student Teacher

- Resource room and consultant teacher

- Independently taught and managed classes

- Engaged in IEP meetings, and parent teacher meetings

- Planned and taught lessons for ELA and math

- Attended and actively participated in trainings for classroom management and IEP transitions

-Modeled and role played everyday life skills and appropriate classroom behavior

-Completed differentiated activities with students to achieve educational goals

Personal Care Aide

BOCES
Sanborn, NY
07.2017 - 08.2017

- Worked in classroom with six students in BOCES ESY program

- Assisted students with personal hygiene throughout day

- Monitored students' safety in bus arrival and departure

- Helped students with classroom work and crafts

- Assisted in de-escalating student behavior by modeling breathing and mindfulness techniques

Customer Service

Anderson's Ice Cream
Lockport, NY
07.2014 - 07.2019
  • Trained and mentored new hires
  • Maintained professional demeanor during interactions with customers and co-workers.
  • Complied with company service standards and adhered to inventory and cash control procedures.
  • Assisted with unloading deliveries from suppliers into storage areas.
  • Maintained clean and orderly appearance throughout kitchen and dining area.
  • Received food orders from individuals and explained offerings.
  • Served meals to customers in a friendly and courteous manner.
  • Performed opening and closing duties

Education

Bachelor of Science - Inclusive Childhood Education 1-6

Houghton College
Houghton, NY
05.2020

Master of Science - Birth-Grade 2 Special Education

Niagara University
Niagara Falls, NY
05-2024

Exceptional Student Education K-12
FL Professional Certification

Elementary Education K-6
FL Professional Certification

Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
NYS Initial Certification

Students With Disabilities (Grades 1-6)
NYS Initial Certification

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Port Charlotte, FL

Child Abuse & Neglect Detection Training

DASA Workshop

Classroom Management Workshop
BOCES

IEP Transitions Workshop
BOCES

SAVE (Schools Against Violence Education) Workshop

Fire & Arson Awareness Workshop

Restorative Justice Training

Gesell Yale Training
The Out Of Door Academy

Heggerty Training
Kingsway Elementary School

Skills

  • Curriculum development and implementation
  • Event planning and coordination
  • Dependability and flexibility
  • Multi-tasking abilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Clear communication and collaboration
  • Time management skills
  • Data analysis proficiency
  • Problem-solving expertise
  • Computer literacy
  • Organizational skills

Affiliations

· GPA 3.523

· Inclusive Childhood Education Major

· Concentration in Linguistics

· President’s List

· Dean’s List

· 4 year student athlete

Timeline

Second Grade Teacher

The Out of Door Academy
08.2023 - 02.2024

Customer Service

Village Outfitters
06.2023 - 08.2023

Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant

The Out of Door Academy
08.2022 - 06.2023

Aftercare Teacher

The Out of Door Academy
08.2022 - 06.2023

Volunteer Varsity Volleyball Coach Statician

The Out of Door Academy
08.2022 - 11.2022

Tutor

Parents of student from Kingsway Elementary School
06.2022 - 08.2022

Inclusion/Special Education Teacher- Kindergarten

Kingsway Elementary School
07.2021 - 08.2022

Long Term Kindergarten Substitute

St. Andrew's Country Day School
03.2021 - 06.2021

Live-In Nanny

Theresa Richard
03.2020 - 02.2021

Student Teacher

Scio Central School District
01.2020 - 03.2020

Personal Care Aide

BOCES
07.2017 - 08.2017

Customer Service

Anderson's Ice Cream
07.2014 - 07.2019

Bachelor of Science - Inclusive Childhood Education 1-6

Houghton College

Master of Science - Birth-Grade 2 Special Education

Niagara University

Exceptional Student Education K-12

Elementary Education K-6

Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)

Students With Disabilities (Grades 1-6)

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Child Abuse & Neglect Detection Training

DASA Workshop

Classroom Management Workshop

IEP Transitions Workshop

SAVE (Schools Against Violence Education) Workshop

Fire & Arson Awareness Workshop

Restorative Justice Training

Gesell Yale Training

Heggerty Training
Morgan Duryea
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