Nya Drayton

I was a teacher assistant for twaddlers, which are 2-year-olds. I then became a floater, so I was put in other classes to help assist lead teachers who may have needed an extra hand with projects or just help with the children. The school consisted of 9 classes: infants, toddler A, toddler B, twaddlers, preppers, preschool 1A, preschool 1B, preschool 2A, and kindergarten. I assisted in all 9 of those classes throughout my time there. Some of the things I did were helping with lesson plans and art projects. I was an opener for twaddlers, so in the morning I would open the class, and once the lead teachers were there, I would go and help assist other lead teachers. One particular class I went into after twaddlers was preschool 1B, and I would help the children with learning how to spell their names and making sure the children understood the lesson or project. Sometimes I would assist in preschool 2A, where I would help with workbooks and take about 4 children at a time to complete 2 pages of their workbook. That was mainly my position at the Learning Experience.

• In high school, I was a student assistant for pre-K kids. For half of the year, we had kids come into our class. They're in the for 40 mins. We would all get assigned to a child. We would teach a kid for the month, and then next month we would switch to a different child, so we never had the same kid twice. Then, when COVID occurred in March, usually we would travel to the elementary school during that time of the year and personally be a teacher's assistant. But since we couldn't, I would go on Zoom and be a teacher assistant for a kindergarten class.
• Organized educational materials for students to use during class.
• Created visual aids to help explain difficult concepts.
• Instructed small groups of children in various activities such as art or music.
• Encouraged positive behavior among children through reinforcement and praise.