Nyasha B. Grennan

• Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
• Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
• Developed curriculum and educated teachers using a blended pedagogy of constructivism, collaboration, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, project-based, multiple intelligences and reflection.
• Mentored newly hired educators and provided encouragement and feedback.
• Observed teachers, documented activities and implemented improvement plans to optimize classrooms.

• Collaborated with administrators to determine course objectives.
• Provided subject matter expertise on all courses, materials and lesson plans.
• Teamed with subject matter experts in evaluation and revision of training tools in order to continually improve learning platforms.
• Designed, implemented, and managed successful training programs to meet department and school needs.
• Reached out to vendors to evaluate available curriculums and associated materials.
• Mentored new hires, K-2, to ensure readiness, including classroom management, early childhood objectives, engagement with families, IEP data collection, assessment, social and emotional health and much more.

• Created and designed an affordable private school using The Leader In Me curriculum based on a "whole-child" mindset with the belief that all students have genius and everyone can be a leader.
• Developed family relationships, community donors, government agencies to work together to share a vision thereby reaching fundraising goals to establish and maintain our school.
• Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
• Encouraged and prepared students to become independent learners through systematic, whole child based pedagogy including project-base, collaborative, hands-on, and a constructivist approach.
• Kept accurate documents about student progress for school and parent records.

• Developed and taught both the kindergarten and first grade curriculum.
• Helped to grow and establish Woodlawn as one of the leading private schools in North Carolina.
• Attended the Engaging Children's Minds: The Project Approach by Dr. Lillian Katz and Dr. Sylvia Chard which helped me develop into the teacher/administrator I am today
• Instructed children between ages 4 and 8 using the outdoors, hatching chickens, environmental causes, and many other project-based learning opportunities.
• Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development K-2.
• Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.

Assessed literacy needs of school by reviewing student dates and current curriculum.

• Monitored status of students requiring special attention.
• Assessed literacy needs of school by reviewing student data and current curriculum.
• Provided planned objectives and instruction for struggling K-5 readers.

• Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
• Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
• Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
• Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.