Olga Callahan

Develop and implement integrated K-readiness early childhood curriculum in line with CT Early Learning Standards and NAEYC guidelines. Develop and conduct staff trainings. Helped to increase students' enrollment by 150% in two years.

Assisted teachers in development of early childhood curriculum in line with NY Early Learning Standards. Provided support to teaching teams in implementation of best teaching practices. Helped to improve classrooms' CLASS scores.

Successfully assisted several local early childhood organizations in creating portfolios and obtaining NAEYC accreditation.

Designed and successfully presented PD workshops (Developing Mathematical Thinking in Young Children, Use of Everyday Materials and Brain Development, Preschool Engineering, Designing and Implementing Long-Term Investigative Projects, Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Classroom) at various Early Childhood conferences throughout NYS. Received very high reviews.

Developed curriculum and taught graduate course in Early Childhood Inquiry Science. Was named by several students as the most inspiring teacher.

Successfully trained more than 1000 NYC UPK teachers in all areas of early childhood curriculum implementation, NYS Prekindergarten Common Core standards, and Responsive Classroom Practice.

Successfully developed and operated early childhood program based on principles of Bank Street, Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and Waldorf approaches to education.