Precious Bracken
Erwinville,LA
Summary
Dynamic Head Start Teacher Assistant with a proven track record at Pointe Coupee Parish School Board, enhancing early childhood education through differentiated instruction and cultural awareness. Excelled in fostering student academic and social development, achieving significant improvements in learning outcomes. Skilled in First Aid/CPR and adept at building supportive community networks.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Start Teacher Assistant
Pointe Coupee Parish School Board
02.2014 - Current
- Supervised students and enforced discipline during all Head Start activities.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Increased student satisfaction by frequently communicating with students about needs and adapting lessons to interests and classroom progress.
- Applied play-based strategies, including crafts and games, to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Achieved results by implementing techniques into daily routines for area of expertise learning.
- Enhanced 3-year-old students understanding of rules, safety and behavioral guidelines and disciplinary protocols by redesigning and simplifying them.
- Taught skills to class of 17 students through organizing and leading educational activities.
- Used classroom observations to create written assessments of student performance.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Used Teaching Strategies Gold documentation to document behavioral, emotional, academic and social growth of over 17 students.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Robert E. Lee High School
Baton Rouge Louisiana2000
Skills
- Student progress reporting
- Early childhood education
- Head Start programs
- First Aid and CPR certified
- Differentiated instruction
- Child development
- Training and development
- Individual and group instruction
- Medication administration
- Chemical handling
- Confidentiality
- Continuous improvements
- Community outreach
- Conflict resolution
- Youth advocacy
- Cultural awareness
- Performance monitoring
- Activity organization
- Photo processing
- Activity planning
- Progress evaluations
- Grading papers
- Performance assessments
- Lesson planning
- Extremely organized
- Schedule and calendar management
- Master calendar management
- Shaping and cutting
Additional Information
- High School Diploma
- Praxis C-PARAPRO ASSESSMENT Score 464
- CDA Professional Portfolio
- CDA Education
- CDA Certificate
- Ethics Training
- Substitute Teacher Orientation Certificate
- Creative Curriculum for Preschool Certificate
- Orientation: In Charge Training Certificate
- Transportation Training Certificate
- Early Childhood FOUNDATIONS Course Completion Certificate
- LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CERTIFICATE:
Health & Safety: Daily Observation/Exclusions, Mandatory Reporting, Food Safety, and Universal Precautions
- Active Supervision Certificate
- Louisiana's Licensing Regulations (Bulletin 137) Certificate
- Introduction to ERS Completion Certificate
- Louisiana's Birth to Five ELDS Completion Certificate
- Great Staff Support Certificate
- Pediatric First Aid CPR AED
- Medication Administration Training (Unlicensed)
- Teaching Strategies Gold Interrater Reliability Certification Certificate
Timeline
Head Start Teacher Assistant
Pointe Coupee Parish School Board
02.2014 - Current
High School Diploma - undefined
Robert E. Lee High School
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