Richard Ryan
Fresh Meadows,NY
Summary
Professional educator with strong foundation in classroom support and instructional assistance. Proven ability to enhance learning environments through effective collaboration and adaptability. Skilled in lesson implementation, student engagement, and administrative tasks. Reliable team player focused on achieving educational goals and fostering student success.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher Assistant
Harbor Child Care
10.2022 - Current
- Assist teacher with all aspects of daily responsibilities (meals, set-up, clean-up, small group activities, large group activities, one-on-one instruction, help maintain a safe and welcome environment)
Associate Teacher
Bright Horizons
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Assist teacher with meals, activities, and bathroom needs
- Assist in one-on-one, small group and large group activities to help students understand activities
Student Teacher
PS 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Subjects covered: Math, English, Social Studies
- Assisted students during independent work
- Led instruction for second half of teaching session
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communications
05-1995
Master of Education - Elementary Education
04-2021
Skills
- Lesson-planning
- Small group instruction
- Nearpod
- Google Meet/Zoom
- Formative assessment
- Jamboard
- Large group instruction
- Summative assessment
- Google Form
- Collaborative learning
- Project-based learning
- Parent-teacher communication
- Student relations
- Time management
- Classroom management
- Active listening
- Relationship building
- Instructional planning
- Student engagement
Accomplishments
- Achieved conflict resolution by introducing sharing, new choices, changing group or activity, and explaining reasons.
- Built relationships by engaging in activities with students, encouraging feedback and encouraging student participation in lessons, as well as age-appropriate modeling of lessons and activities. (Ex - animated weather chart that students added to)
- Encouraged student participation by calling on students who weren't always participating, and by one-on-one with these students during lessons or activity time
- Collaborated with team of Teacher Assistants in the development of gaining fresh perspectives on student needs, getting a 'fresh pair of eyes'.
Affiliations
- Knights of Columbus
Certification
Initial Certificate ( grades 1-6)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Teacher Assistant - Harbor Child Care
10.2022 - Current
Associate Teacher - Bright Horizons
07.2021 - 07.2022
Student Teacher - PS 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School
10.2020 - 03.2021
Iona University - Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications
Grand Canyon University - Master of Education, Elementary Education
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