Samantha Parker
New Bern ,NC
Summary
Energetic and passionate educator with proven skills and experience in implementing curriculums covering a wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Keeps the classroom organized and students on-task to facilitate effective learning. Diligent and adaptable in meeting individual student needs with warm, safe educational environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Pre-K Teacher
Temple Preschool
09.2023 - Current
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, and letters.
- Boosted student engagement by incorporating hands-on activities and group projects into lesson plans.
- Fostered a love of learning among students by maintaining an energetic teaching style and incorporating creative, interactive elements into lessons.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Fostered reasoning and problem solving through active exploration games and activities.
Kindergarten Teacher
James W Smith Elementary
01.2020 - 06.2023
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Collaborated with colleagues to share resources, brainstorm ideas, and problem-solve challenges faced in the classroom environment.
- Implemented differentiated instruction strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of all students.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
- Promoted a positive learning environment with the use of collaborative group work and hands-on activities.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Improved student reading skills by implementing phonics-based instruction and guided reading activities.
- Developed strong relationships with families to address any concerns or issues impacting student success.
- Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Evaluated student progress regularly through formative assessments to inform instructional decisions.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities, and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Teamed with other professionals to enhance student learning experiences.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC12.2019
Skills
- Patience and Empathy
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Classroom Management
- Social Skills Development
- Differentiated Instruction
- Positive Reinforcement
- Lesson Planning
- Student Engagement
- Behavior Management
- Positive Role Model and Mentor
- Collaborative learning
- Group and individual instruction
Timeline
Pre-K Teacher
Temple Preschool
09.2023 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher
James W Smith Elementary
01.2020 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
East Carolina University
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