Sheila Soto
Bronx ,Ny
Summary
To contribute and utilize the skills that I have obtained in an environment that will make me stronger and more efficient in the workforce. Also to help any service that I commit to bring it to its full potential and grow with.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Teacher
All Aboard Child Care
Westchester , New York
11.2023 - Current
- Assists classroom teacher in developing and implementing lesson plans.
- Provides individualized instruction to children who needed additional assistance.
- Supervises small group activities.
- Helps maintain a safe and orderly learning environment.
- Encourages positive behavior with rewards and incentives.
- Assesses children's progress through observation, testing, and feedback from teachers.
- Collaborates with other staff members to ensure student success.
- Attended faculty meetings as requested by the lead teacher.
- Maintains accurate records of children attendance and grades.
- Creates weekly newsletters for parents detailing upcoming events and activities.
- Preparers reports on student performance for administrators.
- Evaluates student work using established criteria.
- Utilizes technology such as computers, projectors, iPads. to enhance lessons.
- Promotes a cooperative learning environment that encourages collaboration among the children.
- Maintains safe, educational environment for children during learning and free play time.
- Interacts positively with children to encourage development and involvement in activities, treating each child with dignity and respect.
- Assists teacher with enrichment activities, correcting papers or supervising classroom to foster positive learning environment
- Creates calm and disciplined classroom environment to improve children's focus.
- Assists children at mealtime to teach social and self-help skills and sound nutritional practices.
- Arranges age-appropriate activities to help children develop interests and talents.
- Communicates regularly with parents, teachers and administrators regarding the children's progress and needs.
- Assembles instructional materials for children's projects and play-time.
- Creates colorful and attractive displays for bulletin boards and hallways.
- Observes children's performance and analyzed individual records to assess progress.
- Participates in parent-teacher conferences to discuss children's development and progress.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with children, parents and teaching staff.
- Participates in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
- Creates and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
- Met with parents and guardians to discuss students' progress and areas requiring improvement.
Lead Teacher
Ann&Andys
Elmsford, Ny
08.2021 - 06.2022
- I am responsible for the general administrative duties assigned for the supervision of subordinate staff, planning, preparing, and implementing daily activities for the children
- Some examples are planning out the week with a plethora of fun and body coordinated activities to help make the children develop their motor skills and comprehension of colors shapes and sizes
- Other examples are doing arts and crafts with the children and monitoring their process and maintaining the records of the children's progress
- Attends to the children's basic needs by making sure they are fed and dressed and change diapers/pull ups
- Using love and logic, establishes and enforces guidelines for behavior/order and classroom management
- Prepare the classroom every morning to be inviting and organized
- Prepares materials and lessons for each day at least one week in advance
- Inform the parents on a child's progress everyday
- Maintains a positive attitude daily with reliability and a good sense of humor
- (CDA Certified) References furnished upon request along with CDA certification.
Teachers Assistant
Children's Corner Learning Center
Ny
07.2019 - 07.2020
- Discussed assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts
- Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment and demonstration
- Incorporated must and art activities to encourage creativity and expression
- Employ of variety of materials for children to explore and manipulate to express their motor skills
- Performed circle time with the children on a daily bases
- Sang songs routinely on colors, numbers, toys etc
- Monitored and disciplined children with care
- Performed Aseptic practices daily ensured cleanliness
- Filled in for different classrooms for others and worked well with all types of different personalities and some behavioral issued children
- Always maintained a great relationship with the parent and kept them updated on anything pertaining to our daily routines etc.
Teachers Assistant
Montessori Nursery White Plains, NY
White Plains, Ny
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Employed a variety of materials for children to explore and manipulate in learning activities and imaginative play
- Disciplined children and recommend other measures of correct behavior
- Offered detailed daily reports that outlined each child activities
- Incorporated music and art activities to encourage creativity and expression
- Carefully identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children
- (References furnished upon request) Reason for leaving- Not enough hours.
Teachers Assistant
Discovery Elementary School-975
Deltona, Florida
04.2014 - 12.2018
- Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts
- Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment and demonstrations
- Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers using lectures
- Supported teachers administrators in creating successful leaning environment
- Prepared and distributed weekly homework and also coordinated and managed afterschool program to provide homework and work packets
- Maintained discipline and orderliness in the classroom in the absence of the lead teacher
- Assisted the lead teacher in preparing instructional and non-instructional materials
- Assisted the lead teacher in teaching students with learning disabilities
- Performed supportive and clerical duties
- Coordinate students in recreational activities at school
- Assisted in the distribution of instructional and non-instructional materials to students and parents
- Assisted lead teacher with marking and recording of students class work and assignments
- (Supervisor- Lisandra Vargas) - (585-576-5270)
Education
Early Childhood Education
Weschester Community College
trueChild Development Associates
Reach For The Stars Network Fund
400 Columbus Ave Valhalla New York Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- leadership
- word/excel
- punctual, articulate, refined
- well educated, problem solver
- personable
- project management skills
- early childhood development skills
- arts&craft expert
References
- Tamara Figueroa, James J Peters VA Police, 180 W Kingsbridge Rd, (718-584-9000) Ext 5395
- Romeo Forest Lake Elementary, 1600 Doyal Rd, Deltona, Fl, 32725, (386-717-6912)
- Suzette Merkoski, Sargent for NYPD (347)-734-6909)
Timeline
Assistant Teacher
All Aboard Child Care
11.2023 - Current
Lead Teacher
Ann&Andys
08.2021 - 06.2022
Teachers Assistant
Children's Corner Learning Center
07.2019 - 07.2020
Teachers Assistant
Montessori Nursery White Plains, NY
01.2019 - 07.2019
Teachers Assistant
Discovery Elementary School-975
04.2014 - 12.2018
Early Childhood Education
Weschester Community College
Child Development Associates
Reach For The Stars Network Fund
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