Sherronda Bohanon
Summary
Dedicated to supporting emotional, social and academic development of young children. Trained in developmental stages and knowledgeable about offering safe, nurturing environments to boost learning. Desire to complement education-based strategies with techniques to promote overall health and wellness.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head Pre-K Teacher
Illinois Action For Children
09.2021 - 05.2024
- Provided ample opportunities for creative expression through art projects and music exploration within the learning environment.
- Worked closely with support staff to ensure that all students received appropriate accommodations to achieve success in the Pre-K setting.
- Built strong relationships with families by conducting home visits and parent conferences, strengthening community involvement in the Pre-K program.
- Developed age-appropriate curriculum that incorporated play-based learning, promoting cognitive, social, and emotional growth in students.
- Enhanced parent-teacher communication through regular updates and open dialogue, fostering a supportive environment for student success.
- Led team meetings with other Pre-K teachers to discuss curriculum planning, share resources, and address common challenges faced within the classroom setting.
- Assessed student progress through ongoing observation and documentation, adjusting instruction as needed to support individual needs.
- Facilitated small group activities that focused on developing essential pre-reading skills such as phonemic awareness and letter recognition.
- Supported children''s growing independence by teaching self-help skills such as toileting, hand-washing and dressing.
- Maintained accurate records of student attendance, assessments, and progress reports to monitor development throughout the school year.
- Implemented differentiated instruction techniques to accommodate diverse learning styles and abilities among students.
Infant/Toddler Teacher
YMCA of Chicago – Crown Family Center ELDC
07.2018 - 09.2021
- Provide daily care to children ages 6wks-3 years old in an environment that is safe, clean, nurturing, stimulating, and relaxing, with ongoing input from Center Director
- Follow an established routine of health and safety requirements and practices for childcare centers and established best practices for quality infant and toddler care and education
- These include DCFS licensing standards and Early Head Start guidelines
- Ensure that all children in the classroom are supervised at all times
- Assist in planning and implementing the primary care giving approach with guidance from the curriculum and parent goal sheets
- As the classroom teacher I ensure that the curriculum is individualized to foster each child's uniqueness and development
- Using Teaching Strategies Gold and anecdotal notation, I observe each child in my classroom on a continual basis
- Foster positive relations with parents by communicating daily about children's activities and offer support and information when needed.
- Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures.
- Fostered reasoning and problem solving through active exploration games and activities.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
Toddler Teacher
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston-Teen Baby Nursery
02.2011 - 09.2011
- Provided daily care of children ages 6wks-3 years old in an environment that is safe, clean, nurturing, stimulating, and relaxing, with ongoing input from my other teammates
- Followed established health and safety requirements and practices for childcare centers and established best practices for quality infant and toddler care and education
- These included DCFS licensing standards, Early Head Start guidelines and NAEYC Accreditation standards
- Ensured that all children in the classroom are supervised by sight and sound at all times
- Assisted in planning and implementing the primary care giving approach with guidance from the curriculum and parent goal sheets
- Under the direction of the Head Teacher, assisted in individualizing the curriculum to foster each child's individual growth and development
- Observed each child in classroom on a continual basis and recorded each child's individual growth and development in accordance with the curriculum and assessment system
- Fostered positive relations with parents by communicating daily about children's activities, by offering support and information and by addressing questions and concerns as appropriate
Assistant Program Director
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston-Baby Toddler Nursery
09.2011 - 07.2015
- The Assistant Site Manager is responsible for assisting the Site Manager with the day to day operations of Baby Toddler Nursery
- Create and manage the weekly schedule
- Manage the on-call schedule
- Manage time off requests in accordance with IWSE personnel policies
- Maintain the opening and closing calendar
- Maintain Classroom coverage from 7:30am-5:30pm, including managing the call-out procedure according to IWSE policy
- Serve as designated director as required
- Schedule and facilitate Head Teacher, Assistant Teacher, and Floater/Aide Meetings
- Support adherence to DCFS licensing standards for Day Care Centers, Child and Adult Food Program standards, as well as NAEYC accreditation; Early Head Start and Preschool for All performance standards
- Assist in the recruitment, interviewing and hiring of staff as required
- Manage Classroom implementation of the Creative Curriculum GOLD Assessment System
- Substitute in classrooms as needed
Master Teacher
Chicago Youth Center-Dorothy Gautreaux Head Start
01.2008 - 07.2009
- Developed and presented age appropriate lessons that focused on the core subjects of math, science and literacy to prepare children for kindergarten
- Maintained individual student portfolios that included skills checklists and labeled work samples with narrative reports explaining the child's work and developmental milestone reached
- Managed educational folders using Creative Curriculum, which focuses on the child's gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional development
- Assisted the Child care Director with the monthly Creative Curriculum classroom assessment
- Interacted extensively with parents to provide regular progress reports, as well as, the thrice yearly Creative Curriculum assessment that showed children's progress in the fall, winter, and spring
- Prepared my classroom and passed the State of Illinois literacy assessment for the classroom, which is called the ELLCO
- Had extensive coaching from Chicago Public Schools Community Partnership in how to improve classroom literacy and classroom teaching tools
- Conducted monthly meetings and trainings with classroom Teachers to improve classroom management and classroom literacy
- Also, maintained COPA data entry for Chicago Youth Services
- Coordinated a Parent Volunteer subcommittee that focused on literacy and classroom management.
Education
Type 04 Illinois Teachers Certification in Early Childhood Education (Did not complete certification) -
06.2006
University of Minnesota, Morris B.A. History -
06.1996
Skills
- Instructional Leadership
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Early Childhood Education
- Project-based learning
- Literacy development
- Creative Teaching Strategies
- Head Start programs
Certification
- Infant/Toddler Gateways Certificate Level 4
- ECE Gateways Certificate Level 5
Timeline
Head Pre-K Teacher
Illinois Action For Children
09.2021 - 05.2024
Infant/Toddler Teacher
YMCA of Chicago – Crown Family Center ELDC
07.2018 - 09.2021
Assistant Program Director
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston-Baby Toddler Nursery
09.2011 - 07.2015
Toddler Teacher
Infant Welfare Society of Evanston-Teen Baby Nursery
02.2011 - 09.2011
Master Teacher
Chicago Youth Center-Dorothy Gautreaux Head Start
01.2008 - 07.2009
Type 04 Illinois Teachers Certification in Early Childhood Education (Did not complete certification) -
University of Minnesota, Morris B.A. History -
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