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SOPHIE BRYNN MONAHOS
Bushkill
Summary
Summa Cum Laude graduate from Chestnut Hill College with a passion for nurturing the social, emotional, and academic growth of school-aged children. Skilled substitute teacher adept at adapting effortlessly across various grade levels and subjects, from life skills to kindergarten. Demonstrated success as a creative problem-solver in the classroom, quickly and confidently overcoming unexpected challenges with efficiency. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
East Stroudsburg Area School District
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
03.2024 - 06.2025
Job overview
- Create lesson plans for the week, including adapting them based on students' need and through repetition for students to master new concepts that are introduced.
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs, and recordkeeping.
- Executing lessons plans and adjusting as needed
- Input students' grades into Sapphire, including making the initial assignment then inputting the grades in each students'.
- Administrators progress monitoring (e.g., Correct Writing Sequence/ Total Words Written, M-CAP, Oral Reading Fluency)
- Proctoring the 2024-2025 Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA)
- Acting as the Special Education Teacher in the Multidisciplinary Team for an annual IEP meeting for the 2024-2025 school year
- Administrators state testing Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) reading and Math Benchmark IXL in order assist in placement for the next school year
- Administration end of year procedures for transferring IEP files
- Finalizing quarterly student's grades and inputting comments for each individual students' report card.
- Attended professional meetings, educational conferences or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence.
East Stroudsburg Area School District
Substitute Teacher
10.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Follow lesson plans provided by the regular teacher by efficiently interpreting them to successfully execute them and thoroughly reading any important notes regarding students allergies and IEPs to ensure each of the students' needs are met.
- Supervising students in and out of the classroom e.g., hallway, playground, cafeteria
- Adapting instructional techniques to cater to each individual need of students
- Manage classroom effectively by ensuring students engagement throughout the day and minimizing distractions to create a positive learning environment
- Creating reports regarding students absences, students behavior both positive and negative to give a summary of how the day went and what we were able to accomplish
- Writing incidents reports if students behavior is inconsistent with the school policies
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
Chestnut Hill College
Librarian Aide
10.2022 - 05.2024
Job overview
- Administer opening procedure: turn on lights, bring newspaper in/ place in the display located in the reference room
- Maintained secure environment by monitoring visitors at front desk.
- Handled check-in and check-out process of library books and materials at circulation desk.
- Administer closing procedure: turn off lights, clear clicker back to zero, make closing announcements 5 to 10 minutes before the closing time, and write the number down at the end of the day to measure the percentage of individuals who used the library, both affiliated with the college and not affiliated with the college.
- Assist patrons with printing/accessing the library computers, and locating books using the circulation desk computer to search it up in our database, physically write the call number down, and direct them to the right floor.
- Arrange the books on the shelves in order according to the dewey decimal system and pull books that need repairs.
- Answer phone calls and assist patrons with their specific needs, such as library schedule regarding hours and days of when the library is open, write down messages for individuals who need to reach the Library Dean if she isn't in the office, and search up books in our catalog to see if we had that specific book that they were requesting.
Pocono Mountain Lake Estates
Lifeguard
06.2018 - 08.2024
Job overview
- Responsible for enforcing pool rules and adhering to all safety protocols.
- Work as a swim instructor for toddlers and school-aged children.
- Administer first aid and fill out accident reports as needed.
- Monitor the weather and, when necessary, act as a gate attendant, signing patrons into the pool.
- Assist the camp director at the PMLE Recreation Summer Camp as needed by assisting children with arts and crafts, supervise children during free play and organized children's events, and ensuring children follow camp rules.
- Monitored safety of guests in and around swimming pool.
- Actively scan the pool and switch every 30 minutes as set by Red Cross safeguards to combat both physical and mental fatigue to ensure alertness and readiness to conduct rescues.
- Observed weather and water conditions and alerted visitors to potential dangers.
Falls Community's Association
Lifeguard
06.2019 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Maintain pool safety, and administer first aid as needed.
- Maintain pool maintenance by vacuuming when needed and skimming continuously throughout the day, approximately every hour.
- Learned and maintained proficiency in first responder skills such as First Aid and CPR to offer individuals in distress optimal support.
- Actively scan the pool and switch every 30 minutes as set by Red Cross safeguards to combat both physical and mental fatigue to ensure alertness and readiness to conduct rescues.
- Monitored safety of guests in and around swimming pool.
- Enforce pool rules and notify patrons in a calm, collected voice when they do not follow them, or alert them using your whistle if necessary when other guards on duty cannot cover your zone.
Education
Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
05.2024
University Overview
- Summa cum laude
- Major: Psychology
- Minor(s): General Education, Special Education
- Thesis: [Children's Emotional Development in relation to Pretend Play]
- Research Project: [Children's Emotional Development in relation to Pretend Play], [The study found weak or opposite correlations between emotional regulation and pretend play questions, with a probability of over 5%. These analyses do not support the hypothesis that more opportunities for pretend play lead to higher emotional regulation levels.]
Rosemont CollegeBryn Mawr, PA
Psychology
05.2022
Northampton Community CollegeBethlehem, PA
Dual Enrollment
05.2020
East Stroudsburg UniversityEast Stroudsburg, PA
Upward Bound Program
05.2020
East Stroudsburg North High SchoolBushkill, PA
High School Diploma
01.2020
Skills
- Fostering student involvement
- Quick to adjust
- Educational planning
- Adaptable teaching strategies
- Assessment monitoring
- Effective communication
- Skilled in problem-solving
- Collaborative teamwork
Additional Information
- PSI CHI: THE INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN PSYCHOLOGY, 08/24/24
- Research conducted with faculty advisor assistance as needed; Research conducted on play and emotions utilizing a questionnaire approved by Chestnut Hill College Institutional Review Board (IRBs)
Awards
Dean's List (Rosemont College)
- 12/01/20
- 05/01/21
- 12/01/21
Dean's List (Chestnut Hill College)
- 12/01/22
- 12/01/23
- 05/01/24
Certification
- Lifeguarding with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid
- Act 114 - FBI
- Act 12- Mandated Reporter
- Act 151- PA Child Abuse
- Act 34- PA Criminal Record
- Emergency Permit: Day-to-Day Substitute All Instructional Areas PK-12 (-96)
- Emergency Permit: LT Sub with No Educational Obligation Special Education PK-12 (9231)
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Timeline
Substitute Teacher
East Stroudsburg Area School District
10.2024 - Current
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
East Stroudsburg Area School District
03.2024 - 06.2025
Librarian Aide
Chestnut Hill College
10.2022 - 05.2024
Lifeguard
Falls Community's Association
06.2019 - 08.2022
Lifeguard
Pocono Mountain Lake Estates
06.2018 - 08.2024
Northampton Community College
Dual Enrollment
East Stroudsburg University
Upward Bound Program
East Stroudsburg North High School
High School Diploma
Chestnut Hill College
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology
Rosemont College
Psychology
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