Tammy Ihenacho
Dallas,Texas
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering 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.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher Assistant
Head Start Of Greater Dallas
Dallas, Texas
10.2014 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
Preschool Teacher
LakeHighland Child Development Center
Dallas, Texas
04.2012 - 07.2014
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Monitored students' academic, social and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents.
- Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
- Helped new preschool children get used to classes by giving one-on-one support.
- Protected children in-class, at recess and off-site with observational skills and positive reinforcement for good behavior.
- Taught [Skill] to class of [Number] students through organizing and leading [Type] activities.
Education
General Business -
Massey Business School
Nacogdoches, TX04.1988
High School Diploma -
Lufkin High School
Lufkin, TX05.1987
Skills
- Organizational and Planning Skills
- Individualized Lesson Plans
- Daily Cleaning and Sanitation
- Safety Standards
- School Policies
- Communicating with Parents and Teachers
- School Policy and Rules Enforcement
- Lesson Planning and Preparation
- Small Group Support and Assistance
- Behavior Modeling
- Test and Assignment Evaluation
- General Housekeeping
Certification
CPR and First Aid Certification
Additional Information
Child Development Associate Certificate
Timeline
Teacher Assistant
Head Start Of Greater Dallas
10.2014 - Current
Preschool Teacher
LakeHighland Child Development Center
04.2012 - 07.2014
General Business -
Massey Business School
High School Diploma -
Lufkin High School