TARA BARNES
Lakeway,TX
Summary
Dynamic educator with a strong background in teaching science, history, English, and swimming, adept at instructing diverse subjects. Recognized for exceptional organizational skills and quick adaptability, leading to successful learning outcomes. Committed to advancing expertise in multicultural education to foster inclusive learning environments that empower all students.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preschool Lead Teacher
Northland Early Education Center
Kansas City, USA
10.2019 - Current
- Follow Project Construct Curriculum framework and prepare lesson plans for age group, taking into consideration each child's individual goals across all developmental categories
- Complete individual assessments for each child prior to biannual parent/teacher conferences
- Discussing concerns, priorities, and resources available to them
- Maintains positive communication with families regarding all aspects of child's development, NEEC events, and other important information in the form of daily notes, parent emails blasts, pone calls, and /or personal conversations
- Train assistant teaching staff and volunteers in NEEC philosophy mission, services, policies, and procedures
- Developed food to table garden program where students helped to plant and maintain garden, harvesting and cooking the food they grew and sharing extra with the community
- (I won an award in Excellence in Classroom Teaching by the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce for the creation and implementation of the garden program)
International ESL Instructor
Multi
12.2018 - 03.2020
- Company Overview: Online English tutoring platform
- Create and implement lessons based on California State standards
- Develop unique lessons and Lead Nature club
- Create and implement relevant and engaging English lessons for three different departments
- Classes range from 12 students to 40 students
- The focus is on developing oral and written English
- Prepare students for international study by focusing on IELTS, iTEP & TOEFL test prep language skills
- Co-ordinated with senior teachers in delivering teaching conferences and personally delivered regional presentations on kinesthetic learning to all teachers in the province
- Created personalized cultural activity classes for students once a week
- Online English tutoring platform
Private English Tutor
10.2016 - 03.2017
Environmental Educator
Multiple organizations
, USA
08.2010 - 06.2014
- Company Overview: Environmental education programs
- Lead students ages 12-18 on environmental expeditions into the backcountry where I taught them basis wilderness survival skills such as fire starting, edible plant identification, snow survival, etc
- Created and implemented environmental education programs that met state curriculum standards for primary and secondary classes in the state of Wyoming, Iowa, Arizona, and Minnesota
- Taught 4th and 5th grade ecology, geology, and meteorology Science Class at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center and graded student journal entries
- Developed The Nature Works Family Club, a program that helps connect families in the local area through the education and exploration of their surrounding flora and fauna
- Experience in writing requests for grants that include helping the local environmental chapter of the refuge, transportation of school children, and community programs
- Environmental education programs
Preparation for International Job Abroad
10.2013 - 04.2014
Education
Masters of Science Certificate - Ecology and Education
Teton Science School
Kelly, WyomingBachelor of Science - Environmental Geology
Northwest Missouri State university
Maryville, MissouriBachelor of Art - History
Park University
Parkville, MissouriSkills
- Lesson planning
- Mathematics instruction
- Documentation and record keeping
- Safety precautions
- Special needs support
- Childcare requirements
- Regulatory compliance
- Literacy development
- Artistic expression
- Child assessment
- Science exploration
- Outdoor play supervision
- First aid and CPR
- Lesson development
- Language acquisition
- Parent-teacher communication
- Fine motor skills development
- Childcare needs
- Key decision making
- Training and mentoring
- Department leadership
- Gross motor skills development
- Team building
- Early childhood education
- Subject matter expertise
- Staff development
- Social-emotional learning
- Safety awareness
- Department planning
- Creative teaching strategies
- Sensory integration
Otherqualifications
- GIS: Geographic Information Systems Curriculum Writing
- USA Archery Instructor Certified
- Grant Writing
- CPR & First Aid Certified
- WSI (Water Safety Instructor)
- Smart Board Experience
- WFR (Wilderness First Response Certificate)
Teachingcertifications
- International Diploma English Language Teaching (IDELT)-140hr A, 02/01/16, 05/01/16
- Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language (TEFL)-40hr A, 02/01/14, 04/01/14
- Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test Certificate (TKT)-Pass, 07/01/14
- English First Certificate in Teaching Grammar (EF)-30hr, pass, 12/01/14, 01/01/15
Generalexperience
- 18, teaching in the education field (4 years international)
- 5, Environmental education: primary and secondary (ages 4-16)
- 5, English as a second language: all ages (preschool to work professionals)
- 4, All Inclusive preschool age children
- 6, General school subjects; primary and secondary (ages 4-16)
- 10, Swimming: all ages (off and on), 5 years dedicated
Affiliations
- sailing
- reading
- art
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited
Accomplishments
- Excellence in Classroom Teaching award
- Keynote speaker/presenter for EF: Beijing, China teacher conference
- Created Environmental Education curriculum for the USFWS
Certification
- International Diploma English Language Teaching
- Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language
- Cambridge Teaching Knowledge test Certificate
- English First Certificate in Teaching Grammar
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Preschool Lead Teacher
Northland Early Education Center
10.2019 - Current
International ESL Instructor
Multi
12.2018 - 03.2020
Private English Tutor
10.2016 - 03.2017
Preparation for International Job Abroad
10.2013 - 04.2014
Environmental Educator
Multiple organizations
08.2010 - 06.2014
Masters of Science Certificate - Ecology and Education
Teton Science School
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Geology
Northwest Missouri State university
Bachelor of Art - History
Park University