Tara Giandomenico
Hammonton
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preschool Teacher
Voorhees School District
08.2024 - Current
- 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.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Utilizes the Creative Curriculum to teach whole-group, small-group, and centers.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Attended over 100 hours of professional development.
- Worked in a 3-year-old and a 4-year-old classroom.
- Created lesson plans based on whole-class and individual student needs.
Substitute PE Teacher
Waterford School District
04.2024 - 06.2024
- Worked Wednesday- Friday at Thomas Richards and Atco Elementary School as a long-term PE substitute teacher.
- Taught PE for Kindergarten, First, and Second- grade students
- Created different PE centers, both indoor and outdoor
- Taught students how to play soccer and kick ball
Full-Time Student Teaching
Atco Elementary School
01.2024 - 04.2024
- Gradually took over each subject, planned, and taught each lesson
- Attended faculty, committee, and planning meetings with my mentor teacher
- Examined students' IEPs and differentiated my instruction to meet their needs
- Collaborated with my mentor teacher and the special education teacher when it came to planning lessons and activities
- Contacted families when needed
- Developed weekly newsletters to send home to families
- Created and implemented SGOs
- Attended to students on the playground during recess
CP2 Semester
Atco Elementary School
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Worked one-on-one with students with IEPs
- Planned and taught 6 developmentally appropriate lessons
- Worked one-on-one with students when needed
- Directed small group activities during math and ELA
- Worked with my mentor teacher to plan and implement lessons and activities
- Used positive reinforcement to create a positive learning environment
- Observed my mentor teacher and special education teacher's instruction
- Graded and marked students' assignments
Teachers Aid for Extended School
Hammonton Public Schools
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Worked one-on-one with an assigned student to help support throughout the day
- Assisted teachers in transporting students from the bus to the classroom, the classroom to the playground, and on a field trip
- Assisted preschool students during snack time, and educated them on how to sit and eat during assigned snack time
- Engage students in hands-on play, such as drawing, and playing with blocks
- Engage students in learning the names of animals and appliances by holding magnets and asking students to point to the correct magnet as I stated a word
- Attending to students on the playground
- Engaging students in dramatic play
- Worked with two teachers and five aids to attend to and evaluate students' progress
- Evaluate students IEP's before starting the program
Babysitter
Private Family
11.2020 - 06.2023
- Monitored children's safety and well-being to prevent accidents and falls
- Checked homework and assisted with schoolwork and studying
- Discussed developments, behavior, and concerns with parents or guardians
- Helped older kids complete homework, school projects, and chores
- Read stories and played alphabet games to promote early literacy
- The children were 6 months old and 7 years old when I started this job, and were 3 years old and 10 years old when I finished this job
- Enforced rules to teach good manners and maintain a safe environment
CP1 Semester
Atco Elementary School
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Kept classroom neat, clean, and well-organized, enabling students and teachers to quickly find needed materials
- Helped students complete daily lessons and participate in group activities
- Offered personalized assistance to children in need of extra support
- Collaborated with the classroom teacher on grading and feedback for student's assignments, tests, and projects
- Worked one-on-one with struggling students
- Developed a deeper understanding of teaching strategies with increasing responsibility for student learning
- Adhered to school schedules, regulations, policies, and dress codes to promote safety and learning
- Observed educators teaching various lessons, interacting with students, and managing classrooms to gain insight and understanding of duties and responsibilities
Clinical Experience Semester
Pleasantville School District
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Observed educators teaching various lessons, interacting with students, and managing classrooms to gain insight and understanding of duties and responsibilities
- Observed teachers in classrooms to improve skills and communication
- Supervised children in the classroom, on the playground, and during brief teacher absences
- Adhered to school schedules, regulations, policies, and dress codes to promote safety and learning
- Developed a deeper understanding of teaching strategies with increasing responsibility for student learning
- Worked with students who needed help in centers
Education
BA - Liberal Studies, Early Childhood Education
Stockton University
Galloway, NJ05.2024
Certification
- Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS) in Early Childhood Education (P-3), 05/2024
- Substitute Certification
Timeline
Preschool Teacher
Voorhees School District
08.2024 - Current
Substitute PE Teacher
Waterford School District
04.2024 - 06.2024
Full-Time Student Teaching
Atco Elementary School
01.2024 - 04.2024
CP2 Semester
Atco Elementary School
09.2023 - 12.2023
Teachers Aid for Extended School
Hammonton Public Schools
07.2023 - 08.2023
CP1 Semester
Atco Elementary School
01.2023 - 04.2023
Clinical Experience Semester
Pleasantville School District
09.2022 - 11.2022
Babysitter
Private Family
11.2020 - 06.2023
BA - Liberal Studies, Early Childhood Education
Stockton University
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