Taylor Darden
Courtland,VA
Summary
Kind Kindergarten Teacher with 2 years of experience. Detail-oriented planner with talent for developing individualized lesson plans and cultivating classroom atmospheres of positivity and progress. Committed to comprehensive student growth.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Southampton County Public Schools
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
Long Term Substitute - Kindergarten
Southampton County Public Schools
09.2023 - 06.2024
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Southampton County Public Schools
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs, and recordkeeping.
Education
Master of Arts - Elementary Education
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12-2025
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Liberty University
05-2022
Skills
- Excellent classroom management
- Common core
- Behavioral expert
- Disciplinary techniques
- Lesson planning
- Social skills
- Classroom organization
- Group and individual instruction
Certification
- Provisional Teaching License, VDOE: September 2024
- VALLS: Grades K - 3 Certification, VDOE & VLP - August 2024
- Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Certified, American Red Cross - October 2023
Accomplishments
- Teacher of the Month, Capron Elementary School- March 2025
- Employee of the Month, Capron Elementary School- May 2024
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Southampton County Public Schools
08.2024 - Current
Long Term Substitute - Kindergarten
Southampton County Public Schools
09.2023 - 06.2024
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Southampton County Public Schools
02.2023 - 06.2023
Master of Arts - Elementary Education
Liberty University
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
Liberty University
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