Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Assessments
Awards
Personal Information
Recipient of the 2024 Ada R. Michaels Faculty Development Fund
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Tori Santiago Troutman

Virginia Beach,VA

Summary

Enthusiastic Early Childhood Education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Friendly, supportive and motivated with strong desire to promote student potential. Offering four (4) years of experience with passion for building strong rapport with faculty, students and caregivers.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Toddler Teacher

Strelitz Early Childhood Education Center
02.2024 - Current
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
  • Implemented curriculum to enhance classes with learning-focused activities.
  • Instructed children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toileting.
  • Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive relationships and promote learning.
  • Gathered materials and resources to prepare for lessons and activities.
  • Taught hand washing and proper use of utensils to promote good hygiene and etiquette habits.
  • Documented behavior, development and learning of children to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
  • Established positive relationships with students and families.

Childcare Assistant Teacher

The Goddard School
04.2022 - 01.2024
  • Establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy and nurturing learning environment
  • Supporting each child's social and emotional development
  • Establishing positive and effective family relations
  • Working with the lead teacher in conjunction with the rest of the faculty to facilitate curriculum
  • Develops relationships and communicates effectively with children, parents, and faculty
  • Works productively without supervision
  • Shows empathy and compassion for young children
  • Is dependable and adaptable and enjoys working together toward a common goal
  • Strong written and communication skills including training in Conscious Discipline

Program Office Assistant

NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERSHIP FORUM IN MEDICINE
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Summer office position in charge of maintaining the program office for students and staff, receiving packages from parents, taking parent and vendor phone calls, creating spreadsheets and documents for the duration of the program, overseeing the various events during the program, etc.

Student Assistant

Randolph-Macon College
09.2014 - 06.2018
  • Assisting different grade level teachers ranging from third to fifth grade classes and resource in primarily clerical work and in some instances, assisting in classroom activities.

Research Fellow

SCHAPIRO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
06.2017 - 08.2017
  • Summer research fellowship program in which students conducted independent research for eight weeks with a faculty advisor: Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication: George Clinton and the Social Commentary of P-Funk in the 1970s

Resident Assistant

OFFICE OF RESIDENCE LIFE AT RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
01.2017 - 05.2017
  • Assisting the residents in the campus housing, working closely with Campus Safety by conducting rounds, and creating a hallway community among residents.

Education

Master's - Musicology

Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
05.2021

B.A. - History & Music

RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
Ashland, VA
06.2018

Skills

  • Early childhood education
  • Teaching
  • Curriculum Design
  • Classroom experience
  • Classroom management
  • Experience working with students
  • Childcare
  • Graphic Design
  • Writing Skills
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Social Media Management
  • Web Design

Accomplishments

  • Trained several of The Goddard School and Strelitz Academy employees.
  • Attended the 2024 Conscious Discipline Institute in Orlando, FL for professional development experience
  • Developed curriculum and activities for the 2025 Summer Camp at Strelitz Int'l Academy

Certification

  • CPR Certification, 10/01/22, 10/31/24, 6/20/2024-2025
  • First Aid Certification, 10/01/22, 10/31/24, 6/20/2024-2025

Assessments

  • Early childhood development, Proficient, 01/01/24, Knowledge of the development of children ages 0-3 and of ways to foster that development
  • Early childhood development, Proficient, 03/01/22, Knowledge of the development of children ages 0-3 and of ways to foster that development
  • Administrative assistant/receptionist, Proficient, 03/01/22, Using basic scheduling and organizational skills in an office setting
  • Attention to detail, Proficient, 03/01/22, Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information
  • Teamwork: Interpersonal skills, Proficient, 03/01/22, Responding to challenging team situations at work

Awards

Chancellor's Graduate Fellow, 09/01/18, Awarded for excellence in graduate education at Washington University in St. Louis

Personal Information

Authorized To Work: US

Recipient of the 2024 Ada R. Michaels Faculty Development Fund

From September 15th to 20th, I attended the Conscious Discipline Institute: Birth to Fier Years in Orlando, Fl whwere i learned and practiced various skills to create a safe and connected classroom environment. A key principle of the Conscious Discipline methodology is that climate and culture significantly impact achievement, emphasizing the importance of fostering an optimal environment for everyone involved, which we refer to as the School Family.

Timeline

Lead Toddler Teacher

Strelitz Early Childhood Education Center
02.2024 - Current

Childcare Assistant Teacher

The Goddard School
04.2022 - 01.2024

Program Office Assistant

NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERSHIP FORUM IN MEDICINE
06.2019 - 07.2019

Research Fellow

SCHAPIRO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
06.2017 - 08.2017

Resident Assistant

OFFICE OF RESIDENCE LIFE AT RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE
01.2017 - 05.2017

Student Assistant

Randolph-Macon College
09.2014 - 06.2018

B.A. - History & Music

RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE

Master's - Musicology

Washington University in St. Louis
Tori Santiago Troutman