TRUDY SCHNEIDER

Career and Technical Education Department, & Family and Consumer Science Department, Health, Parenting, Child Development, Human Relations, Independent Living, Educational Careers, and Conflict Management

• Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
• Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
• Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.

• Health and Human Services Department, Early Childhood Education, Young Investigators: Math & Science, Early Childhood Practicum
• Designed and implemented various educational activities and programs to meet student needs.
• Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
• Met with students to dispense study and career advice and provide guidance and potential opportunities within chosen field.

• Family and Consumer Science Department, Personal Finance, Global Finance, Health, Child Psychology, Preparing to Parent, Teacher Education, Cadet Teaching, Child Care Service, Child Development, 21st Century Families
• Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
• Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

• Head Start, Multi-site management, 2 buildings, 13 classrooms/414 children/29 staff members, maintaining accurate staff records, lesson plan review, facilitating staff meetings, staff evaluations, monthly report writing, classroom observations
• Facilitated staff performance reviews and evaluations
• Developed innovative activities to engage young children in learning process.
• Established positive relationships with students and families.

• Multi-site management, new staff orientation seminars, creating training workshops, staff goal setting, tracking all center training

• Center enrollment, interviewing/hiring staff members, budgeting center expenses, payroll, staff evaluations, conflict resolution
• Fostered caring and safe environment for children and parents.
• Cultivated and strengthened relationships with children and families.
• Kept facility in compliance with all applicable standards and laws.

• Center tours, van routes, maintaining child records, maintaining staff/child ratio
• Worked closely with management to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operations.
• Trained and mentored new employees on industry practices and business operations.
• Created and updated physical records and digital files to maintain current, accurate, and compliant documentation.

• Writing and executing lesson plans, child progress reports, field trips, providing a safe and fun environment, child/teacher interactions, encouraging self-help skills
• Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
• Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
• Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
• Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.