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Work History
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Field Experience
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Tyler Hunter

Fryeburg,Maine

Summary

Creative and energetic Early Childhood Education professional devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. Friendly, supportive, and motivated with a strong desire to promote student potential. Offering 5 years of experience with a passion for building a strong rapport with faculty, students, and caregivers.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Preschool Teacher

Sandwich Children's Center
10.2023 - Current
  • Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
  • Assisted and supervised 16 children through entire school day.
  • Established strong relationships with parents through regular communication regarding their child''s progress, fostering increased parental involvement in the educational process.
  • Conducted regular parent-teacher conferences to discuss student progress and areas of improvement, encouraging a collaborative approach to education.

Lead Teacher

The Learning Well
05.2022 - 08.2023
  • Developed and maintained classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for social and emotional development of students
  • Managed student behavioral issues to optimize classroom learning environment
  • Built Positive rapport with parents and guardians to help support young learners

Student Classroom Assistant

Center of Young Children and Families(NAEYC Acred)
08.2019 - 05.2023
  • Used the Pyramid Model Framework to support children as they practice and explored their emotions and the safe way to express them by utilizing responsive action and confidence boosting
  • Kept students within sight and audible distance, promoting child safety and protection.
  • Promoted a safe and nurturing atmosphere within the classroom, fostering emotional well-being among students.

INTERNSHIP STUDENT

LACONIA HEAD START
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Supported children while they explore their world, improve motor skills, and grow vocabulary
  • Provided continued specialized emotional support to children with challenging behaviors
  • Monitored student behavior to maintain order during transitions and mealtimes.

PROJECT APPROACH

09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Collaborated with a group of teachers to design an ongoing emergent curriculum experienced based on children's interest
  • Lead a showcase in which the children shared what they learned by recording the answers to the question, 'What did you learn' and putting it into a video for the parents and children to watch together.

PRE-K CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Collaborated with a fellow practicum student to create experiences on a given topic that peaked the children's interest
  • Wrote extensive lesson plans on the topic
  • Observed the students' response to the lesson plan to respond to the changes and adapt the plan

ASSISTANT TEACHER

BUSY BEE PRESCHOOL
05.2021 - 01.2022
  • Displayed student work and accomplishments to improve morale
  • Modeled acceptable behavior and built rapport with students to aid in classroom management.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education

Plymouth State University
Plymouth
05.2023

Skills

  • Patience
  • Promoting Social and Emotional Development
  • Motivating and Inspiring Students
  • Parent and Guardian Relations
  • Encouraging Participation and Inclusivity

Field Experience

  • 01/2023, 05/2023, INTERNSHIP STUDENT, LACONIA HEAD START, Supported children while they explore their world, improve motor skills, and grow vocabulary., Provided continued specialized emotional support to children with challenging behaviors., Monitored student behavior to maintain order during transitions and mealtimes.
  • 09/2022, 12/2022, PROJECT APPROACH, Collaborated with a group of teachers to design an ongoing emergent curriculum experienced based on children's interest., Lead a showcase in which the children shared what they learned by recording the answers to the question, 'What did you learn' and putting it into a video for the parents and children to watch together.
  • 01/2022, 05/2022, PRE-K CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, Collaborated with a fellow practicum student to create experiences on a given topic that peaked the children's interest., Wrote extensive lesson plans on the topic., Observed the students' response to the lesson plan to respond to the changes and adapt the plan.

Professional Presentation

  • 12/2019, CHILD EXPLOITATION: KIDFLUENCER, PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY, Collaborated with two others to research the data on child influencers and used the knowledge on child exploitation to create a functioning website which contained all the information about the dangers of this type of business. Presented the findings in the Student Research and Engagement Presentation.
  • 03/2022, THE POWERS OF MATHEMATICS, PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY, After a semester long class on the different types of mathematics a child learns within their first 8 years of life, I created fliers covering many math topics and how to support the child's learning in the topic from birth- age 6. Presented the findings in the Student Research and Engagement Presentation.

Certification

  • CPR/First Aid/ AED (Expiration 2025)
  • Prosolutions Trainings
  • Trauma- Informed Care and The Pyramid Model
  • Building Positive Social and Emotional Skills for All Children: Introducing the Pyramid Model Framework
  • Pyramid- Reducing Implicit Bias (NH)
  • NH Health and Safety Trainings
  • Pyramid Birth- Five: Module 1

Timeline

Lead Preschool Teacher

Sandwich Children's Center
10.2023 - Current

INTERNSHIP STUDENT

LACONIA HEAD START
01.2023 - 05.2023

PROJECT APPROACH

09.2022 - 12.2022

Lead Teacher

The Learning Well
05.2022 - 08.2023

PRE-K CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

01.2022 - 05.2022

ASSISTANT TEACHER

BUSY BEE PRESCHOOL
05.2021 - 01.2022

Student Classroom Assistant

Center of Young Children and Families(NAEYC Acred)
08.2019 - 05.2023

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education

Plymouth State University
Tyler Hunter