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Pre-K teacher
Took the lead in curriculum development and lesson planning, introduced Handwriting Without Tears and built the scaffolding of readiness for kindergarten through The Responsive Classroom philosophy. Kindy onboarding with parents in August and following those families through the process of finding a good fit for their children and writing evaluations for independent schools. Preparing twice yearly parent teacher conferences. Continued education through workshops and professional development.
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Kindergarten Teacher
Kindergarten teacher for nine years at a highly academic independent all-girls school. Implemented classroom strategies through The Responsive Classroom Program to assure the social and emotional well-being of each student and a cohesive classroom community resulting in joyful learning. Emphasis on pre-reading (Guided Reading), Big Books, writing (inventive spelling coupled with Writers’ Workshop), publishing, math (University of Chicago Everyday Math), science, social studies and art. All special subjects were integrated into the classroom and paralleled monthly lesson plan topics. Participated in weekly after school planning and classroom organization as well as trimester conferences and report cards.
Second Grade Teacher
Second grade teacher for six years. Expanded on Guided Reading, Writers’ Workshop, spelling, social studies and math in a rigorous program that was geared for motivated and curious learners. Created curriculum, focusing on the micro-cultures of each continent that
spanned across the disciplines. Responsible for weekly after school planning, organizing field trips and preparing conferences and report cards three times a year.
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Head Montessori Teacher 3’s and 4’s
Head teacher working with three and four years olds focusing on social skills, fine and gross motor coordination, letter and number recognition, colors and shapes. Students spent their portion of the morning or afternoon sessions flowing through arts and crafts and sitting for
story time and short lessons. Held quarterly meetings with parents to discuss progress and wrote four narrative report cards a year.
Head Montessori Teacher Pre-K
Head teacher in pre-kindergarten, working in a multi-age room, readying four- and five-year-olds for full-time kindergarten programs. A strong emphasis on reading readiness through the Lippincott Letter Book program, Montessori materials, inventive spelling and publishing short stories, simple addition and subtraction and word problems.
Early Childhood Education Credentials
Graduate Courses in Literacy, Language and Play
Comprehensive Childcare Excellence Certificate
Credited Sensory Development Course
Course work, Elementary Education and Teaching
Certificate, Inventive Spelling and Writing
Certification, Elementary Education and Teaching
Advanced Guided Reading Program/Reading Teacher Program. Irene Fountas and Gay Sue Pinnell Guided Reading
BA English Literature
