As an experienced educational professional, I would like to utilize my qualities of being patient, kindhearted, knowledgeable, and organized in order to build a positive community of learners in an elementary school environment. I will devise captivating, fascinating, and unique practices of teaching that creates interest in the students. I will perform administrative tasks and provide my colleagues with my knowledge of education.
Here is an example of a health lesson that I have created.
Hello! First of all, I would like to thank you for spending your valuable time looking at my online resume. This website includes demonstrations of my knowledge that I have acquired through coursework and experiences while attending California State University, Chico. This includes statements in which I reflected on my core values, knowledge of children, families, and programs, and my experiences with children ages birth to school-age. Please continue to browse this website to gain an understanding about me, my experiences with children and families, and my professional core values. Enjoy!
My resume
I assisted in providing developmental care and supervision to children ages three to five. By attending weekly staff meetings, I assisted in planning developmentally appropriate curriculum. Daily, I would onduct observations of children and write anecdotal notes. With help from my coursework in child development, I was able to utilize my knowledge in a hands-on setting. Communication with parents, families, and other staff members was maintained. Appropriate child care practices was modeled for volunteers, interns, and other staff members.
Here is an example of my understanding of model programs and developmentally appropriate practice. Throughout my education and my experience, I have gained valuable knowledge.
Through my college experience, I would travel between Roseville and Chico during summers. During the summers, I would work with the Parks and Recreation department in Roseville. As a day care teacher at the Adventure Club, I maintained a safe and healthy environment for children ages five to twelve by providing care and supervision. I planned and lead sports, games, and lessons. Positive relationships with children, parents, families, and staff members was maintained. In order to assist in completing Desired Results Developmental Profiles for children, I would conduct daily observations of the children during their attendance at the center.
I volunteered in a second grade classroom as a classroom aide to complete a forty-five hour experience requirement for my degree in Liberal Studies. Through this experience, I conducted lessons with small groups of students, assisted students in practice work pages, and monitored and tutored individual students. Working in a second grade classroom, I was able to learn about multicultural education. Here is my response to multicultural education. I performed generlal clerical duties, such as creating bulletin boards, grading students' assignments, and preparing lesson materials for the classroom teacher.
In December 2011, I received two Bachelor degrees in Liberal Studies and Child Development. I attained a GPA of a 3.38. I do believe that my grades are an accurate indication of what I have learned. Through my coursework, I have had the opportunity to observe children through a one-way mirror and conduct observational techniques. Also, I have had three opportunities for supervised fieldwork. I have volunteered in an infant classroom at the Child Development Lab on the Chico State campus. During my fieldwork, I utilized my knowledge of infant's development by providing quality care and supervision based on the National Associated for the Education of Young Children accredidations, developing and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum, and evaluating the program's routines.
Another internship opportunity that I had was at Neal Dow Elementary School in the In-School Suspension Classroom. This classroom is a supportive and structured environment for suspended students to work on appropriate classroom behaviors and their academic studies. Under the direction of the In-School Suspension Supervisor, I took on a variety of duties, like guiding student's in monitoring, managing, and reflecting on their own behavior. I performed general clerical duties and prepared materials for students. I have learned through this internship about individual learning styles. Based on this knowledge, I have created a learning styles classroom environment.
I believe that every individual child has an opportunity to learn.
My education has shaped my views of children and families. One of the majors I chose at Chico State was Child Development. This is why...
I have worked previously with challenging children. Here is an example of my experience and the strategies I used when working with challenging children.
I have completed observations in child care centers that have helped me assess their development. Here is an example of my use of a behavior guidance chart when completing an event sample.
Here, I provide an example of what my reaction would be when discussing the topic of spanking.
How would I respond to a peer when she explains to me about some struggles that she is having with her new job? Here is an example.
I appreciate and value how social class, parents, families, peers, type of children's programs, culture, societal change, and communities influence the course of development.
In one of my college courses, I wrote a research paper. The data is not accurate. This demonstrates my knowledge of child development, empirical data, and the American Psychological Association (APA) format for writing research.
I have an understanding of the theoretical, empirical, and philosophical foundations of the child development discipline.