Experience Summary
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY TASKS PERFORMED UP TO DATE
Supervision
Supervise, coach and mentor the Teacher Assistant and Teacher Aide in the classroom.
Supervisory responsibilities including:
Complete and execute performance appraisals with the Master Teacher
In conjunction with the Site Manager and/or Master Teacher, complete and execute corrective actions as needed.
Conduct team and individual reflective supervision meetings.
First level of approval for time off requests and time sheet review.
Administration
Develop and maintain confidential educational information for each child
Facilitate and document team meetings.
Ensure all required program documentation is completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner.
Participates in recruitment efforts of program participants to help maintain full program enrollment.
Monitor and ensure that daily attendance and meal participation reports are completed.
Ensure all confidential information is protected.
Child Development
Observe, assess and document each child’s health, skills, behavior, growth and development.
Provide opportunities for the children to develop positive self-images and experience success.
Ensure the development of individualized educational strength plan for each child.
Participate in Family/Child Reviews.
Identify any developmental concerns regarding the children and follow agency protocol.
In conjunction with the Master Teacher, the Teacher will coordinate team participation in family staffing and other meetings as required.
Curriculum
Plan and implement developmentally appropriate classroom activities, which will promote the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of each child.
Develop lesson plans with goals, objectives, activities and outcomes for children that integrate health, nutrition, and mental health, disabilities and parent involvement into the plans.
In collaboration with the Master Teacher implement and help assess the program’s educational plan.
Work with evaluation team to integrate assessment results into curriculum and lesson planning.
Classroom Environment
Establish and maintain a classroom environment, which includes positive guidance techniques that meets state and local licensing regulations, Head Start Program Performance Standards and the Ounce’s philosophy and curriculum.
Ensure that all children are under appropriate supervision at all times.
Develop and maintain an attractive, clean, safe and engaging environment that encourages children’s independence and self-selection of activities.
Parent Involvement
In coordination with Family Support Staff:
Schedule and ensure completion of at least two Parent/Staff conferences for each child.
Schedule, conduct and ensure the completion of two home visits per program year for each child.
Encourage and provide opportunities for parent participation in the program.
Provide examples and ideas for educational activities for parent/child participation at home.
Develop effective partnerships with families
Teaching Style
PHILOSOPHY
The key to education is to love what you do and I love what I do. There's nothing more rewarding than seeing students' progress. As I teach with love and I create a fun environment for students (using games to practice the language), students become involved and interested in the classroom. I have also tutored one-on-one and I prepare a lot of different activities for the class and exercises for the student to be able to practice the language when I'm not there. I encourage watching TV news programs to practice listening comprehension and the use of flash cards in order for the student to memorize some short phrases. I have been teaching Theology for 30 years. I studied at the Opus Dei and at the Argentine Catholic University
I have tutoring children and adults for 30 years. I teach Spanish, ESL and basic French. I prepare exercises, activities, flash cards and reading materials. I adjust to the student's curricula and schedule. I have been teaching TOEFL for 30 years, I train students in the areas of reading, writing, grammar and structures and listening comprehension. I have teaching kids from 1st. to 6th. grade and from 10th to 12th grade. I have certification 29, which is the one that is necessary to teach bilingual education.
TUTORING STYLE
Successful, fun, accurate, rewarding and entertaining -
My Hobbies
Tennis, music, swimming, arts, history
Other Comments
I am fully bilingual and I have more than 34 years of experience in the field. I'm a Language Professor PhD and I have been teaching in companies since then, I usually teach ESL to the company employees and Spanish to the executives. Eventually I also teach TOEFL upon request.I have outstanding administrative and organization skills due to experience. I have an excellent interaction with the people who work around me and with students as well.