Took over day-to-day-teaching responsibilities, which included successfully planning and implementing lessons, activities, and units using first-grade state standards. Took part in school activities such as parent-teacher conferences, staff meetings, recess duty, and other events.

Aided in the management of student behavior through positive reinforcement. Collaborated with other teachers to assist in positive behavioral interventions and differentiated instruction using an individualized education plan. Developed professional relationships with teachers and other professionals in the school environment.

Assisted students with homework during after-school care. Planned and executed hands-on learning activities and crafts for students of varying instructional levels. Kept a cleaned and organized classroom.

Designed and taught various multimodal lesson plans and activities to students in kindergarten. Assisted my cooperating teacher in collecting data before and after lessons to drive future instruction. Used constructive feedback from University Supervisors and Cooperating Teachers to effectively improve teaching strategies.

Worked one-on-one with 4th-grade students to solve complex problems in several different subject areas. Lead whole-group engagement activities to review material. Noted characteristics and behaviors of students and related the observations to reading and research in my coursework.