I teach Diverse Learners grades K-4th at Avalon Park Elementary School.

• Group teacher in a UPK Classroom (3 and 4 year olds) • Nurture a supportive and emotionally-responsive learning environment that promotes the social and emotional development of each individual child• Create and implement developmentally appropriate lessons and activities that meet Pre-K Foundation for the Common Core standards. • Assess and monitor student abilities and growth through a variety of means including daily observations, data collection, and portfolios. Progress is tracked using Teaching Strategies GOLD.• Communicate regularly with parents in well-attended monthly support meetings, home visits, parent-teacher conferences, and frequent informal check-ins. • Facilitate weekly teaching team meetings to foster communication, collaboration, and partnership.

• Selected from approximately 48,000 applicants nationwide to join national teacher corps of recent college graduates and professionals who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools. • Participated in intensive summer training program to develop the skills and knowledge needed to achieve significant gains in student achievement. Simultaneously taught in summer school program run by Teach For America for students in Brownsville, NY Early Education Centers under the supervision of a faculty of experienced teachers. • Engage in professional development activities, including seminars, discussion groups, workshops, readings, and learning teams’ specific to my teaching license area.

Provide excellent reception coverage by greeting guests and clients, fielding and directing phone calls, providing phone coverage for the office of the CEO, entering daily guest registrations into the security database, managing archive requests and courier delivery requests, and training new reception team members.Act as greeter and security escort for the CEO’s VIP guests, coordinating with his assistants to provide the highest quality experience for his guests.Provide support for the NYC Conference Center team, scheduling and coordinating global meetings, and serving as liaison with the AV and hospitality teams to ensure technology and catering requirements are met.

Maintain well-organized and thorough administrative records and attendance records, both on the computer (Excel and online database) and in hard-copy files.Supervise all Roads to Success staff at the Manhattan School for Children after-school program, assisting in staff training meetings and promoting professionalism and high standards for the workplace.Interacted courteously and professionally with parents in person, over the phone, and via email, fielding questions and concerns.

Displayed efficient organizational skills by assisting a professor through grading student work, designing grade documents on the computer, drafting and proofing correspondence, and photocopying class materials.

Effectively edited student papers, correcting grammar, style, organization, and flow. Exhibited excellent communication skills by explaining proper writing techniques and stylistic forms in order to equip students to write stronger papers.