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- 1. AISHA L BENNETT (608) 698-6177 aishabennett2003@yahoo.com 4545 Engram Dr. Apt 2322 GULFPORT, Mississippi 39501 OBJECTIVE / PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Skilled in adapting to students' diverse learning styles. Dedicated, resourceful and goal-driven professional educator with a solid commitment to the social and academic growth and development of every child. An accommodating and versatile individual with the talent to develop inspiring hands-on lessons that will capture a child's imagination and breed success. Thoroughly enjoys working with children and encourages creative expression. WORK EXPERIENCE 8/2012 to 10/2015 Dane County Parent Council Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Head Start Teacher • Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene. • Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills. • Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers. • Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines. • Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. • Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. • Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. • Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips. • Organize and label materials, and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills. • Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. • Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
- 2. • Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. • Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists. • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to children. • Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order. • Demonstrate activities to children. • Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers. • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. • Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them. • Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety. • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. • Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. • Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms. • Read books to entire classes or to small groups. • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. 9/2007 to 6/2012 Sun Prairie School District Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Elementary School Aide • Assist in bus loading and unloading. • Assist librarians in school libraries. • Enforce administration policies and rules governing students. • Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices. • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage. • Maintain computers in classrooms and laboratories and assist students with hardware and software use.
- 3. • Monitor classroom viewing of live or recorded courses transmitted by communication satellites. • Operate and maintain audio-visual equipment. • Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English- speaking students or those with physical and mental disabilities. • Take class attendance and maintain attendance records. • Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips. • Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers. • Type, file, and duplicate materials. • Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. 10/2006 to 2/2007 Kelly Services Madison, Wisconsin Data Entry Clerk • Notify insurance agent and accounting department of policy cancellation. • Process and record new insurance policies and claims. • Process, prepare, and submit business or government forms, such as submitting applications for coverage to insurance carriers. • Review and verify data, such as age, name, address, and principal sum and value of property on insurance applications and policies. • Collect initial premiums and issue receipts. • Modify, update, and process existing policies and claims to reflect any change in beneficiary, amount of coverage, or type of insurance. 4/2005 to 4/2006 The Caring Community Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Child care Teacher • Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts. • Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas. • Sanitize toys and play equipment. • Regulate children's rest periods. • Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
- 4. • Provide care for mentally disturbed, delinquent, or handicapped children. • Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens. • Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling. • Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls. • Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas. • Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips. • Observe and monitor children's play activities. • Maintain a safe play environment. • Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered. • Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits. • Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention. • Dress children and change diapers. • Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans. • Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues. • Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped. • Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children. CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AWARDS CPR, First Aid, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Conscious Discipline, Pyramid Model, Intro to childcare profession, Skills and Strategies, Associates Degree ECE SKILLS Develop lesson plans, start and keep up with children portfolios, I am very comfortable with Teaching Strategies Gold, Classroom organization, Classroom Management, Collaborating with parents REFERENCES Available upon request.