Teaching assistant
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Floated between classrooms, assisting a wide range of students including infants, toddlers, pre-school, age 7-9, and age 9-12. Supported struggling students, specifically those with learning disabilities and special needs. Incorporated a wide array of materials and resources to accommodate multiple intelligences and students' various academic needs.

• Collaborated with School Counselors and parents to devise and adhere to Individualized Education Plans.
• Provide additional supervision for students during class, lunch, recess, between classes, and on class outings or field trips.

Accomplished and dedicated Assistant Principal with extensive experience in leading the integration of technology into daily classroom instruction and with the Content Core State Standards and its implications to curriculum, assessment, professional development, and technology. Committed to the development of students, staff, and providing a stimulating, safe, motivating learning environment. Visionary with a proven history of collaborating with the student community, improve student academics, and sustaining educational excellence.

• Evaluated teacher effectiveness through classroom observation, data analysis, and actionable feedback using the new Teaching and Learning Framework; effectively handle student discipline and participate in parent meetings.
• Implemented a Psycho-Association Program to improve overall student fitness and teach new and age-appropriate games to be used on the playground.
• Developed a solid cohesive educational team by setting high expectations and encouraging a team approach.
• Established committees to address school issues and goals, promoting creativity and career development to all staff, allowing ideas and opinions to be shared.
• Conducted support-staff, long-term substitute, and first-year teaching performance appraisals that included instructional performance observations and post-observation conferences.

Create permission slips for parents to sign and collected signed slips before excursions to the local park.  Created a safe, comfortable, and fun atmosphere for children. Collaborate with co-workers, supervisors, and parents to maintain a "partnership" environment.

• Assisted in delivering daily lesson plans and helping students to focus on the material.
• Demonstrated patience and understanding while managing difficult children.
• Fostered effective, ongoing communication with parents by providing verbal reports and written notes on children's daily activities.
• Maintained children's attention during group time by presenting material in a fun and exciting way.
• Designed, developed, and implemented indoor and outdoor kindergarten activities and educational lessons.

Performed all facets of administrative functions including mail processing, office supply management, front desk, data entry, filing, and faxing. Prepared hard copy documents for scanning and data archival. Created a positive environment at reception by greeting students and visitors.

• Answered multiple incoming telephone lines and directed inquiries appropriately; managed a high-volume of incoming and outgoing calls and resolved conflicts with courtesy.
• Monitored school supplies and ordered when inventory levels are low. Collaborates with suppliers and vendors to ensure timely and accurate delivery of school supplies.
• Assist in statistical/ research activities. Collect and compile data, code data for computer entry, perform data entry and generate computer reports.
• Participate in instructional programs, including tutoring and assisting students in the areas such as reading and mathematics.
• Maintain departmental records including inventory control records, rosters, directories, and schedules.
• Diligently performed all assigned duties including installation of computer software and operating electronic equipment.

Serve as a floater within the public elementary school for grades 1-6, assisting special education teachers and students within self-contained (resource) as well as inclusion classrooms. Adhere to school policies, teacher guidelines, and student IEPs to ensure student safety and achievement of learning outcomes.

• Teach small reading groups to meet Common Core Standards for grades 3-5 (reading and math)
• Help teachers with lesson planning and preparing for the lesson.
• Assist teachers with record-keeping such as grades and progress monitoring.
• Guide students choose books for their reading level from the media center
• Monitor children during whole group instruction to keep students focused
• Serve as ISS Instructors (In-School Suspension) an intervention for keeping students in a school with bad behavior instead of sending them home.
• Prepare folders to go home, one with work completed and one with homework.
• Helped students with their homework after school hours for students who have parents that are unable to be home with the student.
• Commended by teachers and school principal for creative instructional activities and a calm, nurturing approach that helped foster an environment conducive to student success.

Contributed to the administration of the school by enforcing district policies and regulations, monitoring teachers’ performance, and conducting staff meetings to resolve existing problems within the institution. Supervised the development of educational materials and introduced new teaching practices for in-class projects and extracurricular activities. 

• Coordinated committees of experts, volunteers, and school staff to provide technical and advisory support for extracurricular activities and after-school initiatives
• Established new standards for student testing and teacher assessments and drafted a safety plan to introduce stricter rules of behaviors and official disciplinary policies.
• Led 5 monthly presentations for the district- and school-wide professional development.
• Held weekly meetings with teachers to discuss student development and lay out new objectives.
• Conducted performance reviews of all school staff and worked with team leads to create new educational materials.

Worked closely with small groups of 3 to 4 children with varying educational and developmental needs to assist them to become more confident about learning inside the classroom and at home. Checked children’s work for compliance with instructions and communicated progress to the teacher.

• Organized daily activities for a classroom of 25-30 children aged 5 to 6, supervised children on the playground, and provided one-on-one attention when needed.
• Assisted the teacher in creating an environment that is beneficial to learning and suitable to the interests and maturity of the children.
• Assisted the teacher in enhancing child learning by optimizing a wide range of educational approaches and engaging classroom activities.
• Upheld safety policies and standards to minimize the risk of injury among children, faculty, and staff, improving conditions that resulted in fewer trips to the nurse’s office.
• Communicated and collaborated with faculty and staff, sharing insights regarding child learning and behavior modification.

Developed effective lessons and teaching strategies on short notice, and provided individual tutoring to ensure comprehension of material content while demonstrating exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills under the guidance of tenured and adjunct professors and educators at UC Berkeley.

• Performed a variety of administrative and clerical assistance in support of assigned complex program initiatives quarter after quarter.
• Participated in functional supervision, technical training, and work training from the department program director and the executive assistant.
• Entered and maintained departmental records, including inventory control, staff and classroom rosters, directories, and work schedules.
• Carried out numerous administrative and technical tasks as requested by the department supervisor as well as provided student assistance with administrative issues.
• Served as the administrative liaison between on- and off-campus departments, agencies, and departments regarding policies, procedures, and practices.