• Designed an inquiry-based, early childhood curriculum focusing on mathematical concepts and pre-literacy skills as well as science, social studies, and character education.
• Taught class sizes of 12-18 students, taking field trips to local walking trails and other outdoor areas for immersive learning opportunities.
• Created formative assessments used to plan for each child’s developmental and instructional needs.
• Encouraged self-directed play to nurture curiosity, increasing standardized testing scores to 16 percent above the national average.
• Developed daily phonics learning material, improving student reading speed by 40 percent.
• Enhanced parent-teacher communication through the development of a classroom blog in order to foster a strong home-school, school-home connection.