Kaisha D. Nanny in Fort Myers, FL 33907.

 
Profile
I am a self-directed, enthusiastic educator interested in student development. I believe in my instructional abilities, combined with my interpersonal skills and work ethic to be the best teacher possible. I want to ensure that each student will receive the best education that can be provided for him or her and I believe that I can provide that.
 
 
Experience in:
 

Student Oriented Curriculum

Cooperative Group Learning

Student Motivation

Multicultural Awareness

Special Education
 

Differentiated Instruction

Multiple Intelligence's

Whole Group Learning

Technology in the Classroom

Classroom Management
 
 
 
Education  

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ—Masters in Secondary Education. Currently enrolled.

University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, ME—Secondary Education for Social Science with a specialization in History, but then switched to a Bachelors of Education with a minor in Political Science.  May 2010.

Deering High School, Portland, ME — College Prep. — High School Degree.  June 2005.
 
Teaching Experience  

Ed Tech III. Lunt Elementary, Falmouth, ME.  November 1st, 2010- June 20th, 2011.
Working with children in a K-2 school with a variety of disabilities, including Autism and Down Syndrome. Working with them both in the classroom setting and in the Special Ed. classroom setting in groups and on a one-on-one bases. Helping them with achieving personal and IEP goals.

Ed. Tech Substitute. Child Development Services-Farmington, ME. May 6th- June 15th 2010.
Working with children birth through 5 with special needs. Helping them to work on goals. Working on motor skills, speech, memory recall, and much more.

Practicum Student. EDU 221. Mt. Blue High School. September- December 2008.
Classroom management, technology in the classroom, lesson planning, classroom organization, government, history, AP, multicultural awareness, and much more.

Special Education Volunteer. SED 201. Mt. Blue High School. September- December 2007. And SED 361 in both Mt Blue High School and Deering High School. January-May 2009.
IEP, ABC, FBA, one-to-one student interaction, behavior analysis, behavior management, multicultural awareness, case studies, working with Ed. Techs, providing teacher notes and units for the Resource Room, and much more.

Student Volunteer. Future Teachers of America. Longfellow Elementary. September 2001-June 2005.
Student interaction, lessons, connecting with students, classroom management, role of teacher, student interactions, bullying, and much more.
 
Relevant Outside Experience
Childcare

Child Care Provider and Interim Director (September- November  1st, 2010). Yarmouth Daycare. Yarmouth, Maine. June- November 2010.
      This is a coop style daycare setting with children from 8 weeks to 5 years old. It’s a mixed age environment where I preformed caregiver duties. This included alternating schedules of leading crafts, getting snacks and lunch ready, leading clean up time, leading circle time, helping aide enrollment, and much more.

Nanny. The Nelson Family.  New Portland, Maine. June- August 2009.
I was a nanny for an 8 month old boy, named Carter. He and I would work on stimulating activities directed toward his age. I would really focus on ensuring his health and safety while meeting the parents wants and needs.

Child Care Provider. Sugarloaf Child Care. Carrabassett Valley, Maine. November 2008- April 2010.
I was the lead teacher in the toddler room where I learned to develop good parent interaction skills, classroom management, dealing with rules and regulations, and classroom management.
 
Fitness

Exercise Instructor. UMF Fitness and Recreation Center. Farmington, Maine. September 2006- May 2010.
I taught both regular exercise classes and a PHE class for college students. I learned to lesson plan the exercise goals for the day. I coordinated exercises that best met the needs of my students or attending community members.

Personal Trainer. Fitness First. Leesburg, VA. June 2007- January 2008.
I learned skills in listening to peoples goals, wants, needs, and desires. I learned how to tailor to meet what would fit that specific person. I gained a lot of one on one personal interaction skills.
Certifications

Maine Ed Tech III ex. 02/01/15

Fingerprinting ex. 08/29/14

Criminal History Check

 Florida Temporary Certification, Social Science (broad field; grades 6-12, 1168714
References  

Dr. Grace J. Ward, (207)778-7508, gward@maine.edu.

Dr. Clarissa Thompson, (207)778-7192, clarissa.thompson@maine.edu

Ms. Beth Evans, (207)778-7375, eevans@maine.edu.

Rachel Roberts, (207)491-1100, rroberts@fps.k12.me.us