Hope Vareika

• Supported child in play activities, meals, and snacks, hygiene and socialization.
• Developed strong communication with parents to provide updates on child's progress, needs, and achievements.
• Helped develop child's communication and speech skills, including teaching sign language as well as important words.
• Engaged with children on age-appropriate level.
• Ensured child's safety and comfort by consistently monitoring their environment and addressing potential hazards.

• Designed daily lesson plans and centers aligned with curriculum. Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student.
• Fostered a diverse classroom environment to support developmentally appropriate social emotional development.
• Collaborated with parents, administration, and support staff addressing behavioral issues in classroom.
• Managed and supervised a collaborating teacher's aide.
• Communicated frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home reinforcement to support struggling students.

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• Assisted classroom teacher with planning and teaching lessons.
• Prepared all materials needed for learning.
• Provided students with one-on-one instruction and support when needed.
• Led the class independently when teacher was absent.
• Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
• Demonstrated specific skills and activities for students to improve understanding and take excess workload off teachers.

• Taught a pod of 6 students during a period when their school was virtual, ensuring they learned the material assigned by their school as well as supplementary materials I provided.
• Assessed student performance using both formative and summative evaluations, adjusting instruction accordingly to optimize progress.
• Strengthened connections between course material and everyday life experiences, helping students relate concepts more closely to their own lives for increased relevance.
• Implemented classroom management techniques that effectively maintained discipline while promoting a collaborative learning atmosphere.
• Increased student engagement by designing interactive lessons that incorporated visual aids, hands-on activities, and real-world examples.

• Cared for children ages 18 months and 4 years old.
• Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
• Bathed, dressed, and helped with teeth brushing as part of bedtime preparation.
• Played games, worked on puzzles, and read books to young children.
• Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
• Engaged with children on age-appropriate level.
• Assisted children with homework assignments and special projects across different subjects.