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Lisa Swearingen

Waynesboro

Summary

Engaging preschool teacher with a proven track record at Augusta Christian Academy, excelling in lesson planning and classroom management. Adept at fostering social-emotional learning and creating nurturing environments. Recognized for implementing effective curricula and establishing strong parent communication, ensuring all students achieve their full potential through personalized support and positive reinforcement.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Preschool Teacher

Augusta Christian Academy
07.2023 - Current
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
  • Assisted and supervised 22 children through entire school day with the help of 2 amazing Aides
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
  • Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
  • Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers.
  • Assessed student progress and provided feedback on educational development.
  • Established positive relationships with students and families.
  • Monitored classroom to verify safe and secure environment.
  • Organized activities to teach preschool children foundational learning skills such as letters and numbers.
  • Incorporated music, art and literature into curriculum.
  • Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students.
  • Implemented age-appropriate curricula to meet needs of young learners.
  • Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time in schedule each day.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.

Instructional Reading Aide

Augusta County Public Schools
08.2020 - 07.2023
  • Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
  • Provided support during classes, group lessons, and classroom activities.
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
  • Collated classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.
  • Led individual reading groups and taught skills under guidance of senior instructors.
  • Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.

Instructional Reding Aide

Augusta County Public Schools
08.2008 - 05.2015
  • Helped teacher prepare instructional material and displays.
  • Helped teachers manage bus loading and unloading.
  • Took part in professional development workshops to boost skills.
  • Enforced rules and instructions to maintain discipline.
  • Assisted students in developing deeper understanding of course concepts by providing one-on-one support.
  • Assisted with school field trips and special events by collecting permission slips and payments.
  • Demonstrated specific skills and activities for students to improve understanding and take excess workload off teachers.
  • Monitored students in computer lab to enforce proper use of resources.

Kindergarten Teacher

Ridgeview Christian School
08.1999 - 08.2008
  • Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
  • Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
  • Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
  • Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
  • Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
  • Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
  • Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support.
  • Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
  • Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular assessments and observations.
  • Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
  • Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
  • Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
  • Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
  • Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
  • Helped struggling students by motivating and encouraging kids to reach full potential.
  • Kept accurate documents about student progress for school and parent records.
  • Rewarded student success by utilizing praise and positive reinforcement techniques.
  • Teamed with other professionals to enhance student learning experiences.
  • Utilized various assessment strategies to evaluate student performance.
  • Developed and implemented behavior management strategies for creation of ideal learning environment.
  • Established and maintained consistent classroom rules and expectations for obedience.
  • Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
  • Incorporated art, music and physical activity into curriculum for well-rounded education.

Education

No Degree - Elementary Education

Hyles- Anderson College
Merrillville, IN

High School Diploma -

Berean Christian School
Fayetteville, NC
05-1983

Skills

  • Lesson planning
  • Classroom management
  • Social-emotional learning
  • Calm and patient
  • Arts and crafts aptitude
  • Special needs support
  • Classroom organization
  • Child safety procedures
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Curriculum planning
  • Student records management
  • Excellent classroom management
  • Effective listening
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Parent communication

Certification

CPR

Autism Spectrum Disorders

ALICE Training

Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff

Child Abuse and Neglect Training

Timeline

Preschool Teacher

Augusta Christian Academy
07.2023 - Current

Instructional Reading Aide

Augusta County Public Schools
08.2020 - 07.2023

Instructional Reding Aide

Augusta County Public Schools
08.2008 - 05.2015

Kindergarten Teacher

Ridgeview Christian School
08.1999 - 08.2008

No Degree - Elementary Education

Hyles- Anderson College

High School Diploma -

Berean Christian School

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