Early Childhood Educator in Edmonton, Alberta

Outreach Artist October 2010 – June 2013 Medicine Hat School District #76 and Esplanade Arts and Heritage Center\\r\\n\\r\\n• Providing process based and sensory inspired art classes for early childhood classrooms \\r\\n• Reggio Emilia inspired art instruction to 15 different schools in 40 Kindergarten and Preschool Development Program classes. \\r\\n• The Reggio Emilia approach is a child-directed approach to education, in which the child is seen as a resourceful, imaginative, curious and competent learner that possesses a desire to interact and communicate with others. Substitute Teaching Assistant December 2011 – June 2013\\r\\nMedicine Hat School District #76 \\r\\n\\r\\n• Classroom support aid for students with FASD, autism, mild, moderate and severe cognitive delays, behavior disorders and learning disabilities in kindergarten\\r\\n• Worked with students to help guide independent work and cooperative participation\\r\\n• Utilized picture communication symbols in writing activities and classroom displays to increase student understanding