Education
Bachelor of Arts: Early Childhood Education
Cascade State University, Salem, OR, Sep 2016 – May 2020
Summary of Qualifications
- Trained in the Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies GOLD
- Plans play-based days for mixed-age rooms of two to five year olds
- Writes family updates that say what happened, not what was covered
- Holds current pediatric first aid and CPR certification
- Comfortable in a room where two children have an IFSP in place
Languages
English — native
Twi — fluent
Imani Boateng
Preschool Teacher
Career Objective
Preschool teacher with six years in mixed-age rooms, four of them as the lead in a state-funded pre-kindergarten class of 18. Plans play-based days around the Creative Curriculum and keeps families in the loop week by week rather than at conferences alone. Looking for a lead early-years role in a centre that treats outdoor time and family partnership as part of the programme, not an extra.
Work History
Sep 2022 – Present
Brightpath Early Learning Center - Lead Preschool Teacher, Portland, OR
- Lead teacher for a pre-kindergarten room of 18 children aged three to five, with two assistants on the daily rota
- Rewrote the room plan around the Creative Curriculum, with a weekly outdoor block that now runs whatever the weather
- Track every child on Teaching Strategies GOLD and turn the term summary into a plain-language note families actually read
- Mentor two assistant teachers and both of the practicum students the centre takes each autumn
Aug 2020 – Aug 2022
Willow Grove Childcare - Assistant Preschool Teacher, Beaverton, OR
- Supported a mixed-age room of 22, taking the small-group literacy block three mornings a week
- Set up the room-to-home reading bag scheme, which 19 of 22 families kept up across the year
- Kept the daily incident and allergy records the centre files for its state licensing visit
Classroom Practice
Curriculum and Planning
- Builds a weekly plan from observations taken in the room rather than from a packaged unit
- Runs small-group literacy and number work alongside free play, not instead of it
- Adapts an activity mid-session when the group is plainly not with it
Child Development Support
- Keeps observation notes that stand up in an IFSP meeting
- Uses the same two-step conflict routine every day so children can predict it
- Works with the speech therapist who visits the centre on Thursdays
Family and Team Communication
- Sends a Friday note home with one thing each child did that week
- Runs the autumn and spring conferences for all 18 families
- Briefs the two assistants at open and hands over in writing at close
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