Personal Essay

Paper instructions:
The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice.  What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades and test scores?

Personal Essay *
Please upload a Personal Essay using 11 point font or greater with 1-inch margins. The Personal Essay is a double-spaced, 2-page essay explaining your purpose in undertaking graduate study in your particular program.

This is your opportunity to introduce yourself and to inform the Admissions Committee about your goals, interests, and career plans as they relate to your intended academic pursuits. Be sure to include your name on each page of the statement.

I am a teacher I have a bachelors in childhood education and a masters in Early childhood education and special education. I have been teaching for 7 years . I began my teaching career by working with toddlers and now I work for a pre k classroom with students with IEPS. I want to become a speech language pathologist because I always had the desire to help people with their difficulties. I am a teacher so I already have a lot of experience in communicating and I feel this degree is a great opportunity for me to continue growing in my career.

You get the picture a general essay My main points are made above any question please email me.

My resume

Masters in Early Childhood Education/ Special Education, GPA: 3.2
May 2012 Bay shore, NY TOURO COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, Childhood Education Major, Grades 1-6, Concentration: Western Civilization, GPA: 3.4
2010 Old Westbury, NY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OLD WESTBURY

Associate of Science Degree
2008 Garden City, NY NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Certifications: Finger Printed, Violence Prevention, Child Abuse Identification, CPR, First Aid, Medical Administration Training, Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome, Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care, Infection Control, Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2) Professional Certificate, Special Education (Birth-Grade 2) Initial Certificate, Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) Professional Certificate, Teaching Assistant Level I

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Universal- Pre- Kindergarten Teacher 2015- Present
Friends of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY
Proficiently plan and teach lessons targeting social development, emerging reading and writing skills, math, and gross motor skills.

– Established age appropriate lessons.
– Closely monitor and evaluate students’ performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
– Implemented Teaching Strategies Gold.
– Used Building Blocks to enhance Math Skills.
– Appropriate Center Based activities.
– Collaboration with colleagues to share Units of Study
– Model questioning and problem solving techniques
– Provide support to students both academically and emotionally.
– Created Colorful Educational Bulletin Boards.

Universal- Pre- Kindergarten Teacher 2014- 2015
Urban Strategies, Brooklyn, NY
Proficiently plan and teach lessons for students whom were 4 years old such as reading lessons to model questioning, clarification, and problem solving techniques

— Knowledge of assessment tool called Core.
— Established age appropriate lessons.
— Used Educational High- Scope teaching method.
— Hands on art and craft activity.
— Assisted children in Educational Field trips
— Great parental- teacher relationship
— Created wonderful Colorful Educational Bulletin Boards
— Used graphic arts for eye catching power point presentation
— Used graphic art skills to create Educational Books for children.
— Used hands on approach to learning.
— Collaborate with other teachers to benefit students academically and emotionally

Teacher
EARLY LEARNING CENTER, Jamaica, NY 2011-2014
Proficiently plan and teach lessons for students from birth to 7 years old such as reading lessons to model questioning, clarification, and problem solving techniques.
— Establish and enforce objectives for the class
— Closely monitor and evaluate students’ performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
— Work proactively with students with disabilities and teach lessons with cues
— Collaborate with other teachers to benefit students academically and emotionally

After School Teacher Sept- Dec 2012
123 STEAP AHEAD, Woodside, NY
Administered and performed the after-school programs
— Developed daily lesson and activity plans in coordination with the coordinator
— Devised and designed group activities
— Assisted the children with their homework
— Identified students needing more attention and acted accordingly
— Reviewed and provided feedback on program work plans

Student Teacher
SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Uniondale, NY Sept-Dec 2010
Taught and planned lessons for 1st graders for 7 weeks and for 4th graders for 7 weeks
— Individually worked with students with disabilities and taught lessons with cues
— Planned and conducted activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time to provide opportunities to students to observe, question, and investigate
— Guided and counseled students with adjustment and academic problems, or special academic interests

Participant-Observer
JAMES.H. VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, East Norwich, NY Jan-May 2010
Actively participated in 100 hours of teacher observation: 70 hours in grade 3; 30 hours in grade 5
— Observed and adapted teacher’s teaching strategies, classroom management, and student-teaching interaction
— Worked one on one with several students on classroom assignments

Observer
WESTBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Westbury, NY Nov-Dec 2008
Completed 20 hours of observation. Provided assistance to teacher in grading students work

CAREER OVERVIEW

Medical Technician
PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION MEDICAL GROUP, Hicksville, NY 2005- Present
Directly responsible for scanning and coping patients charts into computer data files. Tested patient’s vision, hearing, electrocardiogram, and pulmonary function
— Assisted in data entry and Microsoft Office Suit (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
— Prepared and cleaned kitchen and ensured all rooms are neat and organized