Instructor:
, Phone: E-mail: burkem@rmhsccn.org burkem@rmhsccn.org |
Instructor Level
| Certified |
Education
| High school diploma or GED in Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education | |
| Taught Preschool for 10 years within a Head Start classroom and public school classrooms, where I also held director title. Currently I am Education Manager, Practice based coach for Head Start. I hold multiple certification in CLASS, Pyramid, and PBC. I am currently one of our centers Director. I also hold a teaching license to teach Birth-grade 3. CLASS observer certified for Preschool, Infant and Toddler. TPOT, TPITOS certified observer Practice Based Coach through Head Start I have also taken a few CCV courses to hold director title up to 69 and taken a couple of graduate courses as well. | |
| has received formal instruction in adult education or in the facilitation of learning for adults. |
Work Experience
| Education Manager, Rutland County Head Start: Rutland VT, Aug 2023-Present Over see all of Head Start's Education Performance standards including oversight of all teaching staff, curriculum, environments, child assessment and professional development. I provide training around head start standards, curriculum, assessments, child development. I am also our programs coach, trained in Practice based coaching and support teachers in their teaching practices. I am also a certified CLASS, TPOT, TPITOS observer and do yearly observations of all classrooms. Director of one center and UPK licensed teacher. Education Coordinator, Rutland County Head Start: Rutland VT, Aug 2020-Aug 2023 Supervisor to 12-15 teaching staff, practice based coach for teaching staff and training to teaching staff within the Education Team. Director of one center and UPK licensed teacher. Preschool Teacher Director, Braintree Public school, Braintree VT, Aug 2019-June 2020 Public school preschool teacher and director. Oversight of 3 teaching assistants/afterschool staff. As director needed to maintain licensing requirements. VT teacher with license and maintained classroom organization, classroom behavior management, child outcomes. Preschool Teacher, Capstone Head Start @ Williamstown Elementary School, Williamstown VT, Aug 2016-June 2019 Collaboration Teacher, ran a head start/public school mix classroom within Williamstown school. I oversaw 1 teaching assistant school para. This collaboration I held head start standards, vt licensing standards and also public school requirements. Preschool Teacher/Director, Capstone Head Start, Chelsea Vt, Sept 2012-Aug 2016 Preschool teacher in stand alone head start center, also held the director title while in this position. Maintained a staff of 2 assistants. | ||||||||||
| 0-5 years instructing adults. | ||||||||||
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Additional Information
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| Child Development (Early Childhood) Families and Communities (Early Childhood) Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood) Healthy and Safe Environments (Early Childhood) Professionalism and Program Organization (Early Childhood) Observing and Assessing (Early Childhood) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Training Topics | How Children Develop Influences on Development Child Development Theory Brain Development Temperament Resiliency Physical and Intellectual Development Social/Emotional Development Addressing Challenges Supportive Interactions Building Relationships with Families Respectful Communication Parent Involvement Home Visiting Indoor Learning Environments Outdoor Learning Environments Observation/Assessment Curriculum Development Early Literacy Math Science Health and Safety Physical Activity Ethical Conduct Professional Growth Working with Staff and Colleagues Program Quality/Accreditation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scaffolding learning: every person is an individual with different learning styles and needs. Being open to understanding the learner is key to supporting their growth. Multifaceted learning: Need to provide instruction in different ways: hands on, online, reading, conversational. Providing trainings is about hitting different modes of learning. Growth mindset: I believe that everyone can get it in their own time, be patient, see the progress of the individual and support the learning with positive approaches |
Logistics
| Rutland County |