Maria Ochi
Leicester
Summary
Maria is a creative and energetic Early Childhood Education professional. She is devoted to offering diverse activity plans and experiential learning opportunities to enhance individual development. She is friendly, supportive and motivated with strong desire to help each student achieve their full learning potential. She holds a Masters Degree in Education (Innovation in Learning and Teaching) from the University of South Wales. She has her teaching certification from Hawaii Teacher's Board and from the the Teacher's Registration Council of Nigeria. She is certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). She is a lifelong learner, she recently completed a course in Montessori Teaching among other professional development courses over the past years. She has been teaching in Early Childhood for over 12 Year. She spent the last 7 years teaching Preschool at the American International School of Abuja (AISA). She enjoys helping young children gain the vocabulary they need to express their feelings and needs, and she takes advantage of the teachable moments that happen everyday. Outside teaching she enjoys spending time indoors with her family.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Lead Preschool Teacher
American International School Of Abuja
Abuja
08.2016 - 06.2023
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Applied evidence-based practices such as the Conscious Discipline by Dr. Becky Bailey for classroom management to enhance learning results and reinforce positive behaviors.
- Engaged students in outdoor and indoor guided and free play each day using the Frog Street and Big Day curriculum.
- Submitted weekly lesson plans using ATLAS to engage richly planned activities that promote learning..
- Take daily attendance using Power School.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal partnership conferences.
- Shared weekly Class News Letter using Seesaw App and BLOOMZ.
- Assisted and supervised 15 children through entire school day.
- Assessed students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in E-portfolios for each child.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Worked with teaching assistant to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Prepared well stimulated learning environment.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal partnership conferences.
- Maintained a safe learning environments where each child feels heard, seen and respected.
- Supervised student teachers to provide objective feedback.
- Planned field trips.
Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher
FAMAKS British Schools
Abuja
04.2011 - 07.2016
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Delivered lesson plans, implementing the IPC, Hamilton Trust, Math Make Sense and the Jolly Phonics curriculum to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Collaborated with other grade level partners and faculty staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills using the Jolly Phonics and Lucy Calkins readers and writers workshop model.
- Created Termly and quarterly report to parents and administration about student progress.
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
- Set up learning centers to cover all the learning domains in the classroom
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular formative assessments tasks and observations.
- Maintained stimulating learning environments through original, interactive classroom layouts and displays.
- Developed and implemented individualized educational plans for special needs children.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support.
- Teamed with other professionals to enhance student learning experiences via field trips, sports events, character education assemblies.
- Monitored use of technology, enhancing student learning and technological skills.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
- Created and supervised variety of hands-on learning activities for fun and engagement.
- Developed and implemented behavior management strategies for creation of ideal learning environment.
- Kept accurate documents about student progress for school and parent records.
- Incorporated art, music and physical activity into curriculum for well-rounded education.
Education
Master of Arts - Education ( Innovation in Learning And Teaching
07.2023
- Professional development completed in TEFL.
PGDE - Post Graduate Diploma in Education
12.2012
- Awarded PGDE Certificate.
- Earned Teaching License and certificate from Teacher's Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)
- Earned Teaching License from Hawaii Teacher's Board, United States of America. License Number : 54236.
Bachelor of Arts - French
12.2010
Skills
- Online/ virtual class expert
- Curriculum Development
- Child CPR and First Aid
- Computer Proficiency
- Certified in K- 6 Education
- 12 Year Early Childhood teaching experience
- Arts and Crafts for kids
- Basic Clerical Knowledge
- After School Care
- Toileting and Feeding
- Effective Listening
- Differentiated Instruction
- Field Trip Supervision
- Classroom Supplies Ordering
- Creating a Safe Learning Environment
- Supervising Classroom Activities
- Role Playing and Interaction Methods
- Strong Work Ethic and Dependable
- Progress Tracking and Reporting
- Technical and Computer Proficiency
- Letter and Number Instruction
- Daily Schedule Creation
- Multimedia Educational Software
- Ability to work under pressure
- Experience in handling difficult parents professionally
Certification
- Certified TEFL-
- Hawaii Teacher Standard Board - Standard License -54236 valid from 2020-2025
- Registered Teacher- Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria
Languages
Hausa
Native language
French
Elementary
A2
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Lead Preschool Teacher - American International School Of Abuja
08.2016 - 06.2023
Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher - FAMAKS British Schools
04.2011 - 07.2016
University of SouthWales - Master of Arts, Education ( Innovation in Learning And Teaching
National Teachers' Institute - PGDE, Post Graduate Diploma in Education
Benue Stetae University - Bachelor of Arts, French
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