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Work History
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Diana Doornbosch

Sarnia,ON

Summary

Compassionate Early Childhood Educator with passion for teaching and supporting young students and adults in setting foundation for life-long success. Proven to quickly develop rapport with children and staff through friendly approach, patient demeanor and excellent communication skills. Organized with exceptional work ethic and dedication to completing projects. Skilled in both independently motivated and collaborative team settings. Compassionate Early Childhood Educator with passion for teaching and supporting young students in setting foundation for life-long success. Proven to quickly develop rapport with children through friendly approach, patient demeanor and excellent communication skills. Organized with exceptional work ethic and dedication to completing projects. Skilled in both independently motivated and collaborative team settings.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Early Childhood Educator

Lambton Kent District School Board
09.2012 - Current
  • Developed individualized programming for students based on students needs after assessment and data collecting
  • Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
  • Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families and children.
  • Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
  • Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Coached, supervised and mentored education staff, imparting classroom knowledge to build strong skill sets.
  • Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
  • Developed innovative activities to engage young children in learning process.

Resource Teacher

Pathways Health Centre for Children
08.2005 - 08.2012
  • Created and managed Family Service Plans to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
  • Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
  • Designed individual service plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
  • Worked with students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
  • Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.

Outreach Coordinator Lambton/Kent /Middlesex

Ontario Early Years Centre
05.2003 - 08.2005
  • Developed network relationships with industry professionals to enhance community awareness and promote services.
  • Networking with Community Health Services, Pathways, community library, and other local agencies to program for all families.
  • Reporting data to the County to ensure quality in programming and funding.
  • Supervising employees and working with a Coordinators team to provide consistent programming
  • Working with First Nations communities to build relationships and rapport to assist with inclusive and traditional programming for Early Years children and their families.
  • Conducted community workshops to promote different programs and educate public on available services.
  • Coordinated individual referrals to obtain community services, advocate for client needs, and resolve roadblocks.

Early Childhood Educator

North Lambton Childcare Centre
04.1997 - 05.2003
  • Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families and children.
  • Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive and safe classroom environments.
  • Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
  • Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.
  • Communicated with parents and other staff about student progress.
  • Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
  • Used classroom observations to create written assessments of student performance.

Education

Associate of Arts - Resource Intervention Program

Lambton College of Applied Arts And Technology
Sarnia, ON
06.2005

Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Lambton College of Applied Arts And Technology
Sarnia, ON
04.1997

Skills

  • Written and verbal communication
  • Family and team relationship building
  • Community networking
  • Child centered philosophy and inquiry based curriculum
  • Goal Setting
  • Leading activities
  • Lesson Planning
  • Classroom management
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Child development

Community Leadership

  • Board of Directors Point Edward Early Learning Centre November 2021-current
  • Praise and Worship Leader Salvation Army Church July 2020-current
  • Co-op Supervisor for University and College students at PE McGibbon School September 2013-current
  • Co-op Supervisor for Lambton College CICE students at PE McGibbon School September 2018-current
  • School Reopening Team at PE McGibbon School September 2020
  • Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy Pilot project Lambton Kent District School Board September 2020-December 2021




References

Eryn Smit

eryn.smit@lkdsb.net

519-350-4043


Cameron Gordon

cameron.gordon@lkdsb.net

519-381-6401


Melissa Holmes

melissa.holmes@lkdsb.net

519-381-2207

Timeline

Registered Early Childhood Educator

Lambton Kent District School Board
09.2012 - Current

Resource Teacher

Pathways Health Centre for Children
08.2005 - 08.2012

Outreach Coordinator Lambton/Kent /Middlesex

Ontario Early Years Centre
05.2003 - 08.2005

Early Childhood Educator

North Lambton Childcare Centre
04.1997 - 05.2003

Associate of Arts - Resource Intervention Program

Lambton College of Applied Arts And Technology

Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Lambton College of Applied Arts And Technology

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