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Wendy Yamileth Mestichelli

Silver Spring

Summary

Organized Teaching Assistant focused on helping lead teacher with support and student instruction. Passionate about positively impacting students' lives and helping improve academic performance. Personable and kind with people of diverse backgrounds.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Teacher's Assistant

SED Center
Washington
10.2006 - Current
  • Assisted with implementation of approved lesson plans and daily classroom schedule.
  • Supported lead teacher with daily classroom activities.
  • Encouraged critical thinking skills through problem solving activities.
  • Provided guidance regarding nutrition and healthy habits during snack time.
  • Participated in parent-teacher conferences to discuss academic progress of each child.
  • Monitored students to observe behavior, enforce rules, and maintain safety.
  • Maintained clean, well-kept classroom to encourage children to create, explore and play with confidence.
  • Maintained safe, clean and constantly supervised play environment.
  • Helped facilitate indoor and outdoor play
  • Conducted classroom activities to stimulate physical, mental, and social development of preschool students.
  • Attended professional development workshops to stay current on educational trends.
  • Integrated multicultural themes into instruction plans to foster respect for diversity among students.
  • Established positive relationships with parents and guardians by regularly communicating student progress.
  • Administered and documented results of student assessments.
  • Collaborated with colleagues on developing new classroom projects and monthly themes.
  • Supervised children during field trips and special activities.
  • Developed professional relationships with parents, teachers, directors and therapists.
  • Maintained student records according to rigorous confidentiality and privacy regulations.
  • Observed children for signs of illness, injury, emotional disturbance, learning disorders, and speech problems.
  • Implemented behavior modeling and positive reinforcement into daily routines.
  • Instructed and assisted children in eating, toileting, and resting to help develop healthy personal habits.
  • Observed children to record development.
  • Took class attendance and recorded absences.
  • Assisted in preparing lesson materials and bulletin board displays.
  • Observed student performance and recorded academics.
  • keeping classroom clean with diligent attention to each support task.
  • Created and assembled classroom displays and decorations.
  • Kept track of teaching materials and regularly stocked school supplies.
  • Instructed and monitored students in use and care of equipment and materials.
  • Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
  • Led story time sessions designed to promote literacy skills among young learners.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Development

University of The Potomac
DC
03-2025

Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education

Central Texas College
Killeen, TX
05-2013

Teacher of Primary Education - Teaching

Escuela Normal Mixta Pedro Nufio
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
11-2000

Skills

  • Lesson planning
  • Classroom management
  • Child development
  • Behavior modeling
  • Parent communication
  • Team collaboration
  • First aid and CPR
  • Child assessment
  • Age-appropriate activities
  • Fine motor skills development
  • Gross motor skills development
  • Curriculum planning
  • Parent-teacher communication
  • Creative teaching strategies
  • Lesson implementation
  • Teamwork
  • Small group support and assistance
  • Lesson preparation
  • Spanish language proficiency
  • Manage technology

Certification

  • Preschool CDA Credential
  • Infant and Toddler CDA Credential
  • WETA workshop on Health and Nutrition
  • WETA workshop Math and Measurement
  • WETA Workshop Science and the sense of sound
  • Review and Implementation of Social Emotional Learning Program KIMOCHIS
  • WETA workshop Building Reading Skills
  • WETA Learning Through Music
  • Early Stage How to Administer the Ages and Stages Questionnaire
  • Early Stage How to Administer the ASQ-Social Emoti
  • CLASS Instructional Support-Language Modeling in Spanish
  • Sing, Play and Learn in the Early Childhood Classroom
  • Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Pre-K and School-Age Children
  • Using African Songs, Dance and Drumming to Promote Early Childhood Development
  • CLASS Classroom Organization-Instructional Learning Formats
  • Teachstone Instructional Support for Pre-K Teachers
  • A is for the Arts: Exploring Found Object Art with Young Children
  • ECERS Health Practices
  • ECERS Meals and Snack
  • ECERS Toileting and Diapering
  • Emphasizing Choice and Play to Improve School-Age Quality Outcomes
  • Transitions and self-Regulation: What's the Connection?
  • Strategies for Building Authentic Family Engagement to Improve Child Outcomes
  • When We Play, We Learn: Musings on Play, Learning and Equity
  • Teachstone Emotional Support for Pre-K Teachers
  • Teachstone A Pre-K CLASS Primer for Teachers
  • Teachstone Classroom Organization for Pre-K Teachers
  • Quorum Challenging Behavior
  • Making Changes Limiting Salt, Sugar and Fats
  • Infant/Toddlers Environment Rating Scale-third Edition (ITERS-3)
  • Trauma and Resilience Building Strength in Children
  • Equity and Cultural Responsiveness in Early Care and Education
  • Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness for Infants and Toddler Educators
  • Kids Comprehensive Service: Family Activities for the Week of the Young Child
  • Knocks and Knuckles-Fine Motor Development
  • The Value of Having a Makers Space in Early Childhood Environments
  • The Impact of Toxic Stress on Children, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resiliency
  • Facilitating Outdoor Exploration and Inquiry in Urban Preschools
  • Technology and Play: Creating Innovations in Play-Based Learning to Support Development and Learning

Languages

Spanish
Professional
English
Limited

Timeline

Teacher's Assistant

SED Center
10.2006 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Development

University of The Potomac

Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Education

Central Texas College

Teacher of Primary Education - Teaching

Escuela Normal Mixta Pedro Nufio
Wendy Yamileth Mestichelli