Audrey Quest

Experience

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  Casper Recreation Center

  May 2011 - Jun 2013

  Camp Leader
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  AmeriCorps

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Campus Corps

  •Managed all volunteers for the Cathedral Home and Foster Grandparent Program. In charge of recruitment, contacting and placing volunteers, and coordinating volunteer activities such as trainings and Holiday events •Acted as a liaison between nonprofit and corporate community groups in order to maintain relationships and build strong community ties. Involved in numerous successful fundraising activities•Coordinated and scheduled guest-speaking events for monthly training programs; speakers include professors and community members •Worked directly under Human Resource Generalist on multiple office tasks Show less

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  Colorado AIDS Project

  Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

  Enrollment Specialist

  Managed Health insurance applications and enabled enrollment for over 50 disadvantaged clients.

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  Stanley British Primary School

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Intern

  Trained in experience-based education and classroom management with emphasis on developmentally appropriate instructional tools and strategies including differentiation, guided reading, and observation.Gained full-time classroom experience with supervision from mentor teachers at Steele Elementary in a fourth and fifth grade classroom from August to December 2014 and Paddington Station Preschool in a Pre-Kindergarten classroom from January to May 2015.Collaborated with mentor teacher and grade-level team members at Paddington Station Preschool to plan instructional, play-based units. Examples include, an “ocean unit” where students gained hands-on experience through a field trip to the aquarium, choice activities and formal lessons.Created project-based lessons at Steele Elementary in social studies, math, science, reading and writing. In one lesson students developed a narrated Power Point video of a state of their choice. This project included a field trip to the library and a lesson on using non-fiction literature for research purposes.Participated in monthly professional development and weekly seminar classes to build a greater understanding of child development, developmentally appropriate practices and student assessments. Administrated Developmental Reading Assessment tests monthly for 29 students to guide future lessons in reading. Implemented Common Core State Standards to guide all lessons.Assisted in creating a safe, supportive, respectful classroom community that values the individual contributions of each student. Show less

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  PADDINGTON STATION PRESCHOOL

  Aug 2015 - now

  Teacher

  Design individualized, hands on, play-based lessons to encourage student engagement, such as providing developmentally appropriate art, writing, manipulative and sensory activities that can be modified based off students needs. Prioritize continual correspondence with students’ guardians through daily interactions, e-mails, phone calls, conferences, and home visits to build positive relationships that improve the learning environment.Integrate home visit experience to gain an understanding of students’ passions and interests that inform unit planning. Home visits allowed for students and families to be better prepared for the school year.Collaborate with co-teacher and team members to develop a deeper understanding of child development, learn new lesson planning strategies, and grow overall as a teacher.Attend monthly professional development meetings. Participated in the Denver Early Childhood Councils DEHLI 2015 conference focused on building childhood resilience and solutions for behavior problems by acknowledging the drivers of behavior and building strong teacher-student relationships.Administer evidence-based assessments, such as Teaching Strategies Gold, focusing on observations to evaluate student growth. Involve families in the assessments through family interviews and discussion of assessment results.Implement special education teaching techniques for students with special needs, including intervention strategies, goal reports and embedded schedules. Familiarity with screening and assessment procedures, such as the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3. Show less

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  Swigert International School

  Aug 2016 - now

  Special Education Assistant
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  CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OF FREMONT COUNTY

  Jan 2017 - now

  Special Education Teacher