Jacinda Metz
Goshen
Summary
Dedicated kindergarten teacher with proven success in curriculum planning, classroom management, and student engagement. Committed to fostering positive relationships and creating inclusive learning environments that enhance student and staff engagement.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Goshen Community Schools
Goshen
09.2025 - Current
- Suucessfully lead the kindergarten grade level team while providing mentorship for new colleagues.
- Co-teach bilingual language arts lessons, emphasizing vocabulary, comprehension, oral and written language skills, literature.
- Develop and facilitate diverse learning environments and activities that empower students to reach their full potential and meet school and individual learning plan objectives.
- Collaborate and co-teach bilingual lessons with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities for all students.
- Apply varied assessment strategies to evaluate student performance and inform instructional adjustments.
- Implement behavior management strategies to promote a positive learning environment, including clear, fair, and consistent expectations, along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Build positive relationships with students and families through consistent and frequent communication.
- Facilitate school initiatives to enhance student and staff engagement.
Kindergarten Teacher
Fairfield Community Schools
Goshen
09.2013 - 08.2025
- Successfully deliver language arts lessons, emphasizing phonics, oral and written language skills, literature, and handwriting.
- Implement school curriculum, and use data to create and deliver lesson plans while monitoring learning for each student.
- Developed and facilitated diverse learning environments and activities that empowered students to reach their full potential and meet learning objectives.
- Applied formative and summative assessment strategies to systematically evaluate student performance and inform instructional adjustments.
- Collaborated with faculty and staff using the PLC model to enhance rigorous learning opportunities for all students.
- Collaboratively created a school-wide student incentive program to promote appropriate behavior and a positive learning environment.
- Built positive relationships with students and families through regular and meaningful communication.
- Contributed to school well-being and staff interests by participating in the student incentive committee, safety team, and social committee.
Substitute Teacher
Fairfield Community Schools
Goshen
08.2012 - 09.2013
- Earned repeated requests as a substitute teacher based on strong performance and trusted relationships with colleagues.
- Facilitated student engagement through proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Maintained classroom routines to support student learning and foster a positive classroom environment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Indiana University, South Bend
South Bend, IN12-2005
Skills
- Curriculum planning
- Classroom management
- Early literacy development
- Differentiated instruction
- Social-emotional learning
- Active learning strategies
- Parent-teacher communication
- Team collaboration
- Relationship building
- Behavior management
- Student engagement
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Goshen Community Schools
09.2025 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher
Fairfield Community Schools
09.2013 - 08.2025
Substitute Teacher
Fairfield Community Schools
08.2012 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Indiana University, South Bend