Resume

• 2015

  Journey Christian Church serves approximately 300+ school-aged students/ Sunday \n•Supervised 2-4 volunteers weekly. \n•Greeted and welcomed school-aged children to church each Sunday.\n•Registered new church families and help their children acclimate to the age level classrooms on their first visits to church.\n•Various administrative and leadership duties

  Journey Christian Church

  Volunteer

  I volunteer at events to help increase the number of committed ongoing sponsors for children who live in poverty in various countries. \n

  Compassion International

  Volunteer helper

  Central Virginia Foodbank: Assist in the Distribution Warehouse by helping various community agencies load food into their vehicles to take back to their counties

  community agencies

  churches

  and food pantries. \n \nChesterfield County Foodbank: Sort food items and distribute to families in the Chesterfield Community.

  Central Virginia Food Bank

  Chesterfield County Food Bank

  Fitness Instruction

  Organization Skills

  Early Childhood Literacy

  Instructional Technology

  Early Intervention

  Classroom Instruction

  Curriculum Development

  Parent Education

  Staff Development

  Presentation Development

  Parent Coaching

  Microsoft Office

  Water Aerobics

  Presenter

  Google Apps

  Higher Education

  Teaching

  Blackboard

  Infant and Toddler Development

  Special Education

  Professional Development Presentations

  Designed and delivered 20+ professional development presentations on the following topics: \nSocial Emotional Learning

  Adult Learning Models and Coaching

  Collaborative Teaming

  The Pyramid Model

  Effective Early Childhood Environments

  Inclusion

  Creative Curriculum

  Preschool Placement Options

  Goal Writing

  Natural Environments

  Using Technology in the PreK Classroom

  Service Coordination

  Teaching Strategies GOLD

  Teacher-Student Interactions (CLASS)

  Challenging Behaviors\n\nHighlighted Presentations\n*Cave

  J.

  & Franck

  I. (2018). Including All Students. Chesterfield County PreK Professional Learning Workshop

  Chesterfield

  VA.\n*Cave

  J.

  & Surowka

  C. (2018). Social Emotional Learning (SEL) to Build Caring \nClassroom Communities. Showcase PreK in VA

  Crenshaw Elementary School

  \nChesterfield

  VA.\n*Cave

  J. (2018). My Body

  My Feelings: Tips for Teaching Self-Control and Emotion \nRegulation. VA PreK Teacher Institute: Link and Think-Promoting Connection \nand Cognition

  Williamsburg

  VA. *Will be presented again at VAAEYC (2019).\n*Cave

  J. (2018). Promoting Friendship and Individualized Support for Children with Challenging Behaviors: Where to Begin. VPI/VPI+ Professional Development Workshop

  Chesterfield

  VA.\n*Cave

  J.

  & Hill

  C. (2005). Achieving Outcomes in the Context of the Natural Environment. New Horizons Conference

  Abingdon

  VA.\n*Cave

  J. (2005). Increasing Participation in Natural Environments: Research Findings from a Virginia Early Intervention Agency. The Third Annual Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia Early Intervention Conference; Creating Connections: Making Meaningful Differences in the Lives of Families

  Roanoke

  VA.\n*Cave

  J.

  & Peters

  S. (2004). Sitting on the Steps: A New Therapy Perspective using Natural Environments. Speech and Hearing Association of Virginia Conference

  Fredericksburg

  VA.

  Cave

  Ed.D.

  Dr. Jennifer M.

  Cave

  Ed.D.

  Richmond City Public Schools

• 2005

  Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia

  Henrico Parent Infant Program

  Chesterfield County Public Schools

  J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

  New Kent County Public Schools

  Various: See description

  Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer

  Chesterfield County Public Schools

  Reviewed the Kaleidoscope Curriculum Training provided to all Service Coordinators working \nin the field of Early Intervention in Virginia.

  Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia

  Chesterfield County Public Schools

  Clover Hill Elementary School

  Taught children between the ages of 3-5 in a self-contained Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) classroom.\n*Screened and assessed children and collaboratively developed Individualized Education Programs\n*Made routine home visits using coaching and modeling strategies with parents\n*Collaborated with community resources and programs to enhance family engagement\n*Used multimedia technology to enhance the preschool curriculum and create learning tools\n*Collected accurate and detailed data to demonstrate student progress toward developmental goals

  guide behavior modification plans

  and provide accountability for specific intervention strategies

  Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

  Chesterfield County

  VA

  Taught children between the ages of 2-5 in Head Start

  home-based

  and self-contained Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) classrooms.\n*Screened and assessed children and collaboratively developed Individualized Education Programs\n*Made routine home visits using coaching and modeling strategies with parents\n*Collaborated with community resources and programs to enhance family engagement\n*Used multimedia technology to enhance the preschool curriculum and create learning tools\n*Collected accurate and detailed data to demonstrate student progress toward developmental goals

  guide behavior modification plans

  and provide accountability for specific intervention strategies\n*Developed a preschool literacy program for all Chesterfield County ECSE classrooms.\n*Developed a database for Individualized Education Program objectives for Chesterfield County ECSE teachers\n*Developed and shared a database as a method to organize children's books by theme for use in the preschool curriculum\n*Designed a class web page for the internet\n*Supervised a Virginia Commonwealth University graduate student from the Early Childhood Special Education program\n*Provided consultations to day care facilities on meeting the individual needs of exceptional students in their programs

  Early Childhood Special Educator

  Chesterfield County Public Schools

  Richmond

  Va

  Designed and taught the following courses (183 college credit hours) through on-line

  face-to-face

  and hybrid course delivery methods:\n*Introduction to Teaching as a Profession\n*Child Health

  Safety

  and Nutrition\n*Infant and Toddler Programs\n*Teaching Math

  Science

  and Social Studies to Young Children\n*Early Childhood Programs

  School and Social Change\n*Language Arts for Young Children\n*Introduction to Exceptional Children\n*Guiding the Behavior of Young Children\n*Introduction to Reading Methods

  Adjunct Faculty

  J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

  New Kent County

  VA

  Taught children between the ages of 2-5 in Head Start

  self-contained Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)

  and Inclusion within Even Start classrooms.\n*Screened and assessed children and collaboratively developed Individualized Education Programs\n*Made routine home visits using coaching and modeling strategies with parents\n*Collaborated with community resources and programs to enhance family engagement\n*Co-taught in an Inclusion Model Even Start program using “The Creative Curriculum”\n*Used multimedia technology to enhance the preschool curriculum and create learning tools\n*Collected accurate and detailed data to demonstrate student progress toward developmental goals

  guide behavior modification plans

  and provide accountability for specific intervention strategies

  Early Childhood Special Educator

  New Kent County Public Schools

  Henrico

  Charles City

  and New Kent Counties

  Provided early intervention services to children from birth to 3 and their families.\n*Performed team assessments

  developed Individualized Family Service Plans

  made home visits

  coordinated events with community resources

  and consulted with specialists. \n*Supervised VCU Graduate Student in the Early Childhood Special Education Program \n*Trained newly hired Parent Infant Program Service Coordinators\n*Participated in the filming of an Individual Family Service Plan goal writing session for use during professional development training in the Richmond

  VA area.\n*Developed a Parent Resource Guide and monthly newsletters for families\t\n*Administered a play group with Children’s Hospital and Henrico County Public Schools

  Infant Development Specialist

  Henrico Parent Infant Program

  Arapahoe

  NC

  Designed and facilitated individualized team and trust building activities on low and high ropes courses. \n*Facilitated team building lessons with groups of participants using a low-ropes course.\n*Taught foundational rock climbing skills including climbing up and rappelling down a 30-foot alpine tower.

  Ropes Course Team Building Facilitator and Alpine Tower Instructor

  Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer

  Richmond

  VA

  Taught 3 year-old students in a quality Head Start classroom

  following rigorous program performance standards.\n*Used the \"High Scope\" Curriculum and the \"Ready Readers\" Preschool Reading Program\n*Used the \"Als Pals\" Social Emotional Learning Curriculum\n*Used multimedia technology to create pre-literacy curriculum materials\n*Collaborated with the Families and Students Together (FAST) Program at the Adult Career Development Center

  Head Start Instructor

  Richmond City Public Schools

  Provide practice based coaching

  collaborative action-planning

  data review

  and reflection to promote quality developmentally appropriate teacher practices in PreK Classrooms.\n*Collaborate with Virginia Department of Education; University of Virginia’s Center for Advanced \nStudy of Teaching and Learning; Smart Beginnings; The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation; \nLocal Head Start

  Title I

  and Early Childhood Special Education leaders; VPI+ coaches and \nleaders across Virginia; Public Broadcasting Service; Parents and other Community Partners\n*Develop VPI+ Continuous Improvement Plan with the VPI+ Leadership Team\n*Collect and analyze program data to monitor growth toward program goals and inform practices\n*Design and deliver interactive professional development locally

  at state-wide conferences

  and as a Showcase for the VPI+ state program\n*Hosted a Coaching Showcase Day: Modeled Practice Based Coaching

  Video Reviewing

  and Motivational Interviewing Techniques for VPI+ Coaches from across the state \n*Member of the Early Childhood Education Leaders: Communities of Learning for Inclusive Programs Team facilitated through the Virginia LEADS (Leadership in Effective and Developmentally- Appropriate Services) Program \n*Participated in the following trainings: Teacher Learning Communities

  Virginia Department of Education Planning Committee for the VA PreK Teacher Institute

  Creative Curriculum

  Teaching Strategies GOLD

  Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool

  Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children

  Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies

  Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale \n*Attended Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children Conference

  Fredericksburg

  VA (2018).\n*Attended Creating Connections to Shining Stars Conference (2017). Roanoke

  VA.\n*Attended Erikson Early Math Summer Institute (2017). Chicago

  IL.\n*Attended Young Child Expo and Conference (2017). NYC

  NY.

  Chesterfield County Public Schools

• 2000

  Doctor of Education (EdD)

  Dissertation: Increasing the Active Participation of Caregivers in the Implementation of Individualized Family Service Plans in an Early Intervention Program

  Child and Youth Services with a concentration in Curriculum and Systemic Change

  Noreen Webber Honor Award

  Nova Southeastern University

• 1994

  Master’s Degree

  Early Childhood Special Education

  •Early Childhood Special Education Program Grant Recipient\n•Dean's List\n•Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  4.0 GPA

• 1990

  Richmond

  VA

  Gold’s Gym

  2012-2013; Midlothian Athletic Club

  2012-2013; Jewish Community Center

  2005-2013; ACAC

  2004-2006; American Family Fitness

  2000; Douglas Aquatics

  1999; Queensmill Recreation Association

  1993; Stonehenge Country Club

  Aquatics Instructor

  Various: See description

• 1989

  Bachelor’s Degree

  Psychology

  concentration in Early Childhood Education

  •Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority: Historian

  Assistant Pledge Chairman

  Rush Party Chairman\n•Dance Team: Choreographer

  Captain

  University of Richmond

  Teaching Online Program (TOP)

  Orientation to Learning Online

  Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR)

  Early Childhood Special Education; children birth to five 1996-present; Middle Education; grades 4-8 1993-present; Early Childhood Education; grades NK-4 1993-present

  Virginia Department of Education

  PGP-367427

  Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Trainer Certified

  Teachstone

  GOLD Assessment Interrater Reliability Certified (Preschool including dual language learners and children with disabilities)

  Teaching Strategies

  LLC

  Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Certified

  Teachstone

• 1985

  Monacan High School

• Serve families living through childhood cancer by creating a seaside retreat where they can rest

  restore relationships

  and experience joy. The retreat offers fun

  family-centered activities to help them “feel like a family” again.

  Lighthouse Family Retreat

  Small Group Leader

  Journey believes that “circles are better than rows.” With a focus on establishing meaningful and lasting relationships

  I collaboratively lead a small group of women from my church family. \n*Regularly hosted fellowship and facilitated group discussion in my home. \n*Strove to build participants’ leadership capacity.

  Journey Christian Church