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ENGLISH AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
Professional Summary

English and Special Education Teacher with engaging personality and enthusiasm for promoting hands-on learning with children. Highly qualified and certified in Massachusetts with over 25 years experience teaching special education at elementary level.

Versatile and dedicated high school and college teacher with focus on individual needs of special education students. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons. Exceptional skills working with teachers, parents and specialists to meet educational needs of students.

Accomplishments
  • Trained fellow teachers on the procedures for completing Individual Education Plans.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Supervised team of 12 staff members.
Skills
  • Understanding of special education
  • Reading and writing specialist
  • Staff education and training
  • National Council of Teachers of English
  • Food safety standards
  • Facility and equipment maintenance
  • Unpacking merchandise
  • English as a Second Language education
  • Education and Training
  • Special education
  • Bilingual in language and English
  • Bagging and packaging
  • Educational research
  • Quality Standards
Work History
English and Special Education Teacher, 11/2013 to 06/2016
Winchester High School – Winchester, MA
  • Instructed students in four academic areas and five reading groups.
  • Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
  • Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Developed and managed instructional materials and reports.
  • Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED and LD classroom.
  • Collaborated with numerous departments and Number standard education teachers.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Incorporated home activities to supplement classroom lessons.
  • Collaborated with students with multiple degrees of special needs to accomplish various tasks.
  • Worked in self-contained and resource environments to teach students variety of skills.
  • Attended monthly staff training sessions.
  • Partnered with standard education teachers from Type, Type and Type departments.
  • Implemented and taught life skills program, enabling students to master such tasks as checkbook balancing and Task.
  • Taught students in variety of settings, including self-contained and resource environments.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout day.
  • Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
  • Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
  • Completed intensive leadership training and provided training to colleagues on applied behavior analysis.
English Teacher, 08/2012 to 06/2016
Brookline High School – Brookline, MA
  • Prepared students for state standardized testing, resulting in scores ranking 85% in Massachusetts.
  • Completed in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth.
  • Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for Number students.
  • Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
  • Planned coursework to introduce students to Number pieces of important Type literature.
  • Established appropriate deadlines and provided complete instructions for reading assignment and homework.
  • Kept classroom organized, clean, and safe for all students and visitors.
  • Wrote Area of expertise reading list for students, catering choices to modern student interests and class types.
  • Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
  • Explored and implemented innovative use of technology in language education.
  • Read and graded over Number weekly writing assignments based on Area of expertise and state-designed curriculum.
  • Provided personal guidance for students struggling both in and out of classrooms, maintaining professionalism while helping students feel safe.
  • Coordinated theme days for classes to encourage interest in reading, resulting in significant increase in reading scores.
  • Worked with other teachers to support struggling students and provide thorough help to rectify comprehension issues.
  • Adapted lesson plans and curricula to student interests, increasing GPAs and student engagement.
  • Worked with administrators on behavioral issues to support needs of all students.
  • Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
  • Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
  • Planned dynamic lessons on Area of expertise to increase student comprehension of books and literary concepts.
  • Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress.
English Teacher, 09/2009 to 06/2013
Somerville Public Schools – Somerville, MA
  • Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for 100+ students.
  • Established appropriate deadlines and provided complete instructions for reading assignment and homework.
  • Wrote Area of expertise reading list for students, catering choices to modern student interests and class types.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy: African American Literature And Art, 05/2009
University of Southern Queensland - Toowoomba, Australia
Master of Arts: American And English Literature, 05/1995
University of New Hampshire - Durham, NH
Bachelor of Applied Arts: English Literature, 05/1990
University of Southern Maine - Portland, ME
Affiliations
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • Freemason
Certifications

Certified teacher in English since 1990 in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New Zealand.

Additional Information

*Professional tutor in English and ESL

*Published writer

*Extensive travel and employment overseas (Brazil, England, Germany, Japan, Australia, New Zealand)

*Private instructor of piano and voice

*Fluency in Portuguese

*Recipient of two Fulbright awards

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Winchester High School
  • Brookline High School
  • Somerville Public Schools

School Attended

  • University of Southern Queensland
  • University of New Hampshire
  • University of Southern Maine

Job Titles Held:

  • English and Special Education Teacher
  • English Teacher

Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy : African American Literature And Art , 05/2009
    Master of Arts : American And English Literature , 05/1995
    Bachelor of Applied Arts : English Literature , 05/1990

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