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SEVERE/PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES TEACHER
Professional Summary
Resilient Special Education Teacher familiar with the challenges associated with teaching special needs children. Remains positive under times of stress or conflict.Extensive experience working with autistic children.
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Work History
Lighthouse AcademiesSevere/Profound Intellectual Disabilities Teacher | North Little Rock , AR | June 2013 - Current
- Communicated non-verbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Created strategies to meet the needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
- Instructed students with disabilities, including Autism, Severe, Profoundand Moderately intellectual disabilities.
- Led activities that developed students\' physical, emotional and social growth, including Best Buddies and Special Olympics.
- Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Attended monthly staff training sessions.
- Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on the entire group.
- Taught academic and functional education principles while complying with IEP goals.
- Communicated regularly with parents about daily activities and behaviors.
Griffin-Spalding County Schools/ Mainstay Academy At Jackson ElementaryAutism classroom paraprofessional | City , STATE | August 2012 - June 2013
- Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Attended monthly staff training sessions.
- Redirected poor behavior using the positive reinforcement method.
- Established a safe play environment for the students.
- Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout the day.
- Communicated non-verbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Taught basic education principles while complying with IEP goals.
- Instructed students with disabilities, includingAutism,Severe, Profoundand Moderately intellectual disabilities.
Monroe County Schools/ Banks Stephens Middle SchoolAccess classroom Teacher | City , STATE | October 2011 - March 2012
- Promoted good behavior by using the positive reinforcement method.
- Taught education principles while complying with IEP goals.
- Communicated non-verbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with the master schedule.
- Created strategies to meet the needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBIS).
- Led activities that developed students\' physical, emotional and social growth.
- Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout the day.
- Established a safe play environment for the students.
- Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Instructed students in fouracademic areas and tworeading groups.
- Instructed students with disabilities, includingAutism,Severe, Profoundand Moderately intellectual disabilities.
Lamar County School SystemSpecial Education Paraprofessional | City , STATE | July 2005 - October 2011
- Instructed students in fouracademic areas and over tenreading groups
- Instructed students with disabilities, including severe, profound, moderate, mild intellectual disabilities, downs syndrome, autism, and students with seizure and chromosomal disorders.
- Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout the day.
- Communicated non-verbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Supported numerousclassroom teachers in implementing a developmentally-appropriate curriculum forstudents with and without disabilities.
- Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as the alphabet, shapes and color recognition.
- Prepared instruction materials, including making copies, constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Relieved the classroom teacher during breaks.
- Graded tests and papers for teaching staff.
- Monitored students\' educational progress with individual charts and files.
Education
Master of EducationCurriculum and InstructionConcordia UniversityCity, State | 2014
Bachelor of ArtsSpecial Education/Early Childhood EducationWestern Governors UniversityCity, State | 2011
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School Attended
- Concordia University
- Western Governors University
Job Titles Held:
- Severe/Profound Intellectual Disabilities Teacher
- Autism classroom paraprofessional
- Access classroom Teacher
- Special Education Paraprofessional
Degrees
- Master of Education Curriculum and Instruction
Bachelor of Arts Special Education/Early Childhood Education
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