Dedicated Special Education Teacher for 15 years focused on building each student's strength and confidence, as well as giving students firm guidelines, regularity and dependability to foster their social and academic growth. I am devoted to making special needs children feel valued and accepted. Encourages each child to reach their full potential.
Highlights
Ability in working with divergent groups of students and meeting all of their individual learning styles.
Excellent classroom management
Effectively work with parents
Motivating students
Creative lesson plan development
Positive atmosphere promotion
Thematic study techniques
Effective listening
Classroom management
Education
Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NYExpected in 2002 ā āMaster of Science:Special Education - GPA:
Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NYExpected in 1998 ā āBachelor of Arts:Elementary Education - GPA:
Minor in Health and Nutrition
Accomplishments
Honored speaker at symposium at Brooklyn College for my Thesis : "What are the attitudes of school personnel towards students who are mentally retarded? To what extent do these attitudes effect students' behaviors?"
Member of Council for Exceptional Children
Graduated from Region 7 District 20 Cohort 9 Apprenticeship Program
Awarded Teacher of the Year in 2012.
Experience
Edward B. Shallow J.H.S - Special Education Teacher 12:1:1 Program City, STATE, 08/1998 - Current
Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development
Wrote and presented documents for Individual Education Plan conferences
Established and communicated clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects to both students and parents
Administered and scored NYSAA Portfolios
Conducted small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs
Enhanced lessons using technology and computers
Developed and utilized behavior management techniques
Organized and planned community work for students
Organized and planned outdoor activities to enhance student learning
Planned and conducted activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provided students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Established clear objectives for all lessons/projects and communicated with students, achieving a total understanding of grading rubric and overall class expectations.
Regularly met with parents to discuss student issues and course weakness areas.
P.S. / I.S. 332 - Student Teacher / Primary Ungraded K-2 Program City, STATE, 08/1997 - 11/1997
Planned and implemented Kindergarten, First and Second Grade hands on learning activities
Responsible for preparing lessons in all areas of study, including Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, and Science
Assisted teachers in building content knowledge and learning skills through a interdisciplinary approach to teaching
Created and developed working models for use of children to promote coordination and mental stimulation
Organized and created outdoor activities to enhance learning experience
Created and implemented an integrated unit with a strong emphasis on hands on Science and Math lessons or activities that fosters cooperative learning in Fourth Grade
Devised and wrote a thematic unit in a specific Science area.
P.S. 193 - Student Intern / First Grade City, STATE, 08/1995 - 11/1995
Implemented an interdisciplinary curriculum with Language Arts (whole language approach) at the core of a First Grade class
P.S. 152 - Student Intern / Second Grade City, STATE, 01/1995 - 05/1995
Gathered experience in child development and classroom management
Generated activities with an emphasis on Social Studies
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