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SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
Summary
- Student-centered, flexible and experienced special educator, with experience across special education, integrated classroom, and individual learning settings
- Dedicated to optimizing student overall development, understanding and mastery of content and achieving individual learning goals
- Skilled at adapting curriculum to align with learning standards and meet needs of diverse learning needs to reach criteria of 90% or higher
- Passionate and innovative, building trusting relationships and rapport with students, utilizing various teaching technology tools, project based learning, and student interest to facilitate successful learning experiences creating life-long learners
Skills
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Experience
Special Education Teacher|Banner Health - Phoenix , AZ|02/2018 - Current
- Design and facilitate Individualized Education Program (IEP), adapt curricula, lessons, and activities aligned with learning Standards, enhancing academic, social, emotional, and physical growth for all students
- Promote learning through whole class, small group and individual instruction, utilizing visuals, educational technology, and manipulatives.
- Integrate educational technology to create engaging 21st-century tools enhancing instruction, setting clear objectives,
- Improve students' academic, communication, self-help, and social skills reaching 90% mastery of goals
- Adhere to all IEP educational and behavioral goals, differentiating and scaffolding lessons, delivery, and assessments
- Facilitate early literacy and mathematics lessons, utilizing standards-aligned programs to drive instruction
- Employ a play-based learning classroom, encouraging exploration, inquiry, and creativity
- Obtain data to drive instruction as gathered from formative and summative assessments
- Attend CPSE meetings to collaborate with staff, administration, and families, partnering extensively with families
- Write educational reports as part of the annual review process
- Maintain a safe and comfortable classroom environment, celebrating cultural diversity
- Create inclusive and responsive classroom setting, encouraging exploration, inquiry, creativity, celebrating cultural diversity
- Collaborate with teacher assistants and paraprofessionals, delegating tasks and analyzing academic/behavioral data
- Communicate frequently and proactively with families to discuss progress, provide insight on areas of need and strengths
Substitute Teacher|The Prentice School - Cowan Heights , CA|10/2017 - 02/2018
- Assumed responsibility of general education and special education teachers during planned and unplanned absence, continuing student education, following core concepts.
- Executed lesson plans across multiple subject areas and class size of up to 30 students.
- Lead guided reading groups implementing incorporating Wilson Language Training curriculum, across multiple reading levels.
- Praised for reliability, often requested for planned absences.
Student Teacher|North Country Academy - Deerfield Beach , FL|09/2017 - 10/2017
- Worked with cooperating teacher to design lesson plans and coordinate activities.
- Observed and assessed student performance, maintaining detailed records of progress.
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers, and school administrators.
- Participated in parent-teacher conferences.
Special Education Student Teacher|Variety Child Learning Center - City , STATE|06/2017 - 09/2017
- Designed individual and group instruction in accordance with students' IEPs.
- Differentiated instruction to enhance learning for all students.
- Collaborated with Teacher, discussed student progress, and developed appropriate programs.
Education and Training
Adelphi University|City, State|2017Master of Science: Early Childhood & Special Education
Pace University|City, State|2013Bachelor of Arts: Communications
Certifications
New York State Initial Certification: Early Childhood Education & Students with Disabilities B-2
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School Attended
- Adelphi University
- Pace University
Job Titles Held:
- Special Education Teacher
- Substitute Teacher
- Student Teacher
- Special Education Student Teacher
Degrees
- Master of Science : Early Childhood & Special Education
Bachelor of Arts : Communications
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