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SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
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Professional Summary
Enthusiastic licensed Elementary School Teacher with superb leadership and communication skills. Easily cultivates trusting and productive relationships with students, parents, teachers and administration. With over 3 years of experience developing creative lesson plans and implementing instructional best practices.
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Work History
07/2019 - CurrentSpecial Education Teacher | The School District Of South Orange And Maplewood - Maplewood , NJ
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
- Led activities that developedstudents' physical, emotional and social growth.
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Interpreted and analyzed student academic data to maintain student development and student retention.
- Monitored student progress and reviewed and revised IEP to meet emerging needs of students.
- Developed positive relationships with parents to foster communication and encourage involvement for student growth.
05/2015 - 08/2017Junior Kindergarten Teacher | North Country Academy - Ephrata , PA
- Instructed Pre-K students at Kindergarten grade level.
- Planned and implemented engaging common core lessons.
Observed and assessed student performance and maintained thorough records of progress. - Employed a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximize learning.
Identified early signs of emotional and developmental in students and followed up with administration and parents. - Utilized technological advancements that engaged and empowered children.
Established an open and loving environment where children could express themselves and direct their own learning. - Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
12/2013 - 08/2015Co- Teacher & Paraprofessional | St. Jude's Ranch For Children - Boulder City , NV
- Designed lesson plans focused on age and level-appropriate material.
Observed and documented behaviors and actions. - Received high remarks for the creativity of classroom lesson plans and instructional techniques from students, parents and faculty.
- Illustrated an in-depth understanding of evidence-based techniques used to foster academic progress, social inclusion and critical thinking.
- Earned positive feedback from parents regarding classroom instruction and student learning success.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Enhanced student learning by optimizing wide range of instructional approaches and innovative classroom activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
01/2013 - 05/2015Respite Care Provider | Varidian - City , STATE
- Planned and implemented engaging lessons tailored to meet child's IEP goals.
- Completed documentation on student behaviors, interventions and results.
- Collaborated with team of professionals from different disciplines to implement comprehensive action plan.
- Prepared visual aids, equipment and classroom displays.
Practiced social/emotional skills through lessons, activities, and games. - Helped child maintain optimal health by overseeing medication administration and all doctor's appointments.
Education
05/2015Drake University, City, StateBachelor of Science: Education
- Elementary Education Endorsements: Reading and Early Childhood with Special Education
- Cum laude graduate
- President & Dean's List Honoree
- Adams Academy Leadership Graduate
- Emerging Leaders Model Graduate
- Alpha Phi Gamma Omicron Chapter: Director of Academics
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School Attended
- Drake University
Job Titles Held:
- Special Education Teacher
- Junior Kindergarten Teacher
- Co- Teacher & Paraprofessional
- Respite Care Provider
Degrees
- Bachelor of Science : Education
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