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SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER/DIRECTOR
Professional Summary

Resilient Special Education Teacher familiar with challenges associated with teaching special needs children. Remains positive under times of stress or conflict. Works well with classroom teachers to develop accommodations and special techniques for mainstream classroom inclusion. Versatile and dedicated with focus on individual needs of special education students. Exceptional skills working with teachers, parents and specialists to meet educational needs of students.

Skills
  • Special education experience
  • Understanding of special education
  • Providing education
  • Educational leadership
  • Education and Training
  • Educational staff supervision
  • Elementary education
  • Special education
  • Special education curriculum
Work History
August 2016-May 2020Special Education Teacher/Director | Warner Public Schools | Warner, OK
  • 1year Elementary School Resource Teacher
  • 3 years High School/Junior High Co-teacher Language Arts and Math Director/Teacher
  • Maintained 50 plus IEP folders
  • Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
  • Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  • 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.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Instructed students with Mild and Moderate disabilities.
  • Developed and managed instructional materials and reports.
  • Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout day.
  • Worked with students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction
August 2012-May 2016Special Education Teacher | Ketchum Public Schools | Ketchum, OK
  • 1 year 4th/5th grade resource teacher
  • 3 years high school resource/self contained teacher
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to students with range of intellectual and emotional disabilities.
  • Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
  • Taught reading, language arts, science, history, life skills, and math in resource room.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
  • Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
  • Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout day.
  • Developed and managed instructional materials and reports.
  • Implemented and taught life skills program,
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Collaborated with students with multiple degrees of special needs to accomplish various tasks.
  • Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
  • Worked with students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Taught students in variety of settings, including self-contained and resource environments.
August 2011-May 2012Special Education Director/HS Resource Teacher | Liberty Public Schools | Mounds, OK
  • Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
  • Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Instructed students with Mild and Moderate disabilities.
  • Taught reading, and language arts to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities in high school resource room.
  • Developed and managed instructional materials and reports.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Collaborated with students with multiple degrees of special needs to accomplish various tasks.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Worked with students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
August 2001-May 2011Special Education Teacher | Grove Public Schools | Grove, OK
  • 2 years high school language arts resource teacher
  • 2 years upper elementary self contained teacher
  • 2 years upper elementary resource teacher, multiple subjects
  • 4 years 6th grade - 8th grade reading resource teacher
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction
  • Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
  • Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
  • Worked in self-contained and resource environments to teach students variety of skills.
  • Provided life skills programming for students with moderate autism.
  • Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout day.
  • Developed and managed instructional materials and reports.
  • Incorporated home activities to supplement classroom lessons.
  • Implemented and taught life skills program.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Collaborated with students with multiple degrees of special needs to accomplish various tasks.
  • Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
  • Worked with students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Taught students in variety of settings, including self-contained and resource environments.
Education
Expected in October 2020Master of Arts: Special Education AdministrationSouthern Nazarene University, Bixby, OK Campus
May 1990Bachelor of Science: Special Education/Specific Learning DisabilitiesNortheastern State University, Tahlequah, OK
WestArk Community College, Fort Smith, AR

WestArk Community College is now know as University of Arkansas at Ft Smith

May 1984High School Diploma: Westville Public Schoos, Westville, OK
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Warner Public Schools
  • Ketchum Public Schools
  • Liberty Public Schools
  • Grove Public Schools

School Attended

  • Southern Nazarene University
  • Northeastern State University
  • WestArk Community College
  • Westville Public Schoos

Job Titles Held:

  • Special Education Teacher/Director
  • Special Education Teacher
  • Special Education Director/HS Resource Teacher

Degrees

  • Master of Arts : Special Education Administration
    Bachelor of Science : Special Education/Specific Learning Disabilities
    High School Diploma :

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