Special Education Teacher (EBD) & Self Contained Resume Example Exabeam

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (EBD) & SELF-CONTAINED

Summary

I am a compassionate and dedicated professional who has a proven record of teaching and supporting children who have social, emotional, and significant behavioral needs. I have established learning environments which meet the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and creative needs of children. I am able to rapidly developed and adjusted lesson plans to meet unforeseen classroom situations as well as daily lessons. I am very passionate about being a teacher in special education as well as working with students who struggle with emotional and behavioral needs.

Education

Minnesota State University - Moorhead - City, State08/2014Bachelor of Science: Special Education Teacher EBD/SLD; K-12

Anoka-Ramsey Community College - City05/2012Associate of Arts: Psychology Emphasis

Skills

Connecting and supporting children with behavioral and mental health needs
Leadership in Group setting
Teaching social, emotional, and academic skills
Creating and managing schedules

Collaborating with and Supporting peers
Thriving in stressful situations/times
Confident in completing Due Process

Experience

Special Education Teacher (EBD) & Self-Contained / Exabeam - San Diego , CA08/2014 - Current

Set up and ran the schools first self-contained level three classroom this school year (2019/2020)
Due Process: Followed Due process timelines and requirements outlined in the due process manual.
Collaborate with classroom teachers, school psychologists, speech/hearing specialists, parents/guardians, administration, and school social workers to do initial and reevaluations for students to assess their qualifications and needs.
Perform Functional Behavior Assessments as part of the student's evaluation process
Set up and ran IEP Meetings, Evaluation Meetings, Manifestation Determination Meetings, Restrictive Procedure Meetings, Meetings for Level four students transitioning into the mainstream, Meetings for level three students transitioning to a level four setting/placement and other needed and requested meetings.
Develop Individual Education Programs (including PBSP) as a team
Create visual schedules, visuals, and other supports for students
Set students learning goals, assess their progress, and record data
Update parents on the progress of their students and enlist parental support with behaviors and academics
Mentor, supervise, train, and develop schedules for instructional assistants
Plan, organize and assign activities and lessons that are specific to each student's abilities.

AmeriCorps, Minnesota Reading Corps: / AmeriCorps Placed At Cambridge Primary School - City , STATE08/2012 - 07/2013

Administered fall, winter, and spring benchmarks with letter name fluency, letter sound fluency, nonsense word fluency, and oral reading fluency Curriculum Based-Measurements for grades K-8 in District #911
Delivered letter naming, letter sound, nonsense word, duet reading, and timed reading interventions with students who did not meet benchmark
Administered weekly DIBELS probes and entered the results into AIMS Web.

Work Study, Anoka Ramsey Community College / Cambridge Primary School - City , STATE09/2012 - 05/2013

Supported the first-grade teachers (9 classes) by assisting with Daily Five, reading interventions, and supplemental writing interventions
Administered weekly math and reading probes
Assisted the first grade team in prepping materials for their lessons.

Receptionist / RE/MAX Results - City , STATE01/2008 - 08/2012

Supported agents with entering their listings into the MLS, made files from start to finish, an other needs they may have had.
Varies data entry
Duties included answering phones, setting up appointment, uploading documents, and photos
Upheld a professional appearance while working in a demanding office where confidentiality and professionalism was of great importance.

Relevant Teaching Experience

Student Teacher, Middle School: Isanti Middle School, Isanti, MN; March-May 2014

6th-8th Grade Specific Learning Disabilities and RTI Math.
Provide RTI math instruction, and TransMath instruction
Participated actively in faculty meetings and child-team meetings
Working one-to-one with students too offer math support

Student Teacher, High School: Cambridge Isanti High School, Cambridge, MN; September 2013-March 2014

9th-12th grade students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Level III in a self-contained classroom
Upheld a positive behavioral management plan while actively engaging students to limit behavior issues, using a variety of techniques to fit situations and the student when challenges arose.
Utilized ongoing information and formal assessments to measure effectiveness of teaching and optimize student learning, adapting instruction when needed
Taught basic math, social skills, science, reading, social studies, and vocational education

Certifications and Training

CPI: Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc., given through Cambridge School District 911. Expires on January 2, 2021
Students to Practices Evidence-Based Teaching for Strategies S.T.E.P.S, Presented by: Kare Hurd, Autism Consultant; Lisa Sorensen, Autism Consultant; Rebecca Uphoff, Autism Consultant. June 11-12, 2019
FBA Training Certificate, Sponsored by Regions 5 & 7 Low Incident Projects. May 6, 2019.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs):Why are they important? Presented by: Mitchell Demers, MSW, LICSW. June 21, 2018.
Structured Teaching Training; Sponsored by Regions 5 & 7 Low Incident Project. July 17-19, 2018.
Boys Town National Training: Specialized Classroom Management Workshop. August 13-17, 2018. 35 Hours.
Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder: Over 75 Proven Strategies for Social Skills, Behavior & Learning. Presented by: Peggy Graham, MOT, OTR/L. June 14, 2017.
Love and Logic Institute, Inc., Presented by: Charles Fay, PhD. April 20, 2017.
Social Thinking: Teaching Social Thinking to Early Learners through Stories and Play-Based Activities (Pre-K - 2nd-grade).; What does Play have to do with Classroom Learning? Exploring Social Executive Functioning and Social Emotional Learning for Early Learners. October 12-13, 2016
The Zones of Regulation: A Concept to Foster Self-Regulation and Emotional Control. Presented by: Leah Kuyper, M.A. Ed., OTR/L. Hosted by Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute. January 15-16, 2015.
Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents. COUNSELORS: PESI, Inc., Presented by: Jennifer Wilke-Deaton, MA, LPA. February 24, 2015.

Resume Overview

School Attended

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Job Titles Held:

Special Education Teacher (EBD) & Self-Contained
AmeriCorps, Minnesota Reading Corps:
Work Study, Anoka Ramsey Community College
Receptionist

Degrees

Minnesota State University - Moorhead - City, State 08/2014 Bachelor of Science : Special Education Teacher EBD/SLD; K-12
Anoka-Ramsey Community College - City 05/2012 Associate of Arts : Psychology Emphasis

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