My responsibility as the General Education Teacher and Special Education Teacher is to strengthen a student's academic, vocational, behavioral, emotional, and social skills, enabling the student to maximize their potential and to return to mainstream schooling. SPED Teacher developed and implemented an educational program that facilitates the treatment process in compliance with the student's IEP. As a versatile and dedicated General and Special Education Teacher, I focus on individual needs of special education students in Grades K-12. Demonstrated empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons. Exceptional skills working with teachers, parents and specialists to meet educational needs of students.
Skills
Special education
Classroom management
First Aid/CPR
Post-secondary education
Trained in CPI
Problem resolution
Supervision
Differentiated instruction
Lesson Planning
Communications
Disability assessment testing
Organization
Middle school education
Work History
Special Education Teacher Hardware Secured, 09/2019 - Current Adelbrook Learning Center-East Hartford Campus – City, STATE,
Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
Administered and interpreted educational diagnostic testing per PPT recommendations that culminated in a comprehensive educational evaluation and IEP;
Performed behavioral observations to obtain baseline data; wrote a report that assessed the student's levels of behavioral, emotional, and social functioning;
Created instructional opportunities that supported student's academic, social, and personal development; designed tasks that met curricular goals, built upon student's prior learning, and advanced the students toward critical learning goals;
Demonstrated proficiency in central teaching concepts and skills, tools of inquiry, and structures of content area disciplines;
Employed a variety of instructional strategies and modifications that enabled students to develop, strengthen, and apply critical thinking skills, problems solving, and cooperatively demonstrate learning skills;
Progress monitoring of student's academic growth, comprehension, and application of each targeted learning skill and adjusts as necessary;
Established and maintained appropriate standards or student behavior, academic achievement, and created a positive learning environment that reflects my commitment to students and their success;
Demonstrated my commitment to all students and my passion for improving academic, social, emotional, and behavioral performance;
Participated in Crisis Intervention in accordance with PMT, TCI, and PBIS
Developed, coordinated, and implemented content area curriculum using Google Classroom and Chrome Books for successful application of Hybrid Model for Learning (HML);
Collaborated with instructional staff, other school personnel, LEA, DCF, parents, and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
Counseled and mentored students for the purpose of improving performance, health status, appropriate behavior, problem-solving techniques, and a variety of personal issues.
Demonstrated and differentiated methods required to perform classroom and/or subject-specific assignments for the purpose of providing an effective program that addressed individual student requirements;
Directed assistant teachers, student teachers, instructional assistants, volunteers, and/or student workers for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students;
Created and implemented forms and data collection instruments to monitor student's progress;
Created and implemented annual professional growth plans;
Attended Professional Development Sessions, Department Meetings, and PPT Meetings;
Communicated effectively within the interdisciplinary framework of the district or agency and wrote Critical Incident Reports;
Planned, developed and implemented ILP's (Individualized Learning Plans) for each student
Special Education Teacher (SEIS), 08/2017 - 06/2019 Educational Collaborative Services – City, STATE,
Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED and LD classroom.
Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
General Education Teacher & SPED Teacher, 08/2003 - 06/2013 Hartford Public Schools – City, STATE,
Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to facilitate and moderate classroom discussions and student centered learning.
Met with administrators and department team members to work on curriculum planning and assessment methods.
Maintained patience and level-headedness in diverse situations to continuously support student development and personal growth.
Developed and optimized rich learning environment by capitalizing on diverse engagement strategies and enriching teaching techniques.
Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
Administered and interpreted educational diagnostic testing per PPT recommendations that culminated in a comprehensive educational evaluation and IEP;
Performed behavioral observations to obtain baseline data; wrote a report that assessed the student's levels of behavioral, emotional, and social functioning;
Created instructional opportunities that supported student's academic, social, and personal development; designed tasks that met curricular goals, built upon student's prior learning, and advanced the students toward critical learning goals;
Demonstrated proficiency in central teaching concepts and skills, tools of inquiry, and structures of content area disciplines;
Employed a variety of instructional strategies and modifications that enabled students to develop, strengthen, and apply critical thinking skills, problems solving, and cooperatively demonstrate learning skills;
Progress monitoring of student's academic growth, comprehension, and application of each targeted learning skill and adjusts as necessary;
Established and maintained appropriate standards or student behavior, academic achievement, and created a positive learning environment that reflects my commitment to students and their success;
Demonstrated my commitment to all students and my passion for improving academic, social, emotional, and behavioral performance;
Participated in Crisis Intervention in accordance with PMT, TCI, and PBIS
Developed, coordinated, and implemented content area curriculum using Google Classroom and Chrome Books for successful application of Hybrid Model for Learning (HML);
Collaborated with instructional staff, other school personnel, LEA, DCF, parents, and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
Counseled and mentored students for the purpose of improving performance, health status, appropriate behavior, problem-solving techniques, and a variety of personal issues.
Demonstrated and differentiated methods required to perform classroom and/or subject-specific assignments for the purpose of providing an effective program that addressed individual student requirements;
Directed assistant teachers, student teachers, instructional assistants, volunteers, and/or student workers for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students;
Created and implemented forms and data collection instruments to monitor student's progress;
Created and implemented annual professional growth plans;
Attended Professional Development Sessions, Department Meetings, and PPT Meetings;
Communicated effectively within the interdisciplinary framework of the district or agency and wrote Critical Incident Reports;
Planned, developed and implemented ILP's (Individualized Learning Plans) for each student
Education
MBA: Accounting And Business Management, Expected in 09/1990 - Suffolk University - Boston, Massachusetts, GPA:
Master of Science: Elementary Education, Expected in 12/1998 - University of Hartford - West Hartford, CT GPA:
Master of Science: Special Education, Expected in 09/2009 - Central Connecticut State University - New Britain, CT GPA:
Master of Science: Reading And Literacy, Expected in 04/2016 - Concordia University - Seward, NE GPA:
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