Recent graduate of Syracuse University who is a highly skilled and trained educator, with more than a decade of diverse experience in various educational settings. An effective communicator, who can interact with diverse groups of students parents and educators on various academic levels. Highly motivated, with strong organizational and leadership skills.
Core Qualifications
Accomplished in special education
Differentiating instruction specialist
Instructional best practices
Motivating students
Effectively work with parents
IEP familiarity
Skilled in Co-Teaching
Strong communicator
Achievements
Education Strategies
Employed special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory/perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Counseling
Served as student mentor and counselor for students when academic problems and personal adjustments arose, meeting with guardians to reach solutions.
Provided inclusive services to students in content area classrooms.
Taught students in resource classroom to reinforce subject content.
Conducted parent-teacher meetings; participated in team meetings to evaluate students progress.
Successfully completed Alternative Assessment Training at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES and implemented alternative testing to special needs students at Skaneateles Middle School.
Reading Interventionist, Teacher Assistant, 01/2012 - 05/2012 Stevens Institute Of Technology – Hoboken, NJ,
Implemented and gave direct instruction of research-based reading programs to small group and individualized students.
Worked one on one with students on various academic assignments.
Shadowed and assisted special needs student with social and physical needs.
Assisted students and lead teacher in daily curriculum instruction.
Special Education Teaching Assistant, 01/2004 - 01/2011 Byrnes High School – City, STATE,
Supported students and lead teacher in daily curriculum instruction.
Assisted in the planning and organization of daily curriculum in Employment Math, English, Life Skills, and Career Prep instruction.
Implemented and gave direct instruction of lesson plans in our various Special Education content areas.
Helped general educational teachers with special needs accommodations.
Participated in training general educational teachers about special needs students.
Helped to develop and implement business, run by special needs students.
Counseled students during academic and social crises.
Substitute Teacher, 01/2002 - 01/2004 Spartanburg School Districts – City, STATE,
Implemented teachers lesson and management plan.
Actively engaged lessons for various grade levels.
Able to accommodate to various academic settings.
Teaching Assistant, 01/1999 - 01/2002 Duncan Elementary – City, STATE,
Shadow and assisted autistic special needs student.
Assisted students and lead teacher in daily curriculum instruction.
Restructured the organization and promoting of multiple copy reading material for class room settings.
Contributed in the organization of multiple science activity material for classroom settings.
Vice chair for Parent Teachers Association (PTA) at Duncan Elementary.
Assisted lead, 1998 - 1999 Wellford Elementary – City, STATE,
Assisted teacher and students in daily curriculum instruction.
Worked one on one with students on various academic assignments.
Removed students experiencing emotional and academic shut down to isolated setting providing counseling and continued academic instruction.
Professional Extra Curricular Activities
Bus Driver, Spartanburg School District 5, Duncan SC 2000- 2011
Cross Country, 2007- 2009 Drove and assisted with cross country meets.
Girls Basketball Team, 2008 Drove and supported girls basketball team. Personal Interest and Activities
Swampfox 5K Race, 2010
Relay for Life 5k Run, 2010
Women's running club 2010
Fund raising for Byrnes Theater 2010
Education and Training
MS: Special Education Generalist 7-12, Expected in 2014 - Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY GPA:
Syracuse University, Syracuse NY 2012-2014
BA: Psychology, Expected in 2009 - Ashford University - Clinton, IA GPA:
Ashford University, Clinton IA 2007- 2009 BA, Psychology
Certifications
PTA Language Enrichment Activities Program Leveled Literacy Intervention PRAXIS II, Special Education Behavioral/ Emotional (0371) PRAXIS II, Education of Exceptional Student: Core Content (0353)
Community Involvement
Bus Driver, Spartanburg School District 5, Duncan SC 2000- 2011
Cross Country, 2007- 2009 Drove and assisted with cross country meets.
Girls Basketball Team, 2008 Drove and supported girls basketball team.
Affiliations
Vice chair for Parent Teachers Association (PTA) at Duncan Elementary
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