Special Ed Teacher

K a ren D. Jackson

**** **** ***** **** ****

Fitzgerald, GA 31750

229-***-**** / b ******@*****.***

OBJECT IVE: To obtain a job

SUM MARY: *Experienced in designing individual inst ruction based on psychological evaluations and

requirements of the general education curr iculum.

*Experienced writ ing Individual Educational Plans (IEP) using a variety of programs

*Experienced and prefer students with oppositional defiant, conduct disordered, ADD,

A DHD, and abuse in their background.

* Experienced with Specific Learning Disabilities and M I students as well.

* In-Tech certified

* Learning Focused School Training

*Addition Reading Course required by state completed

* LindaMood Bell t rained-in 3 programs including L IPS

*Experience in resource room, co-teaching, collaboration, remediation and acceleration.

EDUCAT ION:

2011-2012 Georgia Southern University: Working on Master’s

2001-2004 Valdosta State University: Received certificate in In terrelated Special Education

2004 LindaMood Bell Workshop: Lips, V&V, Cloud Nine Training

2000-2005 Coastal Plains RESA Professional Learning Courses (15)

2002 Certificate of GA In-Tech Professional Development Plan

1999 All Art Education Cur r iculum for certification but never took certification test

1995 The American College for the Applied Ar ts: BFA Fashion Design

1993 ABAC: Associate in Elementary Education

WORK EXPER IENCE:

2012 Ombudsman ESA, Savannah, GA from 8/2012-10/2012

Wrote IEPs for students in center

Planned lessons for small group (SPED)

Planned art lessons for entire center

Collaborated with other teachers

2011-2012 Valdosta City Board of Education-VHS

Wrote IEPs for caseload

Planned wit h co-teacher and taught side by side in Math I I

Managed a homeroom-attendance, career planning, registration

Tested SPED students for HSGT, etc.

2010-1011 Ben-Hill Board of Education, Fitzgerald, GA

Substituted M iddle School

2008-2010 Berrien County Board of Education, Nashville, GA

Co-taught with two kindergarten teacher

Resource room teacher

Tutored 1st g raders

Worked in the afterschool program as a substitute teacher

Created IEPs for caseload

2006-2008 I rwin County Board of Education, Ocilla, GA

Resource room teacher

Conference with individual teachers to assist in students’ needs

Created individual lesson plans for resource room students

Tutored resource room students

Taught beginning reading class to lower level middle school students

Taught in M iddle school and Elementary School

Created a website for students with EBD to use to work through personal problems

Developed behavioral checklist for SPED and regular education teachers to communicate

daily about

specific students

Co-taught in general curr iculum classrooms serving students of all types of disabilities

Re-delivery of workshops attended to school staff members.

References:

Bobby Connor Superintendent I rwin County School System 229-***-****

Stephanie Howell Former Co-Worker 229-***-****

Ker ry Billingsley I rwin County H igh School Principal 229-***-****

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