SPecial Education Teacher

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Teacher EBD/LD (ages 14 21) (Kennedy High School, 2016 present)

● Managed a caseload of 15 19 students between for their entire high school career and maintained daily communication with students and families regarding educational and social/emotional progress in school

● Worked coopreratively and developed curriculum with English and Social Studies teachers to meet the needs of students with a variety of educational and social/emotional challenges

● Communicated with cooperating programs within the district to set up individualized programming to meet student’s needs

● Worked with Work Coordinators and Vocational Rehabilitation programs to develop transition plans for students reaching independence

● Collected data on students within the directions of their IEP goals and objectives

● Developed behavior plans with cooperating generfor specific students with challenging behaviors Teacher EBD/LD (ages 5 11) ( Richfield Dual Language School, 2015 2016 )

● Taught a caseload of between 11 and 14 student to create individual education and behavior plans for students

● Worked cooperatively in an 80% Spanish speaking school with diverse children to support learning needs

● Participated in weekly meetings with the therapeutic staff as well as the professional teaching staff to improve student outcomes both behaviorally and academically

● Differentiated instruction for the varying skill levels and age differences within the classroom so that individual skills could be worked on

● Worked cooperatively with an educational assistant to create a safe and welcoming learning environment Teacher EBD/LD (ages 11 18) ( LifeSpan, Capitol View/Richfield Dual Language

CAP/ALP 2014 2015)

● Taught a caseload of between 13 and 15 students, ages 6 to 11 (Language Arts, Math, Science)

● Worked cooperatively with therapeutic staff to create individual safety plans for students

● Experienced learning styles of students from various demographics and with severe mental health crises

● Participated in weekly meetings with the therapeutic staff as well as the professional teaching staff to improve student outcomes both behaviorally and academically

● Differentiated instruction for the varying skill levels and age differences within the classroom so that individual skills could be worked on

● Worked cooperatively with an educational assistant to create a safe and welcoming learning environment RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS

● Spanish proficient in multiple subject areas

● CPI/PCM/First Aid/CPR Certified

● Training in the “Courageous Conversations” Diversity course

● Proficiency in Applied Behavior Analysis

EDUCATION

M.Ed. Special Education (EBD/LD)/Teacher Licensure Major GPA: 3.9 University of Minnesota Twin Cities (2012 2014)

Date of EBD Licensure: 12/20/2014 Date of LD Licensure: 12/20/2014 B.S. Scientific and Technical Communications Major GPA: 3.5 University of Minnesota Twin Cities (2005 2009)

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