High School Assistant

KAREN NILES

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Objective: A teaching position in a deaf education academic

Qualifications:

Derive benefit from numerous years of teaching and working with deaf students with multi-disabilities

and multi-cultures. Eager to create lesson plans to incorporate in hands-on lessons and activities as well as

adapting lessons to meet student needs and their Individual Education Plans. Engage in establishing

positive learning environment and using advantage technologies and resources available. Establish

positive professional rapport with staff and students and maintain communication with staff, parents and

students. Lead organizations: Junior National Association for Deaf advisor and host annual Adopt-A-

Family. Lead History and Government classes on field trips.

Areas of proficiency included:

• Curriculum Development

• Creative Lesson Planning

• Thematic units

• Multi-sensory Lessons

• Current Events

• Use of Manipulative

• Team Teaching Approach

• Technology Integration

• Individual Educational Plans

• Multidisciplinary Education Plans

• Student Motivation

• Parent and Teacher Conference

Education: Master of Arts, 2000

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Major in Special Education: Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Bachelor of Arts, 1996

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Social Science

Credentials: Colorado Teaching Certification (K-12)

Experience: The Learning Center School for the Deaf - Framingham, MA

High School Social Studies Teacher (8/1999-7/2011)

• Construct daily lesson plans for United States History, World History,

Government and elective courses: World Geography and Sport History.

• Accommodate learning style and instruction to suit student needs.

• Promote active learning involved participation in small group, create a

project and give a presentation to the class, correlation between

historical and current events, problem solving assignments and prepare for

group debate.

• Develop Individual Education Plans to ascertain students’ needs and

abilities to encounter in the educational setting.

The Learning Center School for the Deaf - Framingham, MA

High School Evening Tutor (8/2000- 6/2010)

• Once or twice a week tutoring residential dorm students in the library with

their homework assignments.

The Learning Center School for the Deaf - Framingham, MA

High School Girl Volleyball Coach Assistant (Fall 2001 and 2002)

• Assisting Volleyball coach work with girls as to teach and drill to develop

their volleyball skills and prepare for games.

The Learning Center School for the Deaf - Framingham, MA

Sub Girls Residence Staff (8/2000-6/2002)

• Subbing girls’ residence staff when needed to supervise the girls with dorm

chores, activities and homework hours.

Professional Development

• Social Studies Workshop

• Classroom Management

• Accessing the General Curriculum: Library Resources and Smartboard Technology

• Accessing the General Curriculum: Curriculum Mapping and Core Curriculum Standard

• Accessing the General Curriculum: An Intro to Professional Learning Communication

• Program Planning and Implementation: State of the School and Self Study and Strategic Thinking

• Positive Behavioral School Community: working with Students with AD(H)D

• Positive Behavioral School Community: High School Behavioral Strategies Planning

• Positive Behavioral School Community: Diversity Training

• Positive Behavioral School Community: Steps to Respect-Kick Off Anti-Bullying Workshop

• Understanding the Role of Assessment: MCAS (state standard test) Prep and MCAS-ALT

• Individual Education Plans and State Standards

• Transition Planning

Technological Integration and Skills

• Microsoft Programs: Mac OX 10.4

• Scanning

• Powerpoint/Keynote

• Internet Navigation

• Smartboard

References Available Upon Request

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