School Special Education
Resume:
Brenda L. Burney
PO Box *** Conway, NH ***** 603-***-**** *********@*****.***
Career Summary: Enthusiastic and committed teacher with natural ability to appreciate and inspire children. Effectively deals with students with learning problems, ADHD, and behavioral challenges. Hands-on experience with Readers Workshop, Writers Workshop, and Guided Reading Groups as well as delivering reading intervention instructions. Bilingual in Spanish and English. A driven individual who is promising to satisfy educational needs and well-being of the students.
Certification Status:
State of New Hampshire Beginning Educator Certificate 01/05/2015 – 06/30/2018
Elementary Education (K-6)
Early Childhood Education
State of New Hamphsire Educational Intern License 05/12/2015 – 06/30/2018
General Special Education
Teaching Experience:
Employment:
Josiah Bartlett Elementary School, Bartlett NH 1:1 Aide K - 2 2015 - present
Facilitated the successful transition of a special needs student from preschool to kindergarten and on to first grade, enabling her to be successful in the general education classroom.
Worked with small groups of students during Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop, including planning and implementing Guided Reading lessons.
Tutored a 3rd grade student in math (using the Every Day Math curriculum) to facilitate her extended school day as per her IEP.
Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center, Effingham NH Teacher 2012 – 2015
Enabled high school students with a variety of neurological disorders including autism
spectrum disorder and traumatic brain injury to have access to the general education
curriculum.
Taught young adults life skills such as shopping, cooking, and budgeting to prepare
them for independent living.
Instituto Metripolitano Estrella, Mexico City Teacher 2 - 3 Grade 2011 – 2012
Taught a diverse group of students in a private school in Mexico City.
Enabled English Language Learners to be successful in the classroom.
MSAD 72, Fryeburg ME Educational Technician K – 8th Grade 2007 – 2011
Enabled students with cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, behavior disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and other disabilities to be successful in the classroom.
Brockington Magnet School, Brockington SC Teacher 5th Grade 2006 – 2007
Student Teaching:
Neshannock Elementary, Neshannock PA 1st Grade March – May 2006
Hillview Intermediate Center, Grove City PA 4th Grade January – March 2006
Grove City College Early Education Center, Grove City PA Fall 2005
Paid attention to the needs of the children, learned each child’s personality, and supported them in a positive manner while guiding and encouraging them.
Additional Employment History:
Yankee Clipper Inn, North Conway NH Desk Clerk 2007 – 2010
Hannaford, North Conway NH Cashier 2000 – 2006
Additional Activities/Volunteer Work:
Flute/Piccolo Player Mount Washington Valley Community Orchestra 2016 - present
Celebration Place Teacher Celebrate Recovery 2014 - present
Sunday School Teacher First Congregational Church of Ossipee 2013 - present
Additional Multicultural Experiences:
México City, México June 2011 – August 2012
14 month apprenticeship with Latin America Mission.
Worked with underprivileged children at a local after-school program.
Taught 2nd and 3rd graders on a part-time basis at a private school.
Led college-age students, teaching them culture, language, and how to work with children.
Took Spanish classes and lived with a Mexican family in order to become fluent in Spanish.
La Ceiba, Honduras April 2012
Joined Mexican young adults in going to Honduras.
Coordinated the activities for the children, including working with children at a local shelter for abused women.
Santa Cruz, Bolivia Summer 2005
Six week internship with South America Mission.
Taught English to people from kindergarten through college.
Instructed the first grade class at a summer day camp.
Visited orphanages.
Played games with Ayoré Indian children while their parents attended classes.
Washington, DC March 2005 and April 2006
Implemented a week long after school program for inner-city children grades 1 through 8.
San Andres, Guatemala April 2004
Cleveland, OH April 2003
Education: Grove City College, Grove City, PA
BS in Early Childhood Education
BS in Elementary Education – May 2006
Emphasis in Spanish
Hours Completed: 134
QPA: 3.60/4.0 Major QPA: 3.87/4.0
Brenda Burney
PO Box 658 Conway, NH 03818 603-***-**** *********@*****.***
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