MARANDA DOWNEY
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EDUCATION: BAKER University M.A. SPECIAL ED (2023) BAKER University M.A. ED (2011)
UMKC B.A. ELEM ED (2007)
CERTIFICATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: MO & KS (KINDERGARTEN-6THGRADES) LIFETIME CERTIFICATION: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION from MO (1ST-6THGRADES) ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDdUCATION MO (BIRTH-3TH)) KS (K-6TH GRADES, in progress) QUALIFICATIONS: FIFTEEN-YEAR CLASSROOM AND SPED TEACHER @ PUBLIC, PRIVATE, ALTERNATIVE,
&CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SPED, ESL, PBL, AND STEAM INNOVATOR
THREE-YEAR ATTENDEE AT COLUMBIA TEACHERS COLLEGE, NEW YORK CITY PD IN: BIST, Whole Brain Teaching, RenLearn, ICampus, Lexia, Balanced Literacy, Racial Equity, Trauma, Discovery Ed, Curriculums, SMART Exchange, plus much more... EXPERIENCE WestPark Elementary STEPS teacher (USD 500) non-verbal autistic 4th-5th grade (2022-2023)
Argentine Middle School SPED Math teacher (USD 500) 7th-grade (2021-2022)
Stoney Point Elementary (USD 500) High-incidence Special Ed Summer School (2021)
Wyandotte/Bridges Alternative School (USD 500) ELEM SPED high-incidence/ behavior intervention teacher (2020-2021)
Millennium@Santa Fe Elem (Hickman Mills C-1 Kansas City, MO) 1st grade (2016-2019)
Boys and Girls Club-Thornberry Unit Kindergarten Summer School (2015, 2016)
Allen Village Charter School ELL Grades 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (2015)
Primrose School of Leawood Private Kindergarten Teacher (2014-2015)
Gladstone Elementary (KCMO) 1st grade teacher (2013-2014)
Johnson Elementary 1st grade summer school (Hickman Mills C-1) (2013)
Indian Creek Elementary (Center School District) 1st-grade teacher (2012-2013)
Renaissance Academy Charter School, KCMO 1st grade teacher (2011-2012)
Scuola Vita Nuova Charter School, KCMO Kindergarten (3yrs) (2007-2011) 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Science (1yr)
REFERENCES Kyle Joyce 913-***-****
Mentor & Assistant USD 500 Principal ****.*****@*****.***
Nicole King 816-***-****
Former Principal@SVN *******@*****.***
Rochelle Slaughter 816-***-****
Mentor: :Millennium@Santa Fe *******@*****.***
Sudah and Arjen Amaran 913-***-****
Owners of Primrose owner@primrose/leawood.com
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