Lead Teacher

Ashlyn M. Burgess

Covington, Ga ***** • ************@*****.*** • 678-***-****

EDUCATION

University of Georgia Athens, Ga

Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders May 2024

CERTIFICATION FIELD

GACE Paraprofessional Certification August 2020

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program Certification September 2022

Certificate in Disability Studies May 2024

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Oglethorpe Children’s Academy Lexington, Ga

Floater/Lead Teacher August 2020 – May 2024

Worked around my semester-changing school schedule allowed me to refine my time management skills, in addition to my punctuality.

Engaged with young children and other adults in the workplace gave me the opportunity to enhance my ability to multitask in efficiency while working in unity with others.

Gained leadership experience during my time as a lead teacher and being able to make decisions for the classroom was a rewarding opportunity.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education, University of Georgia Athens, Ga

Group member April 2023

Conducted a systematic review by investigating language outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing and use the auditory-verbal therapy approach .

Working with several online databases and learning the process of how to refine articles while organizing everything in an Excel spreadsheet allowed myself and my fellow group members the experience to work together doing research, learn how to use scientific databases, and learn how to use Excel.

Under examination and research of the articles on Auditory Verbal Therapy, my group was able to determine children who are Hard of Hearing or Deaf who receive Auditory Verbal Therapy have benefited from AVT in multiple different areas.

STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE

Communication Sciences and Disorder Program San Ignacio & Caye Caulker, Belize

Therapy Abroad, Student March 2023

Worked with several SLPs from around the United States, learning some basic experience in different aspects of the field

Immersed in a diverse culture with a plethora of linguistic backgrounds

Interacted with children and teachers in different schools during group and individual screenings and assessments

Learned from SLPs during the evaluation and diagnosis processes, when necessary

CAMPUS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association August 2022 – May 2024

Contributed my time and money to promote and assist the success of this organization at the University of Georgia.

NSSLHA’s main goal is to raise money for the speech and hearing clinic on campus.

CommunicAID+Nation August 2022 – May 2024

Dedicated time to promoting this organization and participating in its events, in hopes to raise money for someone to receive a communication device.

CommunicAID+Nation’s main goal is to raise money to purchase a communication device for someone in the community who does not have one and needs one to communicate.

SKILLS

Communication Organization Research

Determination Creativity Multi-tasking

HONORS AND AWARDS

HOPE Scholarship Recipient August 2020 - Present

University of Georgia Dean’s List December 2021

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