Special Education Teacher

Laura J. Fuller

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Accomplished educational professional with over 25 years experience in the teaching industry. Worked closely with general teachers, parents and other school support staff. Established positive educational experiences for students with various disabilities while working as a special educator. Continued to develop skills working with students on many academic levels including college, as a private tutor. Confident that skills developed as an educator would translate well into a position for your company and help to promote a positive image.

Detail Oriented Editing Skills Efficient Problem Solving Adaptable

Organized Excellent Mathematics Skills Time Management Highly Motivated

QUALIFICATIONS

Maintained up-to-date and highly accurate documentation - Individual Educational Plans, Quarterly Reports, Educational Reports, parent communications, report cards, progress reports, daily and weekly grades

Managed the Learning Resource Center (LRC) for post-secondary students, Self-Contained Learning Support Class grades 1-8 and Inclusive needs K-8

Intimate, intensive small group interactions for math (5-6 students) and language arts (2 students)

Provided one-on-one tutoring and other educational interactions with struggling students and students attempting to pass entrance exams

Testing experience administering and interpreting results with K-TEA, Woodcock-Johnson, Key Math, TOWL, etc. and COMPASS, Wonderlic, TEAS V and ATI TEAS for post-secondary students

Reorganized the LRC – categorizing, labeling, sorting, moving, weeding the stacks

Prepared handouts for Professional Advisory Committees for 10 post-secondary academic programs

Prepared and presented first term student presentations – LRC overview, plagiarism, citations, etc.

Planned, organized and implemented individual educational activities to provide enrichment and/or remediation for students from K through college in various subjects

Consulted and recommended techniques and activities to guide and assist parents and teachers

Planned and implemented daily curriculum; Planned and implemented integrated, theme-based curricular activities for multi grade (1-5) class; modified and adapted curriculum for special education students to ensure success in general classroom

Assisted and supported regular classroom teachers in the inclusive environment

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Title Release Technician Amynta – PDP Group Hunt Valley, MD 2018-2019

Learning Resources Specialist YTI Career Institute York, PA 2015-2017

Private Tutor Stewartstown, PA 2000-2015

Teacher Kids’ Day Out Homeschool Co-Op York, PA 2003-2007

Learning Support Teacher South Eastern School District Fawn Grove, PA 2000-2003

Instructor The Highlands School Street, MD 2000-2003

Special Education Teacher Baltimore County Public Schools Towson, MD 1991-1999

Psychoeducator Villa Maria School Timonium, MD 1988-1991

EDUCATION HISTORY

Loyola University Maryland Master’s of Education – Reading Specialist Baltimore, MD

Notre Dame of Maryland University Bachelor’s of Arts – Elementary Ed. and Special Ed. Baltimore, MD

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Certificate - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Advanced Professional Certificate – Maryland Standard Professional – 1 Certificate – Maryland

Ongoing Professional Development – 30+ credits Pennsylvania – Act 48 instructional credits

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