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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a teaching position where I can provide students with special needs and exceptionalities the opportunity to develop both academically and holistically. CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATES

Specialized Certificate in Gifted and Talented Education, June 2017 Behavior Intervention Case Manager Certification, June 2015 Level II Education Specialist Instruction Credential, December 2014 Early Childhood Special Education Authorization, August 2013 Level I Education Specialist Instruction Credential, Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe Authorizations

CLAD authorization and NCLB compliant through CSET, December 2011 EDUCATION

Gifted And Talented Education (12 units), May 2017 UC San Diego School of Extended Studies, San Diego, CA Graduate work in Early Childhood Special Education (11 units), 2012 - 2013 UC Riverside, Riverside, CA

Graduate work in Special Education (59 units), 2010 - 2015 California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA Graduate work in Elementary Education (51 units), 2009 - 2010 California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts and Sciences, May 2007 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teacher - Pacific Coast Academy, Poway CA (January 2020 - January 2021) Special education teacher and case manager for moderate/severe virtual homeschool program students.

Teacher - Cabrillo Point Academy, Poway CA (August 2019 - December 2020) Special education math teacher for grades 3/4 and case manager mild/moderate virtual homeschool program students.

Teacher - Chula Vista Elementary School District, Chula Vista CA (July2014 - June 2019) Lead teacher for afternoon preschool Special Day Class. Moderate/Severe caseload for the 2014

- 2018 school years. Co-taught with Mild/Moderate class teacher. Teacher - Oceanside Unified School District, Oceanside CA (August 2012 - June 2014) Special Day Class preschool teacher.

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Instructional Aide - Oceanside Unified School District, Oceanside CA (August 2010 - July 2012) Provided instructional support for students with special needs. Also assisted students with learning social skills and develop independence as designated in IEPs. Teacher – Vista Adult School, Vista Unified School District, Vista CA (Fall 2010) Taught English as a second language instruction to adult education students. Substitute Teacher – North County Academy, Carlsbad CA (May 2009 - July 2013) Provided educational continuity for special education students and instructional support for teaching staff at a Level 12 day treatment facility. On-call basis, day and long-term assignments. Substitute Teacher - Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District, Valley Center CA (April 2009 - August 2010) Provided educational continuity for students and instructional support for teaching staff on an on-call basis, multi-day assignments. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Socio-Emotional Teaching Strategies training (CVESD), April 2019 Early Childhood Behavior Management: Developing & Teaching Rules (Vanderbuilt), February 2019

Promoting Children’s Success: Building Relationships & Creating Supportive Environments

(CVESD), June 2018

Gifted And Talented Education Certification Program (UCSD Extension), June 2017 Crisis Prevention Institute - Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training (CVESD), January 2017 Better Together: California Teachers Summit (CTA), August 2015 Terrific Technology Tools for Teachers inservice (NCCSE), August 2012 San Diego Summer Leadership Institute in Special Education (CSUSM), June 2012 Differentiation webinar (KDP), March 2012

Technology for Multi-ability Classroom webinar (Classroom 2.0), March 2012 Crisis Response Intervention Strategies In Schools training (CSUSM), December 2011 Behavior Intervention Case Management Certificate (CSUSM), December 2011 Implementing Sensory Strategies in the Classroom inservice (NCCSE), November 2011 Crisis Prevention Institute - Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training (OUSD), June 2011 Whole Brain Teaching: Reading and Math seminar, May 2011 Accommodations & Modifications training (OUSD), May 2011 Functional Communication training (OUSD), April 2011 Social Facilitation training (OUSD), March 2011

Behavioral Data training (OUSD), March 2011

Function Based Interventions In Depth training (OUSD), March 2011 Student Engagement 2.0 seminar (CSUSM), February 2011 Behavior Principles training (OUSD), February 2011 Everything Applied Behavior Analysis workshop (OUSD), January 2011 Building Literacy with Emergent Readers workshop, October 2010 National Science Foundation iQuest Podcasting workshop (NCCSE), March 2010 N. Denny ! 2

5th Annual Reaching At-Promise Students Association Conference, February 2010 Anti-Defamation League - A World of Difference Institute workshop (CSUSM), December 2009 MEMBERSHIPS, HONORS AND AWARDS

Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education member, 2011 - 2016 Reaching At-Promise Students Association conference attendance award, 2010 Classroom 2.0 member, 2009 - present

Junko Koike Scholarship for Multicultural Studies Abroad, May 2005 SPECIAL SKILLS

Proficiency in classroom technology integration: communication apps using iPads with Proloquo2Go and BoardMaker systems, embedded videos, podcasts, book blog, interactive forms and online grade book.

Classroom website - www.mrsdennysclass.weebly.com

Novice level - American Sign Language and Braille

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