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HOBBIES
Bowling
Golf
Chess
Cornhole
Landscaping
Building
Movies
Road Trips
Repairs
Chili contests
Cubs baseball
Fishing
Frisbee
Poetry
Family
CERTIFICATIONS
NEBRASKA TEACHING CERTIFICATE
Special Education/Mild Disabilities
CPR/BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
SKILLS
First-Aid Training
Crisis Prevention Intervention
EPIC Documentation
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Teacher’s College, BS Special Educ. August 1993 to May 1995
• Earned an ‘A’ in 13 of 15 completed courses
• Earned an ‘A+’ for Instructional Techniques
University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Master’s Program in English August 1990 to August 1992
• Earned an ‘A’ in 8 of 11 completed courses
• Wrote 43 original works of poetry as a Thesis
• Honored as winner of Earth Day Poetry Contest, 1990 University of Nebraska-Lincoln -Journalism/News-Editorial, BA August 1985 to May 1990
• Minored in English with 39 credits and 3.83 GPA
WORK EXPERIENCE
CommonHealthSpirit/form. CHI Health – Educational Therapist September 26, 1996 to June 15, 2021
• Developed curriculum/lesson plans for 10 students weekly
• Facilitated online curriculum in organized classroom
• Wrote assessments and behavior plans/goals
• Administered Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement IV
• Proctored NWEA and other statewide assessments
• Met with nursing staff and doctors to promote patient health
• Fostered a caring and safe environment in which to learn
• Maintained point systems and goals to strive to for each youth
• Worked with OPS Title One Program in obtaining computers
• Selected and installed security/admin controls on computers
• Updated IEP progress notes; developed new goals as necessary
• Called/emailed parents and/or school counselors regularly
• Implemented a community service program on Immanuel campus
Adams County Five-Star Schools – SpEd Teacher
August 1995 to August 1996
• Special Education Math and Language Arts teacher at Niver Creek Middle School in Denver, CO
• Designed and created Niver Creek Middle School Yearbook, entailing layout design, photo selection, and caption writing
• Won the Principal’s Award for exemplary school contributions Lincoln Public Schools - Paraprofessional
August 1992 to August 1994
• Discovered my desire to be a teacher!
• Worked 1:1 with a multitude of students of varying disabilities
• Alleviated one young man’s fear of water/pools
ACHIEVEMENTS
o Published twice by Laurus, creative writing journal, 1990 o Published by The Daily Nebraskan, campus newspaper, 1990 o Honored as winner of Earth Day Poetry Writing Contest, 1991, Lincoln State Capitol Building
o Published by Olympus, creative writing journal, Denver, CO, 1993 o Published by Athena, creative writing journal, Denver, CO, 1994 o Published by Edge of Twilight, creative journal, Owings Mills, MD, 1994 o Published in Treasured Poems of America, West Virginia, 1994 o Published twice by Fine Lines, creative writing journal, 2011 ROBERT DUTTON
EDUCATIONAL THERAPIST/SPED TEACHER