Special Education Teacher

Martha Couvertier

Phone: 917-***-**** • Email: ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Compassionate and understanding Special Education Teacher with a firm and expanding range of knowledge and skills. Masters of Art in Special Education with over 15 years’ experience working with 3- 5 year old children with disabilities

EDUCATION

Teachers College of New York City, Columbia University 2003

Masters of Art in Special Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Steppingstone Day School-Bronx, NY June 2021 - Present

●Plan and implement lessons using the creative curriculum

●Assess using the H.E.L.P assessment tool and teacher observation

●Supervise 3 teacher assistants and a one to one para

●responsible for 10:1:3:1 children ages 3-5 years old

●work with supervisory team and parents

New York Resource Center - Bronx, NY January 2021 - June 2021

●Supervise 4-6 teacher assistance two classrooms

●Plan lessons for ABA and social classrooms 10 children in each room am/pm class, ages 2-4

●Knowledge of ABA,

●Write Monthly family letter, IFSP

●Communicate/ Work with parents, therapists, and Administration.

These Our Treasures-Bronx, New York October 2020 - January 2021

●Supervise two teacher assistance

●Plan lessons for 8:1:2

●Knowledge of Zoom

●Experienced with DOJO

●Communication/Work with parents,therapists,and administration.

Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center Therapeutic Pre-School, New York May 2019- October 2020

●Works with children ages ranging from 3-5 years old

●Manages six students and 4 assistant teachers

●Assess, collect data and anecdotes to create FBA and BIP for one to one students

●Follow DOE and DOH standards, follow Frog Street Curriculum

●Other duties as required

McCarton Foundation, Bronx, New York December 2019- May 2019

●Works with children ages ranging from birth- 3 years old

●Manages 10 teacher aides and one assistant teacher

●Assess, collect data and create graphs for us in ABA program

●Work closely with the team and families to create IFSP reports including progress reports.

●Other duties as required

Volunteer of America, Bronx Early Learning Center, Bronx, New York August 2009 - December 2019

●Works with children ages ranging from 3- 5 years old with disabilities

●Manages and supervises 2 assistant teachers

●Assess, collect data, and create graphs for use in anecdotes

●Observe data to prepare the individual educational progress goals, annuals and lessons

●Works for NYCE accredited school that follows the Creative Curriculum and attends CPSE and CSE meetings

●Meets with parents and modify individual lessons and small groups

●Trained in Teach methods and “Handle with Care” behavior prevention methods

●Mentored other teachers and trained new per diems as required

●Works close with therapist, psychologist and staff by having team meetings to discuss progress at a monthly basis or as required

SEIT-Comprehensive Kids, 2008 - 2009

●Created lessons and behavior plans as needed to work with children 2 1/2-turning 5 visiting their homes and schools as required

●Created a schedule, routine and keeping anecdotes and daily records of child’s progress

●Bilingual in English and Spanish

Languages: Speak, read and write Spanish

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