Care Giver Special Education

Aubrey Carol Wiggins

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SKILLS

Windows / Macintosh; MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint; various educational software titles. Professional and efficient communicator

Compassionate care giver

Easily adaptable

Goal oriented and task driven

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Five years of experience teaching regular and special education, grades K-6 in a private school. Master’s degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Information Technology. Extensive experience on school improvement committees and after-school activities / programs. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teacher -

Taught special education students in a self-contained 15:1:1 classroom setting. Maintained excellent classroom management skills and an ability to keep students on task. Use behavior modification techniques as a motivator for improving conduct and encouraging participation.

Integrated multiple teaching styles to intensify the range of learning. Supervised stimulating math learning centers utilizing various manipulative. Taught guided reading lessons to model questioning, clarification, and problem-solving techniques. Assisted with the formulation of Individual Education Programs and generate quarterly report cards. Evaluated student progress and support recommendations for further student development. Attended and participate in Special Education Staff Conferences and CSE Annual Review Meetings. Taught a second-grade regular education class with 32 multicultural students. Utilized multiple teaching methods that included visual, tactical, and auditory materials to reinforce or simplify complex concepts, such as Sand Letters that assist in letter recognition by feeling formations. Expanded the range of learning through whole class, individual, and small group instruction, cooperative education, and math, science, reading, art, and multi-sensory learning centers. Led integrated social studies/writing units that allowed students to bridge the gap between real world issues and course material through library and Internet research, interviews, and creative writing exercises. Challenged students to master basic math concepts through implementation of manipulative (food, squares of varying colors, sizes, shapes), graphing, and charting exercises that developed problem-solving skills. Integrated technology into the learning process with computer lab assignments using self-paced programs such as Math Blaster/Reader Rabbit that develop students’ cognitive abilities and basic computer/keyboarding skills.

Communicated with parents to acknowledge superior work and areas of concern through weekly newsletters and encouraged parent-volunteer assistance throughout the year. Taught a first-grade class with 27 acclimated and mainstreamed students. Implemented a Direct a Balanced Literacy Program utilizing a Whole Language and phonemic awareness approach to reading, science, and social studies in accordance to ELA, IEPs, state, and district standards. Employed the use of a buddy system to facilitate student partnering of non-readers with advanced readers. Ensured the class’s entry in the school's first grade Power Literacy Program contest requiring each student to complete 25 books a year and a weekly book report. Led class to achieve recognition as first place winners.

Accessed students’ prior knowledge through use of graphic organizers that allowed students to preview a story beforehand, predict outcomes, and orally present their findings in a coherent, detailed manner.

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