Special Education Intervention Specialist
Resume:
MICHELE SAVAUNAH ZIRKLE, MA, PhD
Asheville, NC 28806
***********@*****.***
Personal Statement: The teacher archetype shines through me even outside the classroom. I enjoy inspiring others through my writing, energy healing and life-coaching and empowering others to create thriving relationships in their business and personal lives.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
•Distinguished teacher with advanced certifications working in various classroom settings, including special and regular education with students ranging from adolescent through adult.
•Published author and motivational speaker with experience as a newspaper columnist, podcaster and writing workshop presenter. Contributing author and editor, Journal of Health & Human Experience and Two-Lane Renaissance.
•Relationship Coach, Life Coach, Holistic Practitioner, Vocal Meditation Artist.
Education
PhD. Holistic Healing, Institute of Metaphysical Humanistic Science, North Port, FL June 2018
MA. Special Education, Marshall Graduate School, S. Charleston, WV,
Dec. 1999
BS. Business Administration, Concord College, Athens, WV, June 1991
Work Experience
Aug. 2019 – June 2020. Special Education Coordinator/Intervention Specialist. Franklinton Preparatory Academy. School dissolved.
February 2017 – February 2019. Intervention Specialist. Focus Learning Academy. Charter School, Columbus, Ohio 614-***-****
January 2000 – August 2015. Special Education Teacher, LD, MI, BD/AU
Mason County Board of Education Point Pleasant, WV 614-***-****
January 2000 – August 2015. Special Education Teacher. Mason County Board of Education, 1200 Main Street, Point Pleasant, WV.
General Teaching Duties Performed:
Prepared students to enter the workforce, college, or military by building resumes, practicing interviewing skills, and studying for the ACT, GED and ASVAB.
Identified and devised alternate plan for students at risk of failing or dropping- out such as the Options program, GED readiness, and Mountaineer Challenge Academy.
Supervised and assisted students in completing community service hours required for graduation, such as renovating parks or volunteering for on-campus activities.
Scheduled vocational classes and job-shadowing for students in the skilled pathway.
Developed Language Arts lesson plans that adhered to state standards, emphasized student-centered learning and provided students with the opportunity to observe, question, and investigate.
Maintained accurate records on issues related to students’ educational progress including, attendance, behavior, health and grades.
Special Education Specific Duties
Modified the general education curriculum for students with special needs by utilizing a variety of instructional, research-based strategies.
Conferred with parents, administrators, advocates, psychologists, social workers, teachers and para-professionals in the development of Individual Educational Plans to promote students’ academic, physical, and social development.
Collaborated with general education teachers to plan co-teaching lessons in a variety of subjects and grade levels.
Planned and adapted lessons with clear objectives related to the individual needs of students in a small group setting.
Conducted school-wide meetings, educational workshops and conferences to increase knowledge in content areas including laws and regulations, practices and procedures specific to Special Education.
Facilitated online classes with various online instructional programs including Compass Learning, E2020, Odyssey classes for proposes of student credit recovery and supplemental curriculum.
Utilized Smart Goal online IEP program to prepare Individualized Education Plans, progress reports and document critical skill level.
Supervised, assisted and evaluated student teachers as they develop appropriate lesson plans given students’ ability, intellect and classroom performance.
September 2016-2019. Host of “Life Speaks” radio show and podcast.
October 2015-2019. Self-syndicated Columnist, The Pomeroy Daily Sentinel, Gallipolis Tribune, The Point Pleasant Register, The Portsmouth Daily Times, The Monroe Watchman, The Bowman County Pioneer.
Wrote inspiration weekly column with audio for online listening.
May 2011-January 2014. Owner/Manager. Body Barn Fitness. Mason, WV.
Founded and designed fitness center.
Managed gym memberships and coordinated client experiences with workout routines.
1992-1998, Office Manager & Legal Secretary, Mullen Law Office, Stephen Story, Esq., Tenoglia & Powell, Pomeroy, Ohio.
Scheduled court hearing, prepared and filed legal documents including Deeds, Motions, Land Contracts, Appeals, Affidavits with criminal and domestic courts. (Divorces, Dissolutions, DUI paperwork included)
Type 70 wpm.
Researched and prepared title opinions.
Maintained bookkeeping, expense reports, ordering of office supplies.
Certificates:
Fully licensed Special Education Teacher in Ohio, North Carolina, West Virginia with English Endorsement, Certified Learning Disabled, Mentally Impaired, Behavior Disordered, Autism, and Multi-categorical
Neurosequential Model for Education, Dr. Bruce Perry trauma training
Life Coaching
Spiritual Counsellor, Licensed Clergy
Belvaspata Grandmaster, Grandmaster of the Runes, Qi Vesta Priestess of the Divine Breath
Reiki Master Teacher, Kolaimni, Healing Light Energetics, Kvantum Healing Level III.
Integrative Foot Reflexology
Accomplishments
2nd place short story winner, Academy Arts Press, “Candlewick Cove: Love at the BNB.” 2020.
Featured interview with George Noory’s Coast2Coast worldwide radio show.
Television Interviews on Chapters in West Virginia and The Mr. Phil Show in New York.
Author of three novels and contributor to five anthologies.
Wrote and received grant for mentorship group that paired at-risk high school students with community members.
1st place winner, short prose, Mountain Ink Literary Journal, “The River Runs Through My Blood.” 2017 and poem, “The Wind is Me.”
Contributing Author and Editor of The Journal of Health and Human Experience and Two-Lane Renaissance. 2017-Present.
Honorable Mention, Short prose “Trial By Water.” WV Writers Inc., 2013
Professional References
Bruce Boynton, MD. Chief Editor of The Journal of Health and Human Experience. 858-***-****. *****.*******@*****.***
Craig Hesson, IEP Compliance Specialist, Mason County Schools, Work 304-***-**** ********@***.**.**
Kerry Hill, Director. Focus Learning Academy Southwest, Work 614-***-**** *****.****@**********.***
Gloria Humphreys. Retired teacher. Cell 352-***-**** **********@*****.***
Debbie Painter, Retired Teacher, 9 Wakefield Road, Point Pleasant, WV Cell 304-***-**** **************@*****.***
Jeanie Short, ND. Belvaspata Grandmaster, Reiki Master Teacher. Work 304-***-**** *************@**********.***
Jerry Warren, Special Education Coordinator, Mason County Schools, Work 304-***-**** *******@***.**.**
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