KELLY SUMMERS

**** ***** ***.**, ***** Canton, Ohio, 44720, US • 330-***-**** • adv3sm@r.postjobfree.com A positive and driven teacher with 15 years' experience. Dedicated and energetic working in early childhood and special education setting accommodating each student to reach their full potential. Establishing a clear and positive classroom management system through patience and creativity. Encouraging educator that offers a variety of positive reinforcement to maintain a calm and controlled classroom setting. Extremely capable to assess students' individual goals, needs, and learning styles to develop well-rounded and organized weekly lesson plans and instruction.

Inspire each student to succeed which allows them to reach their full potential Trustworthy individual with strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills to build meaningful relationships with students, parents, and other staff members.

Differentiated instruction and assessment

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Organization and time management

Severe Behavior and Developmental Handicapped - Bachelor of Science - 1994 Kent State University - Kent, OH

Transitional Kindergarten Teacher - August, 2011 to Present Church of the Lakes - Canton, OH

Develop and utilize integrated curriculum plans to promote social, emotional, and cognitive development of students. Encourage and foster experimentation, exploration, problem solving, cooperation, socialization, and independence. Maintain a consistent schedule which includes small and large group experiences, fine motor activities, and effective transitions between activities.

Plan and conduct parent/teacher conferences to discuss student's progress and any additional support needed. Attend meetings, trainings, and appropriate professional development courses. Intervention Specialist - August, 1996 to November, 1999 Hilliard City School District Central Office Administration - Columbus, OH Assessed student's skills to determine individualized needs. Developed and implemented goals and objectives for IEPs. Developed and implemented lesson plans to meet individualized needs. Created student portfolios to monitor and assess goals and objectives to track individualized performance. Developed and implemented various behavioral programs and incentives to promote independent management skills. CPR & AED certified

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