Middle School Special Education
Resume:
Peggy Hennings
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Education and Qualifications
● MAT ESOL
o Salem State University, Salem, MA May 2014
● Bachelor of Arts in English and Middle School Education May, 2011 o Gordon College, Wenham, MA
Passed MTELs English, Communication and Literacy, English as a Second Language Classroom/Teaching Experience
2024-Current- K-6 Newburyport, MA
● Gained experience with various curriculums
● worked with small groups of students in a push in/pull out model
● Collaborated with teachers
● administered the ACCESS, WIDA Screener and IPT
2013- 2024- District wide, Wakefield MA.
● Lead in district Professional Development
● Plan lessons
● Mentor students
● Acclimate students into American culture
● Tutor for MCAS
● ACCESS/WIDA Administrator
● Work with Special Education Department
Teaching in Wakefield has allowed me to work with small groups of English Language Learners to enhance student’s English skills. I have experience with students from the age of six to nineteen years old. I have been working in 3 elementary schools for the past few years. I push into classrooms and also work with some pull out groups of students. Currently I am using Continental’s ESL program and have been looking into progress monitoring assessments related to it. I am familiar with DIBELS testing, Powerschool, Lexia, ST Math, I have conducted ACCESS testing (so many times). I am also comfortable with WIDA online assessments.
2011-2013 Newcomers, SEI English, SEI Science, SEI Math, Reading - Marshall Middle School, Lynn MA
● Plan lessons and create curriculum
● Student mentor
● MCAS tutor
● ACCESS Administrator
This position has challenged me to perfect my classroom management and truly enjoy all students. My students come from all backgrounds ranging from Africa to El Salvador to Spain. Students range from ages 11-15. I also have experience with WIDA, ACCESS, and the Common Core.
2010 6th grade general education- Salem Academy Charter School, Salem MA 2010-2011 Practicum/Student Teaching Placement
● Planned lessons, projects, and tests
● Taught both mainstream and special education students one-on-one
● Created a long term unit on the book, A Wrinkle In Time.
● Trained to implement and analyze the ANET test created by The Achievement Network, a group that helps schools apply data to raise student achievement on both the MCAS and in their day to day work.
● Created a classroom blog
Additional experience
● Active member of MATSOL
o I yearly attend the MATSOL conference.
o I am an active attendee of the low incidence meetings.
● I teach professional development for Wakefield Public School teachers.
● Worked with the SEEM collaborative related to Title I grant o Provided Wakefield with after school tutoring and worked with other teachers in the collaborative to build curriculum
● Comfortable using UBD techniques
● Comfortable using UDL techniques
● Completed NELMS ESL leadership course
● Experienced with Canvas, Blackboard and Google applications
● Smartboards (including SMART Notebook and PowerPoint), IPASS online grading system, classroom blogging, Microsoft Office Suite
● Basic Spanish comprehension
Other Experience
Played tennis for 10 years and trained under Colin Dibley (held fastest serve in the world at 148mph) Hospitality Liaison for Guest Relations under Auxiliary Services at Gordon College Contributing Writer for the Tartan Gordon College newspaper
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