Special Education Part-Time

EDUCATION

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater Ma December 2022

Masters (M.Ed.) of Special Education Moderate Disabilities PreK-8

●4.0 GPA

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History December 2020

●Member of Commonwealth Honors College

●Graduated summa cum laude

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst MA September 2016-May 2017

Studied Journalism and Economics

●Member of Commonwealth Honors College

●3.97 GPA

LICENSES

●Initial Licensure, Moderate Disabilities PreK-8

CERTIFICATIONS

●Communication and Literacy MTEL

●Foundations of Reading MTEL

●General Curriculum Multi-Subject MTEL

●General Curriculum Mathematics MTEL

●Safety-Care trained

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Reed Academy, Framingham MA. July 2024-Present

Special Education Teacher

●Instructs history and English Language Arts using DESE approved curriculum

●Teaches boys ages 10-17 years old with a variety of social-emotional, mental health, and learning disabilities

●Uses de-escalation techniques and collaborates with other staff when a student(s) is disregulated

James L. Mulcahey Elementary School, Taunton MA May 2023-June 2024

Kindergarten R.I.S.E. Teacher

●Lead teacher in a substantially-separate classroom for children with autism, intellectual disabilities, and social/emotional challenges

●Collaborates with team members with behavior management plans, academic plans (IEPs), speech therapy, occupational therapy

●Leads and coordinates with staff members with de-escalating behavior

●Creates detailed Universal Design Learning lesson plans designed to suit each student’s needs

Extended School Year Program, Mulcahey Elementary July 2023-August 2023

2nd/3rd grade Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC) Teacher

●Designed and modified activities for students

●Collaborated with staff members with de-escalating behaviors

●Collected data and formulated progress reports on the overall abilities of the students

Boston Renaissance Charter Public School, Hyde Park MA March 2023-April 2023

Third Grade Inclusion Teacher

●Collaborated with General Education teachers in ELA and Math to design lesson plans

●Designed Universal Design for Learning lesson plans individualized for students on a specific caseload.

●Assisted co-teacher with classroom management

Joseph R. Dawe Elementary School, Stoughton MA July 2022-March 20-2023

●Collaborated with Lead Teacher and RBT staff in the classroom

●Worked with students on their assignments using various teaching techniques

●Assisted with de-escalating behaviors per Safety-Care

●Designed diverse UDL lesson plans for the classroom as a student teacher

Hollybriar Bagpipes and Drums August 2012-Present

●Teaches a variety of students, ranging from ages 8-60+ years of age

●Utilizes different teaching techniques that modify and accommodate unique learning styles

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