Special Education Teacher

Objectives: Seeking a challenging position as a Bilingual Special Education Teacher. My objective is to obtain a teaching position that enables me to utilize my professional experience and educational background to strongly impact the educational growth of others. A teaching position which challenges me mentally

and professionally would be ideal.

Bilingual SEIT:

Period : March2008 – Present

Position : Bilingual /Special Education Teacher.

Responsibilities:

Applied behavior analysis

Early intervention services, provide educational services.

-Write Lesson plans, progress reports

Teach infant with developmental delay, Multiple Disability, Communication Disorder, Social- emotional Disability, and Health Impairment by using multicultural approach, multidisciplinary assessment, curriculum planning, special education instruction, & other newly developed techniques.

YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities, New York, USA

Period : 2002-2008

Position : Teacher Assistant in Manhattan, Bronx, and Queens.

Responsibilities : Collaborating with the teacher in a self contained classroom, assisted in classroom management, attended class team meetings, and evaluated and helped the teacher in student’s progress. Actively supported teaching professionals on effective work strategies with special needs children. Exercised flexibility within the classroom addressing student needs through special accommodation. Skilled in addressing students needs ensuring students will thrive and develop in an adaptable educational atmosphere

Professional Experience:

Over 10 years of experience working as a Bilingual Special Education teacher and assistant teacher in US. Knowledge of Applied behavior analysis, Early intervention services, providing educational services.-Writing Lesson plans, progress reports, Teaching infant with developmental delay, Multiple Disability, Communication Disorder, Social- emotional Disability, and Health Impairment by using multicultural approach, multidisciplinary assessment, curriculum planning, special education instruction, & other newly developed

techniques.

Over 5 years of experience working as a Special education Teacher in India. Was also involved in the Technological integration, rehabilitation and counseling of students who were classified as having Special needs, Children identified as having learning Disabilities, which interfered with their functioning and school achievements in traditional methods of education in India. The student under my care included children in early childhood stages, children and adolescents in elementary school, and youth who required assistance in making the transition from school to an outside work environment.

Spastic Society of India : Mumbai, India

Period : June 1999 – October 1999

Position : Special Education Teacher for Spastic Children in the age group 4-16 years

Responsibilities: Assessment of Learning & behavioral disorders and Cognitive Skills

Curriculum planning, Development and forming strategies for teaching students academics

Developing motor skills and using assistive technology in their everyday functioning, Communication skills and social interaction in everyday setting was another part of learning.

Supervised the physical therapy and mobility training of the students.

Aashray Center for Rehabilitation, Mumbai India

Period : June 1998 – May 1999

Position : Special Education Teacher for children with physical, Mental and behavioral

disorders

Responsibilities: Helped student to overcome their communication and learning disabilities

Provided training in helping students to transition into a more

Providing Training in Various Skills like cooking, Cleaning, Personal care and handicrafts.

Helped adolescent students with vocational and job skills

Fr. Agnel School, Mumbai, India

Period : 1993-1997

Position : Classroom as well as Integrated Education Teacher for visually impaired

student

Responsibilities : Teachers at the kindergarten level . Also involved in integrated education of visually handicapped students by translating course matter to BRAILLE language. Developing their social interaction skills and helping them with their daily routine mobility training.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Degree in Master of science in teaching English to speakers of other languages(TESOL)

Masters degree in special education birth to 2

The Master of Science in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program is a 33-credit program of required courses, including 50 hours of field experience embedded throughout our courses, and one supervised student teaching experience. This program is designed to strengthen teachers' capacities to provide effective instruction to a diverse student body. As such, all courses emphasize implications of culture and language diversity for learning and society. Courses address theory and practice of multicultural education, second language acquisition, methods and materials of teaching English as a second language, psycho-sociolinguistics, curriculum development, and assessment of general education and special education students whose native language is not English.

Courses are offered both in the classroom and online. Advisors assist students in developing a suitable course of study based on their educational backgrounds, current work assignments, and career goals. After completing all program requirements, students are eligible for New York State certification as TESOL teachers, Pre-kindergarten - Grade 12.

Seminar in Child Abuse*

Seminar in School Violence Prevention & Intervention*

Seminar in Substance Abuse Prevention*

Seminar on Child Safety Education, Prevention of Child Abduction, & Fire & Arson Prevention*

3-hour Autism Workshop (required by NYSED for disabilities certification)

Master of Science in Education & Special Education, Early Childhood,

Birth – Grade 2 at Touro College, School of Education and Psychology, NY

Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education from University of Mumbai – July 97 to June 98

Master’s Degree in International Politics from University of Mumbai – June 91 to May 93

Bachelors Degree in History and political Science from Univ. of Mumbai – June 88 to May 91

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVES

Successfully Completed ABA training level 1 and Level 2

Certificate Course as a teacher for the integrated Education of visually impaired students in a normal classroom setting. This included training in Braille and Rehabilitation of the visually impaired students in a normal classroom setting.

Certificate Course in the Makaton Language, which is a language program used in the teaching of communication, language and literacy skills to children and adults with a variety of communication and language disabilities

TECHNOLOGICAL INTERGRATION & SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite –PowerPoint- Word –Excel & Internet Navigation

References available upon Request

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