COURTNEY VAN GORDER

** ***** ***** ~ Brick, NJ **724 ~ 732-***-**** ~ kojwce@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a teaching position providing instruction to students.

EDUCATION

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey, 07079

College of Education and Human Resources

Bachelors of Science, May 2009

Elementary Education

Special Education

Minor in Spanish

GPA: 3.5

CERTIFICATIONS

• Advanced Standing in Elementary Education K-5

• Special Education

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Special Education Teacher, Manchester Township, NJ, Ridgeway School, 2009-2011

• Instructed in a self contained classroom containing grades one and two

• Differentiated instruction for students with special needs: Autism, Down’s Syndrome, ADHD, and Emotional Disturbance

• Facilitated Project Read, Stevenson and Math-U-See

• Implemented behavior modification plans for students

• Executed Daily Five

Pre-School Disabled Extended School Year Teacher, Manchester Township, NJ, Summer 2010

• Instructed in a pre-school disabled classroom containing 3 and 4 year old children

• Created interactive lessons to engage children to begin communicating verbally and through sign language

• Encouraged students through various activities to gain use of fine motor and gross motor skills

Student Teacher, Belleville, NJ, School Number 5, Fall 2008

• Instructed in a resource room of grades 2-6 and 6th grade inclusion

• Created lessons to meet the goals and objectives for each students IEP

• Facilitated Global math program

RELATED EXPERIENCE

• Substitute Teacher, Lakehurst, NJ, Lakehurst Elementary School, Fall 2007-Spring 2009

• Paraprofessional for summer Autism Program, Lakehurst, NJ, Lakehurst Elementary School, Summer 2007

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Project Read Phonics Program

• The Daily Five (Reading Instruction)

• Stevenson Phonics Program

• Tool Kit for Students with Challenging Disabilities, MOESC

• CPI Training

ACTIVITIES

• Junior Varsity Cheerleading Coach, Manchester, NJ, Manchester Township High School, Fall 2010- Present

Portfolio available upon request.

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