Carrie A Simpkins
Pine Hall,NC
Summary
Resilient Special Education Teacher familiar with challenges associated with teaching special needs children. Remains positive under times of stress or conflict. Works well with classroom teachers to develop accommodations and special techniques for mainstream classroom inclusion.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher of Visually Impaired
Invision Inc
Hillsboro, NC
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Mentored new teachers on student progress monitoring and legal document preparation.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
Exceptional Childrens Teacher
Stokes County Schools
Danbury, NC
08.2014 - 07.2021
- Identified children's collective and individual learning needs to plan, prepare and deliver instruction designed to maximize individual learning and capture interest.
- Prepared lesson plans and executed different modalities to accelerate individual success.
- Balanced individual and group instruction to accommodate different academic levels and learning styles.
- Employed research based methods and iReady/Miscue Analysis assessments to monitor student progress in reading/math.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting
Behavior Specialist
Stokes County Schools
Danbury, NC
12.2015 - 05.2017
- Delivered evidence-based behavior curricula to students while maintaining high levels of behavioral and academic expectations for students.
- Utilized variety of methods, skills and tools to provide direct behavior support to students on caseload.
- Developed intervention support plans for students to build behavioral skill capacity and preserve student access to instruction.
- Developed partnerships with parents, businesses and organizations to build awareness, increase support and share resources.
- Acquired grants and other sources of funding for educational programs and projects and drafted proposals and agreements to support proper allocation.
- Organized and allocated resources required to meet needs students/instructors. at 19 schools across Stokes County.
- Represented educational program at meetings and conferences to serve as subject matter liaison for array of services and activities assigned.
- Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
- Maintained program files, records, databases and websites to gather research and prepare and submit Monthly Suspense Reports to DPI.
- Designed or used assessments to monitor student learning outcomes. (Google Forms/Individualized Behavioral Assessments.
Exceptional Childrens Teacher
Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools
Winston Salem, NC
08.2006 - 06.2013
- Identified children's collective and individual learning needs to plan, prepare and deliver instruction designed to maximize individual learning and capture interest.
- Prepared lesson plans and executed different modalities to accelerate individual success.
- Balanced individual and group instruction to accommodate different academic levels and learning styles.
- Employed iReady Reading/Math assessments to monitor student progress.
- Prepared and distributed progress reports and report cards using ECATS.
- Administered and graded tests, homework and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
- Communicated with parents and faculty to develop strong sense of collaboration between teachers, students and parents.
- Utilized pre-made and self-made assessments to determine student weaknesses and strengths.
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
Education
Master of Arts - School Administration
Western Carolina
Winston Salem, NC12.2016
NBCT, Exceptional Children's' Generalist, Birth-21 - Early Childhood Special Education
National Board Certificied Teacher
Nation Wide11.2009
Master of Arts - Special Education
Salem College
Winston Salem, NC05.2007
Bachelor of Arts - History
University North Carolina, Greensboro
Greensboro, NC12.2002
Skills
- Differentiated instruction
- Lesson Planning
- Classroom management
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Organization and Time Management
Accomplishments
Spotlight Teacher Award, EVAS Math Growth, 2019
Spotlight Teacher Award, NBCT, Renewal, 2019
Certification
- Licensed
- EC Language Arts/Social Studies/Science/Math (K-6)
- EC Learning Disabilities K-12
- Exceptional Children: General Curriculum (K-12)
- School Administrator: Principal
- Visually Impaired (K-12)
- NBCT, Renewed 2019
Completed UEB Literacy Braille Course
The UEB Literacy training program consist of exercises required to understand the uncontracted and contracted braille code, and the basics of reading and writing Unified English braille.
Timeline
Teacher of Visually Impaired
Invision Inc
08.2021 - 02.2022
Behavior Specialist
Stokes County Schools
12.2015 - 05.2017
Exceptional Childrens Teacher
Stokes County Schools
08.2014 - 07.2021
Exceptional Childrens Teacher
Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools
08.2006 - 06.2013
Master of Arts - School Administration
Western Carolina
NBCT, Exceptional Children's' Generalist, Birth-21 - Early Childhood Special Education
National Board Certificied Teacher
Master of Arts - Special Education
Salem College
Bachelor of Arts - History
University North Carolina, Greensboro