Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Committees
Timeline
Teacher

Laura Dettman

El Paso,Texas

Summary

Highly experienced Special Education teacher with over 21 years of experience. Proven skills in verbal and written communication and problem-solving combined with a strong work ethic, proactive mindset and detail-oriented approach.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Fabens ISD
Fabens, TX
08.2001 - Current
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
  • Supported student teachers, as well as incoming first year teachers, by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
  • Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
  • Attended and participated in IEP meetings for students and families.
  • Developed Individualized education plans for students with varying levels of disabilities
  • Presented professional development workshops at the district level which included: Coteaching in the General Ed classroom, Modifications/Accommodations, Behavior/Classroom Management, Differentiated Instruction

Patient Intake Coordinator

Sun Valley Behavioral Hospital
El Paso, TX
05.1998 - 05.2001
  • Conducted pyschosocial assessments on incoming patients
  • Developed reports for the Director of Psychiatry

Customer Service Representative

Mail Boxes Ect.
El Paso, TX
07.1995 - 03.1998
  • Responded to customer requests for products, services and helped maintain satisfactory customer service

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

The University of Texas At El Paso
El Paso, TX
05.2000

Skills

  • Classroom management
  • Student-centered learning
  • Special Needs and General Ed Students
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Fundraising
  • Standardized Testing
  • Test Proctoring
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Lesson Planning
  • DIBELS knowledge
  • Adult Education-parent/teacher training
  • Student records management
  • Behavior/BIP development
  • TEAMS/DMAC/Microsoft/Success Ed /Smartboard/zoom

Committees

  • Teacher Assistance Team
  • 504 committee
  • PBIS
  • Coteaching District Trainer
  • Campus Improvement Team
  • Special Olympics Committee

Timeline

Teacher

Fabens ISD
08.2001 - Current

Patient Intake Coordinator

Sun Valley Behavioral Hospital
05.1998 - 05.2001

Customer Service Representative

Mail Boxes Ect.
07.1995 - 03.1998

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

The University of Texas At El Paso
Laura Dettman