Adalgisa Garcia
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Special Education Teacher and Supervisor equipped with positive attitude and patience vital to teaching children with special needs. Extensive experience creating innovative lesson plans and comfortable learning environments. A Education Supervisor with a proven track record at Association To Benefit Children Cassidy's Place, enhancing staff development and student learning outcomes. Expert in curriculum adjustments and exceptional in fostering parent communication.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Education Supervisor
Association To Benefit Children Cassidy's Place
09.2024 - Current
- Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
- Checked on instructor lessons and communication in order to assess quality of education and assistance offered to students.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Identified priorities for program improvement
- Observe teachers and providing feedback on teaching techniques
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Special Education Teacher
Association To Benefit Children - Cassidy's Place
07.2008 - Current
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
Education
Master of Science - Early Childhood / Special Education
Touro University
New York, NY01-2025
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Cuny University of New York, CWE
New York, NY05-2015
Skills
- Teaching strategies
- Parent Communication
- Program assessment
- Staff Development
- Performance Evaluations
- Attention to Detail
- Student Needs Assessments
- Self Motivation
- Student Support
- Student Records Management
- Learning Style Assessments
- Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
- Excellent classroom management
- Individual Education Plans IEPs
- Lesson Planning
- Instructional Strategies
- Curriculum Adjustments
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Education Supervisor
Association To Benefit Children Cassidy's Place
09.2024 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Association To Benefit Children - Cassidy's Place
07.2008 - Current
Master of Science - Early Childhood / Special Education
Touro University
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Cuny University of New York, CWE
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