Amanda McGarrah
Cedar Park,Texas
Summary
At Leander ISD, I leveraged my expertise in Special Education and Emotional Support to enhance student engagement and performance. By designing targeted IEPs and fostering strong connections, I significantly contributed to personalized student success, demonstrating a results-driven approach with a focus on continuous improvement in educational strategies.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Resource and Inclusion Teacher
Leander ISD
08.2020 - Current
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- 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.
- Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.
- Monitored student performance to evaluate effectiveness of instructional strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Cal State San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA01.2017
Skills
- Special Education
- Emotional Support
- Individualized Education Plans
- Differentiated Instruction
- Student Records Management
- Data Management
- Individual Education Plans IEPs
- Lesson Planning
- Motivating students
Languages
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Professional Working
Timeline
Resource and Inclusion Teacher
Leander ISD
08.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Cal State San Bernardino