Amanda L. Ohannessian
Saddle Brook,NJ
Summary
Dedicated and responsive educational professional with
proven skills in classroom management, behavior modification, and individualized
support. Comfortable working with students of all skill levels to promote
learning and boost educational success. Demonstrated accomplishments in the areas of special education. Seeking employment as a general education or special education teacher in a primary learning environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Teacher, Tenured
Mount Vernon City School District
09.2013 - Current
- Plan, conduct, and assess activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with the opportunity to observe, question, and investigate
- Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports and data on children and activities as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations
- Meet with parents to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their individualized educational needs
- Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based on a variety of instructional techniques and technologies
- Collaborate with school administrators, teachers, service providers, and parents
- Create IEP's and implement goals and objectives for students with special needs with an overall positive behavioral support system
- Actively organize and participate in committees, activities, and multidisciplinary teams
Special Education Teacher
Kennedy Child Study Center
11.2010 - 08.2013
- Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students
- Attended workshops and coached peers in the latest developments in all subject areas
- Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning
- Instructed students in pre-academic subjects using a verity of techniques such as phonetics, multi-sensory learning, and repetition to reinforce learning and to meet the students' varying needs and interests
Special Education Teacher
Rockland BOCES
06.2010 - 08.2010
- Combined discipline plan with effective measures and various lesson plans to increase concentration, participation, progress, and student accountability
- Developed plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students in inclusive classroom settings
- Identified early signs of emotional, developmental, and health problems in students and followed up with parents
- Employed special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory-and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory
Assistant Teacher
Rockland BOCES
09.2009 - 10.2010
- Conferred with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and other professionals to develop IEP's designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social/emotional development
- Led instruction after-school and summer enrichment programs
- Provided crisis intervention
- Assist in preparation of data for local, state, and federal reports
Education
Professional Certification Extension - Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 2)
Touro College
Manhattan, New York2011
Master of Science - Students with Disabilities (Grades 1- 6)
Manhattan College
Riverdale, New York2010
Bachelor of Science - Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
Manhattan College
Riverdale, New York2009
Skills
SMART Board Technology
Title I knowledge
Behavior and classroom management strategies
Employee training
Accurate record keeping
Cultural sensitivity
Adept classroom manager Accomplished in special educationUrban public schools background
Data-driven curriculum development
Standardized testing techniques & scoring
IEP expertise
Differentiated instruction specialist
Crisis management
Organizational development knowledge Professional tutorCertification
New York State Professional Certification in Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2)
New York State Professional Certification in All Grades (K-12)
New York State Professional Certification in Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2)
New York State Professional Certification in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
New York State Professional Certification in Students with Disabilities (Grades 1 - 6) Pending
First Aid/CPR/AED Certification by the American Red Cross
References
References are available upon request
Timeline
Special Education Teacher, Tenured
Mount Vernon City School District
09.2013 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Kennedy Child Study Center
11.2010 - 08.2013
Special Education Teacher
Rockland BOCES
06.2010 - 08.2010
Assistant Teacher
Rockland BOCES
09.2009 - 10.2010
Professional Certification Extension - Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 2)
Touro College
Master of Science - Students with Disabilities (Grades 1- 6)
Manhattan College
Bachelor of Science - Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
Manhattan College
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