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AMY MCKENDRICK
Special Education Teacher
Claremore,OK
Summary
Self-assured individual and recent graduate in Educational Psychology with focus on program evaluation. Ready to apply knowledge, well-developed skills in data collection and analysis and 20+ years of experience working education to pursue a new career within higher education. Qualified, committed and collaborative personnel dedicated to fostering partnerships with organizations and faculty for client success. Skilled Researcher enthusiastic about supporting advancements in all areas of education. Flexible and passionate about increasing knowledge to drive growth and needed improvements.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
8
8
years of post-secondary education
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Sequoyah Public Schools
Claremore, OK
08.2015 - Current
- Effectively work with staff and caseload of varying diverse populations of not only many ethnic and cultural backgrounds, but those also having very different family backgrounds and life situations.
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff to assess education standards and classroom policies and implement changes based on data.
- Created and delivered effective and differentiated content instruction and strategies and managed educational plans to define student learning objectives in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals to meet needs of neurodiverse students.
- Ability to cultivate connections and strong student rapport through phone calls, email and live video chat to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and administration regarding academic needs of students.
- Manage assessment, research of current trends and statistical data to drive program development of staff training, curriculum and to develop and implement student educational plans.
- Produced monthly student/grade level progress reports using advanced Excel spreadsheet functions.
- Coordinated training and professional development courses for teachers and school administrators to create new teaching strategies that encourage student learning.
Career/Academic/Certified Life Coach
iADDapt.com
Claremore, OK
05.2013 - Current
- Counsel clients weekly, one-on-one regarding current situation, remotely or in-person to provide support to improve academic, career and placement opportunities.
- Utilize and administer assessments to gauge client's academic level, personal aptitude, strengths and areas of weakness to develop career and educational goals and plans based on individual data.
- Provide individualized counseling approaches based on socioeconomic status and cultural background.
- Maintain detailed files and create charts tracking clients' progress.
- Developed client confidence though attentive listening, guidance and instruction in area of struggle to build successful academic and career skill sets.
- Facilitated group sessions and learning discussions to further objectives meeting firm deadlines while applying result-driven and goal-oriented methodology to teaching initiatives.
- Helped clients build life management and coping skills to handle daily needs and specific stressors.
- Created various Excel documents to assist with pulling metrics data and presenting them to give concise understanding of best placement for needed resources.
Life Coach
Pine Meadow Counseling
Bakersfield, CA
05.2013 - 06.2015
- Facilitated a group counseling program for at-risk teens 11-17yrs implementing a variety of education methods to coach, educate and assess success.
- Kept on-line records, documenting behaviors, treatments and non-compliance issues.
- Identified early signs of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with parents encouraging them to take an active role in their child's counseling program by incorporating the whole family in weekly meetings.
- Helped teens build life management and coping skills to handle daily needs and specific stressors.
- Provided guidance and recommended coping mechanisms for youth dealing with difficult issues.
- Applied superior negotiation, communication and conflict management skills to facilitate effective discussions.
- Liaised with parents and caregivers to provide updates on progress and behavior.
Educational Consultant/PK-12 Educator
Valley Oaks Charter School Tehachapi
Tehachapi, CA
08.2008 - 07.2015
- Analyzed reports to comply with educational policy and study effectiveness of current academic system.
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff to assess education standards and school policies to implement data-based changes.
- Designed, implemented and managed successful training programs to create new teaching strategies that encourage student learning and meet department and school needs.
- Provided lesson planning and pacing support to helping educators analyze data and apply it to instruction.
- Updated school curriculum to integrate technology and enhance quality of student education.
- Reached out to vendors to evaluate available curriculums and associated materials.
- Provided subject matter expertise on all courses, materials and lesson plans.
Education
Master of Science - Educational Psychology
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN 08.2017 - 06.2020
Graduate Certificate in Counseling - Theory in Mental Health Sciences
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN 08.2017 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Science - Education
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 06.1991 - 07.1994
Skills
Detail-Oriented
undefinedCertification
Certified Teacher: 1998 – present Certified Academic/Life Coach: 2014 - present
Work Availability
monday
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Software
Google Workspace/Extensions
Google Scholar
Excel
SPSS
Quote
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
Albert Einstein
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