Anochia Mayfield
Ruston,LA
Summary
Versatile Special Education Teacher equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
SpEd Teacher
Atkins Elementary School
08.2024 - Current
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- 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.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
Teacher Assistant
Lincoln Community Action Agency
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Worked with lead teacher and other staff in implementing developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
- Established productive relationships with students by actively supporting students with academics and behavior management.
- Created individual homework assignments for students based on their progress in specific sections of the curriculum.
- Gained experience assisting students with a range of disabilities and learning differences, including ADD, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, dyslexia, and down syndrome.
- Communicated with parents to develop critical curriculum skills for their individual child.
Student Teacher
Crawford Elementary School
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Organizing lesson plans
- Networking with the teachers and mentoring students
- Helping students in their projects and assignments
- Inspiring and motivating students for one-to-one and independent research projects
- Helping them to pick up the project topics of their interest
- Preparing lesson plans
Education
M.A - Social Science with a specialization in Psychology
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA04-2024
Bachelor of Science (B.S) -
Grambling State University
04.2021
Skills
- Public speaking skills
- Computer literate
- Lesson planning
- Conflict resolution
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Cultural competence
- Ability to teach from varied backgrounds
- Ability to supervise and assess students
- Ability to organize and communicate efficiently
- IEP Writing
Timeline
SpEd Teacher
Atkins Elementary School
08.2024 - Current
Teacher Assistant
Lincoln Community Action Agency
01.2021 - 01.2022
Student Teacher
Crawford Elementary School
01.2018 - 01.2019
M.A - Social Science with a specialization in Psychology
Grambling State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S) -
Grambling State University
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