Ashley Carrington
Special Education Teacher
Easton,PA
Summary
A passionate, hard-working, dedicated Special Educator with the ability to communicate and work closely with others to create meaningful and long lasting relationships. Committed to planning hands-on inquiry based learning experiences based on students' diverse learning needs. Determined to inspire and motivate students to overcome the obstacles and to always shoot for the stars.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Therapeutic Emotional Support Teacher
Colonial Intermediate Unit 20
Bethlehem, PA
08.2018 - Current
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Managed 10-14 students from grades 6th-8th.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED classroom.
Resource Teacher
Dorchester County Public Schools
Cambridge, MD
03.2016 - 06.2018
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Managed 4-8 students in grades PK-3rd.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
Education
Master of Science - Special Education
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA06.2024
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood PK-4 / Special Education PK-8
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA12.2016
Skills
- Progress Evaluations
- Lesson Planning
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Student Rapport-Building
- Data Management
- Conflict Resolution Techniques
- Behavior Modification
- Classroom Management
Certification
- TACT-2 - 2022-2023
Timeline
Therapeutic Emotional Support Teacher
Colonial Intermediate Unit 20
08.2018 - Current
Resource Teacher
Dorchester County Public Schools
03.2016 - 06.2018
Master of Science - Special Education
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood PK-4 / Special Education PK-8
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
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