Ashley Joyner
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Versatile Special Education Teacher with 15 1/2 years of experience with focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Exceptional Children's Teacher
Brooks Global Elementary-Guilford County Schools
08.2022 - Current
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Implemented behavior modification techniques to improve student social and academic performance.
- Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.
- Developed Individual Education Plans for students with special needs.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
- Improved behavior by modeling positive choices and teaching socially-acceptable options.
- Provided professional development training to educate faculty and staff on low intensity behavior strategies, visual supports, and self regulation and coping tools.
Lead Exceptional Children's Teacher
Stokesdale Elementary- Guilford County Schools
08.2008 - 06.2022
- Prepared lesson plans and executed different modalities to accelerate individual success
- Case manager for students across multiple eligibility categories serving over 300 students
- Designed and implemented Individualized Educational Programs resulting in student growth towards meeting their goals
- Identified children's collective and individual learning needs to plan, prepare and deliver instruction designed to maximize individual learning and capture interest
- Organized learning resources and classroom environment to facilitate positive learning experience for K-5 students
- Lead IEP meetings following all local and state procedural safeguards
- Implemented and designed multi-sensory lessons and activities to develop gross and fine motor skills
- Balanced individual and group instruction to accommodate different academic levels and learning styles
- Prepared and distributed progress reports using ECATS
- Provided professional development training to educate faculty and staff on positive behavior intervention, research based academic interventions, and best social/emotional practices
- Established strong relationships with students, parents, and other IEP stakeholders
- Collaborated with school faculty to address student success through participation in the following teams- IPS, MTSS, PBIS, Leadership Team, ILT, and PLC's
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration
- Mentor for interns and student teachers.
Education
Master of Education (M.Ed) - Special Education
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Greensboro, NC05.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Greensboro, NC05.2008
Skills
- Self-Motivated
- Group and individual instruction
- Advocacy
- Visual supports
- Data-driven decision-making
- Collaborative Teaching
- Training and Development
- IEP development
- Consistent
- Classroom Management
- Behavior Supports
- Differentiated Instruction
Certification
- MTSS
- ECATS
- SPIRE Reading Program
- Fastbridge
- Numberworlds
Accomplishments
- Stokesdale Teacher of the year 2019
- NC Education Lottery Educator of the Week 2019
- Stokesdale Teacher of the year 2014
- Rookie Teacher of the year 2009
Personal Information
Title: Exceptional Children's Teacher
Timeline
Lead Exceptional Children's Teacher
Brooks Global Elementary-Guilford County Schools
08.2022 - Current
Lead Exceptional Children's Teacher
Stokesdale Elementary- Guilford County Schools
08.2008 - 06.2022
Master of Education (M.Ed) - Special Education
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
- MTSS
- ECATS
- SPIRE Reading Program
- Fastbridge
- Numberworlds
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