Bethany Colbert
Manchester,MA
Summary
Versatile and dedicated special needs teacher with focus on individual needs of students. Skilled at working with teachers, parents and specialists to meet educational needs of students.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructional Paraprofessional
Beverly Public Schools
08.2017 - Current
- Prepared group and one-on-one instructional materials to comply with established curriculum.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Assisted teacher with classroom management and documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes assisting lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Beverly Public Schools
09.2001 - 06.2002
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Groton-Dunstable Regional School District
09.1996 - 02.2001
- Performed developmental assessments and reported findings.
- Developed and implemented Individual Educational Plans, behavior programs, and modified curriculum.
- Oversaw, monitored, and wrote progress reports for the student's objectives, goals, and behavior programs.
- Utilized a variety of teaching techniques: applied behavioral analysis, floor time, incidental teaching, small group and 1:1 instruction.
- Received training from and implemented physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy in the classroom when appropriate for consistency .
- Provided training for and supervised three paraprofessionals.
Special Education Teacher
New England Center For Children
09.1991 - 08.1996
- Developed Individual Education Plan for case students.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans to improve student behavior. Maintained accurate records of student progress.
- Monitored student performance to evaluate effectiveness of instructional strategies.
- Promoted memory,cognition, and language development with hands-on activities and individual instruction.
- Participated in weekly team meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues.
Education
MS Ed - Special Education
Simmons College
Boston, MA05.1994
BA - Psychology
Clark University
Worcester, MA05.1991
Timeline
Instructional Paraprofessional
Beverly Public Schools
08.2017 - Current
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Beverly Public Schools
09.2001 - 06.2002
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Groton-Dunstable Regional School District
09.1996 - 02.2001
Special Education Teacher
New England Center For Children
09.1991 - 08.1996
MS Ed - Special Education
Simmons College
BA - Psychology
Clark University
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