Brian Leiken
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Creative and passionate teacher who connects to students through popular culture: music, film, TV, comic books, cartoons, gaming and anime. Wears multiple hats, the coach, the disciplinarian, the comedian, and the mentor. The key to being a good teacher is knowing your material, the key to being a great one is being able to connect with your students.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
LA Unified School District
Los Angeles, CA
07.2004 - Current
- K-12 Special Ed Mild/Moderate Credential
- National Boards Certified - Single Subject History
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents in a collaborative teaching model
- Manage and write IEP's, set up appointments in calendar, notify parents, and supervise meetings
- Zoom conference with students and parents
- Certified in Mastery Grading, SDAIE, BCLAD and Kagan teaching strategies
- Wrote the "City Tales" a trilogy of high interest low readability books to help struggling readers, standards based with teacher lesson plans
- Sponsored comedy club, chaperoned Prom, grad night, and graduation
Education
Master of Arts - History
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA06.1996
Minor - International/European Studies
UFSIA.
Belgium06.1993
Bachelor of Science - History
Radford University
Radford, VA05.1992
Skills
- Resource and SDP classroom management
- Trained to manage and write IEP's
- Specialized in teaching reading literacy
- Trained in Zoom, Notepad, Power Point
- Taught and managed grades 9-12
- Encourage inquiry based learning
- Taught different skill levels simultaneously
Timeline
Teacher
LA Unified School District
07.2004 - Current
Master of Arts - History
George Mason University
Minor - International/European Studies
UFSIA.
Bachelor of Science - History
Radford University
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