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Teacher

Cassandra Boodhoo

Teacher
Maplewood,NJ

Summary

Versatile Classroom Teacher with 20 years of experience working with diverse students and teaching in general education and special education. Engaging and supportive educator employing instructional design, cutting-edge philosophies for information retention and relentless work ethic into daily lessons. Collaborative student success strategist with comprehensive understanding of community need and advocacy for individual support to enhance optimal performance. Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Classroom Teacher

Newark Board Of Education
Newark , NJ
09.2011 - Current
  • Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
  • Planned lessons, activities and trips to cover all required course material.
  • Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
  • Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
  • Scheduled appointments with parents to discuss student progress and classroom behavior.
  • Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
  • Used tests, quizzes and other assignments to gauge students' learning and determine understanding of course materials.
  • Taught subject matter based on information compiled from textbooks, online sites and other educational materials.
  • Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
  • Instructed groups of up to 3 groups of 28 students and provided individual support.

Teacher Assistant

East Orange Community Charter School, East Orange
East Orange, NJ
09.2000 - 12.2009
  • Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support to maintain student progress and development.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Performed staff monitoring duties such as overseeing recess, lunch and daily student intake and dismissal.

Teacher of Special Education

South Orange Maplewood Board Of Education
Maplewood, NJ
12.2000 - 06.2002
  • Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Provided one-on-one and group-based learning support to maintain student progress and development.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Performed staff monitoring duties such as overseeing recess, lunch and daily student intake and dismissal.
  • Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
  • Collaborated with instructor to assist lesson and curriculum planning efforts.
  • Supported instructor with test administration, curriculum development and assignment grading.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
  • 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.
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  • Organized instruction material, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
  • Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
  • Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.

Education

Master of Arts - Teacher of Special Education

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
05.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education And Psychology

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
05.2009

Skills

  • Positive Interactions
  • Classroom Management Techniques
  • Student Motivation and Engagement
  • Building Blocks of Learning

Timeline

Classroom Teacher

Newark Board Of Education
09.2011 - Current

Teacher of Special Education

South Orange Maplewood Board Of Education
12.2000 - 06.2002

Teacher Assistant

East Orange Community Charter School, East Orange
09.2000 - 12.2009

Master of Arts - Teacher of Special Education

Montclair State University

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education And Psychology

Montclair State University

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