CATHLEIA BALANSAG
Bullhead,South Dakota
Summary
Special Education Teacher equipped with positive attitude and patience vital to teaching children with special needs. Extensive experience creating innovative lesson plans and comfortable learning environments. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Resourceful counseling professional with experience in providing individual and group support to help clients suffering from substance abuse issues. Skilled in developing and implementing treatment plans, conducting assessments and providing referrals to external resources. Committed to advocating for client rights and helping build positive coping skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sped Teacher
Rock Creek Grant School
08.2022 - Current
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Improved student reading comprehension and fluency through targeted interventions and small group instruction.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Implemented behavior modification techniques to improve student social and academic performance.
- Enhanced learning experiences by incorporating specialized tools and resources tailored to the needs of special education students.
- Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
- Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Monitored student performance to evaluate effectiveness of instructional strategies.
Sped Teacher
THINK.Inc
07.2016 - 06.2022
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Improved student reading comprehension and fluency through targeted interventions and small group instruction.
Trained as Occupational Therapist Assistant
07.2016 - 09.2016
Shadow Teacher
University of St La Salle I.S.
03.2016 - 06.2016
Internship
Angels Center, De La Salle Bacolod 2015-2016
11.2015 - 01.2016
Volunteer Teacher
Brgy. Villamonte Sped Learning Center
01.2013 - 01.2016
Field Study
Bacolod Individualized SpEd Services
01.2015 - 03.2015
Field Study
Bacolod City SpEd Center
08.2014 - 12.2014
Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE)
01.2016
Education
Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in Special Education -
University of St. La Salle- Bacolod
03.2016
Julio Ledesma National High School
12.2012
Talave Elementary School
12.2008
Skills
- Individualized Instruction
- Individual Education Plans IEPs
- Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
- Progress Evaluations
- Instructional Strategies
- Progress Reporting
- Behavior Modification
- Team Collaboration
- IEP development
- Positive Reinforcement
- Sensory Integration
- Small Group Instruction
- Social Skills Development
- Basic Math
Certification
- Basic Child Assessment
- Volunteer Teacher at Brgy. Villamonte Sped Learning Center (Summer Class) (2013)
- Volunteer Teacher at Brgy. Villamonte Sped Learning Center (2013-2014)
- Volunteer Teacher at Brgy. Villamonte Sped Learning Center (2014-2015)
- Volunteer Teacher at Brgy. Villamonte Sped Learning Center (2015-2016)
- Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE) (2016)
- Animolympics (2013)
- Completion of Internship Program
- Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention
- 2022 Youth Suicide: "A Silent Epidemic"
- Autism from A-Z: Best Practices for Meeting Student's Needs and Delivering FAPE (October 2023)
Birthdate
11/07/94
Language
- English
- Cebuano
- Hiligaynon
- Filipino
Personal Information
- Age: 29
- Height: 153cm
- Weight: 63 kg
- Gender: F
Timeline
Sped Teacher
Rock Creek Grant School
08.2022 - Current
Sped Teacher
THINK.Inc
07.2016 - 06.2022
Trained as Occupational Therapist Assistant
07.2016 - 09.2016
Shadow Teacher
University of St La Salle I.S.
03.2016 - 06.2016
Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE)
01.2016
Internship
Angels Center, De La Salle Bacolod 2015-2016
11.2015 - 01.2016
Field Study
Bacolod Individualized SpEd Services
01.2015 - 03.2015
Field Study
Bacolod City SpEd Center
08.2014 - 12.2014
Volunteer Teacher
Brgy. Villamonte Sped Learning Center
01.2013 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in Special Education -
University of St. La Salle- Bacolod
Julio Ledesma National High School
Talave Elementary School
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