AnaMarie Medina
YONKERS,New York
Summary
Versatile Special Education Teacher 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
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Itinerant Teacher
Optimal Care Services
09.2024 - Current
- Streamlined documentation processes, ensuring timely completion of progress reports and IEPs while maintaining compliance with state regulations.
- Improved student comprehension by incorporating multisensory activities and differentiated instruction in lesson plans.
- Cotaught alongside general education colleagues, creating an inclusive environment where all learners could access grade-level content.
- Collaborated with families to develop home-based support strategies, bridging the gap between school and home learning environments.
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
The Guidance Center Of Westchester
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Coordinated with related service providers to ensure seamless delivery of supports for students requiring additional interventions or therapies.
- Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Assessed student progress regularly through formative and summative assessments, adapting instruction accordingly to meet individual needs.
- Fostered a positive classroom environment by implementing effective behavior management strategies and promoting respect among students.
- Enhanced student motivation by incorporating hands-on activities and real-world examples into lesson plans.
- Supported inclusion efforts by differentiating instruction to meet diverse needs of students with special needs.
- Mentored new teachers, providing guidance and support to help them succeed in their roles as educators.
- Provided one-on-one support for students with learning disabilities, enabling them to excel in their coursework.
- Collaborated with teachers and therapists to develop individualized educational plans for each student, ensuring optimal progress.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Encouraged students to take ownership of learning by providing choices.
- Established safe play environment for students.
- Engaged students with specialized play and educational activities to boost learning.
- Redirected poor behavior using positive reinforcement method, resulting in decrease in tantrums in classroom.
- Moved 50% of my students into a less restrictive academic program.
Special Education and ESL Teacher
NYC Department
09.2001 - 10.2021
- Designed and implemented lesson plans using multiple modalities to reach students with various styles of learning from ages 6-14 (1st grade to 8th grade)
- Generated and incorporated learning strategies for students with learning disabilities
- Taught students to improve desired behaviors by creating behavior plans that utilize accessible goals and objectives
- Collaborated with school administrators, parents, and teachers in designing and implementing individualized education plans for students
- Assessed students' abilities based on results of state/district assessments and used data to track students' academic progress
- Provided training to administrators and staff on differentiated teaching strategies and non-verbal communication
- Conducted activities and lessons based on ESL teaching methodologies
- Encouraged and engaged students to speak in English
- Motivated students by using humor to induce safe and pleasant learning environment
- Maximized students' talk time through oral assessments and presentations.
- Brought culture to life with diversified instructional techniques and use of multimedia strategies.
- Performed student assessments, documented findings and submitted reports on progress of each student.
- Coordinated classroom instruction, activities and field trips.
- Built and maintaining positive and open relationships with parents to further support students.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of diverse students.
- Organized instruction material, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
Early Intervention Therapist
Autism Early Enrichment Services
07.2013 - 03.2021
- Taught objectives on individual treatment programs using principles of applied behavior analysis including discrete trial, shaping, natural environment training, verbal behavior, social skills, and self-help
- Implemented weekly behavioral and learning programs
- Collaborated and communicated with families in empathetic manner that made positive impact on each patient's behavior and treatment.
- Offered guidance and support to families of children with disabilities or developmental challenges.
- Conducted child assessments during intervention visits.
- Effectively maintained caseload of 2 sessions per week using alternative therapies.
- Enhanced knowledge by attending training and adopting new technologies
Education
Master of Arts - Interreligious Studies
Grace Theological College
Tampa, Florida06-2024
Masters Degree -
Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY05.2004
Bachelor's - Psychology
Hunter College
New York, NY06.2000
Associate - Business
Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University of New York
New York, NY06.1993
Skills
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Student records management
- Student Progress Reporting
- Motivating Students
- Differentiated Instruction
- Middle School Education
- Classroom management
- Special education
- Lesson Planning
- Elementary education
- Written Communication
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Cultural Awareness
Certification
- School Violence Prevention
- Child Abuse Identification
- Mandated Reporter
- Dignity for All Students Act
- Special Education License
- TESOL License
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
Timeline
Special Education Itinerant Teacher
Optimal Care Services
09.2024 - Current
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
The Guidance Center Of Westchester
07.2022 - 07.2024
Early Intervention Therapist
Autism Early Enrichment Services
07.2013 - 03.2021
Special Education and ESL Teacher
NYC Department
09.2001 - 10.2021
- School Violence Prevention
- Child Abuse Identification
- Mandated Reporter
- Dignity for All Students Act
- Special Education License
- TESOL License
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
Master of Arts - Interreligious Studies
Grace Theological College
Masters Degree -
Mercy College
Bachelor's - Psychology
Hunter College
Associate - Business
Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University of New York
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