Debbie Andress
North Wales,PA
Summary
Dedicated candidate eager to guide on spiritual matters and promote spiritual growth. Skilled in teaching and mentoring. Adept at building relationships and qualified to lead and organize large and small groups. Open-minded and committed to serving with utmost patience and collaborative in building opportunities for students to learn and grow.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Autistic Support Teacher
Norristown Area School District
08.2013 - Current
- Create and manage IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Modify general education curriculum for neurodiverse students using various verbal behavior techniques and strategies.
- Collaborate with fellow educators as Team Leader to mentor and support special education team.
- Cultivate connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement and positive learning environment, in addition to collecting student data to inform instructional decision making and report progress.
- Deliver effective and evidenced based research practices to support student learning and needs including differential reinformcent practices.
- Support student behaviors to maintain positive learning environment by conducting behavior assessments and designing individualized behavior plans focused on decreasing negative behaviors.
- Coordinate with related service providers, general education teachers, and school staff to share and collaborate student performance, behavior plans, and specially designed instruction.
- Maintain frequent communication with families that focuses on student progress, student expectations, and behavior plans.
- Coordinate special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
Substitute Teacher
Multiple Districts
09.2010 - 06.2013
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
Education
Certificate Program - Applied Behavior Analysis
Florida Institute of Technology
Pensacola, FL12.2018
Master of Science - Special Education
Penn State University
Malvern, PA05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education And Early Childhood Education
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA05.2010
Skills
- Building positive rapport with students and families
- Collaborating with colleagues to foster positive environments and student success
- Individualizing based on student needs to promote progress
- Mentoring and supporting fellow teachers
Board Certified Behavior Analysis
- Studied applied behavior analysis
- Passed Board Exam in August 2019
- Participate in Continuing Education courses to maintain certificiate
Timeline
Autistic Support Teacher
Norristown Area School District
08.2013 - Current
Substitute Teacher
Multiple Districts
09.2010 - 06.2013
Certificate Program - Applied Behavior Analysis
Florida Institute of Technology
Master of Science - Special Education
Penn State University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education And Early Childhood Education
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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