Hi, I’m
Denise Faber
Education
Fort Worth,Texas
Summary
Focused education professional with master's degree in educational leadership and experience helping students achieve education goals. Talented at building lasting relationships and partnering with others to meet objectives. Committed educator with strengths in educational planning and childhood guidance. Collaborated with teachers and administrators to improve student understanding of material and provide better teaching methods.
Overview
26
years of professional experience
3
Certification
Work History
Westlake Academy
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER/CASE MANAGER
10.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for providing special education students with activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth
- Collaborate with students, staff, and families to develop the IEP for students who receive special education services
- Implement an instructional and behavioral skill development program for students
- Conduct assessments, plan, and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies to support individual student learning styles
- Work collaboratively with classroom teachers to adapt regular curricula for students with special needs
- Participate in ARD Committee meetings on a regular basis.
Keller Independent School District-Timber Creek High School
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER/CASE MANAGER
08.2020 - 10.2023
Job overview
- Provide students who have functional or adaptive behavior deficits that require direct, modified instruction with opportunities to learn social skills necessary to be successful in school and life
- Proficiently develop IEPs through data collection, collaboration with students, parents and staff
- Participate in ARD Committee meetings
- Monitor and assess student achievement through formal and informal assessments
- Effectively manage co-seat classroom settings using virtual and in-person instruction
- Support classroom teachers with behavior management techniques in conjunction with IEP accommodations
- Plan and supervise assignments for teacher aides
- Maintain courteous and professional communication with parents, students, and district personnel
- Work cooperatively with special education teachers to modify curricula as needed for special education students according to guidelines established in IEPs.
International Leadership of Texas
GRADE LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR
08.2018 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Responsible for the daily operations of the grade level including disciplinary procedures, communication with teachers and families regarding campus operations, events, and important dates
- Facilitate professional development to campus teachers on teaching best-practices
- Acting assistant principal collaborating with principal with daily building operations
- Lead daily grade-level professional learning communities
- Liaison between campus leadership and teachers
- Mentor first year and foreign language teachers with campus procedures and classroom management techniques
- Administrator overseeing campus events and committees.
International Leadership of Texas
FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER
10.2015 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Develop and implement authentic lessons meeting the needs of all students including at-risk, GT and with special needs
- Facilitate cooperative group lessons that fosters children’s self-esteem, promote communication and problem-solving skills
- Conduct one-on-one and small group instruction to remediate and reinforce skills
- Utilize leveled readers during guided reading to model comprehension and fluency strategies
- Successfully integrate technology into the classroom
- Work cooperatively with special education teachers to modify curricula as needed for special education students according to guidelines established in IEPs.
Keller Independent School District
BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION TEACHER GRADES 7-8
08.2013 - 08.2014
Job overview
- Worked cooperatively with general education teachers to develop appropriate classroom management techniques
- Provided students with appropriate behavior and social skills activities and experiences to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth
- Monitored and assessed social and behavioral progress of students through observation and informal assessments
- Provided opportunities for application of coping skills and learned behavioral adjustments.
Brick Township Board of Education
GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER GRADES 2, 3, 4, 5
02.1998 - 01.2011
Job overview
- Developed and implemented daily lesson plans to meet the needs of all students including those at risk, GT, and with special needs
- Worked cooperatively with special and general education teachers to modify curricula for special education students according to guidelines established in IEPs
- Facilitated cooperative group lessons that promoted communication and problem-solving skills
- Successfully integrated technology into daily lessons
- Conducted one on one and small group instruction to remediate and reinforce skills
- Proficiently developed IEPs, including present levels of academic achievement and functional performance, goals and objectives.
Education
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
MASTER OF EDUCATION from EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
05.2018
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE from SPECIAL EDUCATION
05.1997
Skills
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Special Education
- Instructional Design
- Classroom Management
- IEP Development
- Behavior Management
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Technology Integration
- Differentiated Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
Certification
- PRINCIPAL (EC-12)-STATE OF TEXAS
- GENERALIST (4-8) STANDARD CERTIFICATE-STATE OF TEXAS
- SPECIAL EDUCATION (EC-12) STANDARD CERTIFICATE-STATE OF TEXAS
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER (K-8) STANDARD CERTIFICATE-STATE OF NEW JERSEY
- TEACHER OF THE HANDICAPPED (K-12) STANDARD CERTIFICATE-STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Committees
- CEIC Committee
- Intervention and Referral Services Committee (RTI)
- School Based Committee
- Leadership Committee
- Literacy Committee
- Character Education Committee
Awards
- Teacher of the Year 2018-2019
- Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers-9th Edition 2004-2005 Volume I
References
- Tiffani Flores, Special Education Coach, Keller ISD, 817-879-5272, Tiffani,Flores@southlakecarroll.edu
- Jillian Carlson, Teacher, Westlake Academy, 817-437-5782, jcarlson@westlakeacademy.org
- Susan Mackey, Principal, Trinity Meadows Intermediate School, 3500 Keller Hicks Road, Fort Worth, TX, 76244, dlsjmackey@yahoo.com
- Wesley Adair, Assistant Principal, Trinity Meadows Intermediate School, 3500 Keller Hicks Road, Fort Worth, TX, 76244, wesley.adair@kellerisd.net
- Carolyn Helm, District Learning Coach, Keller ISD, 817.909.3185, carolyn.helm@kellerisd.net
- Julie Mastropaolo, Middle School Assistant Principal, International Leadership of Texas, Keller, Texas, 760.315.7742, juliemastropaolo@gmail.com
- Pamela Raher, Fifth Grade Level Administrator, Special Education Teacher, 817.996.5744, pamdraher@yahoo.com
Timeline
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER/CASE MANAGER
Westlake Academy
10.2023 - Current
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER/CASE MANAGER
Keller Independent School District-Timber Creek High School
08.2020 - 10.2023
GRADE LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR
International Leadership of Texas
08.2018 - 08.2020
FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER
International Leadership of Texas
10.2015 - 08.2020
BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION TEACHER GRADES 7-8
Keller Independent School District
08.2013 - 08.2014
GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER GRADES 2, 3, 4, 5
Brick Township Board of Education
02.1998 - 01.2011
University of North Texas
MASTER OF EDUCATION from EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Monmouth University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE from SPECIAL EDUCATION
- PRINCIPAL (EC-12)-STATE OF TEXAS
- GENERALIST (4-8) STANDARD CERTIFICATE-STATE OF TEXAS
- SPECIAL EDUCATION (EC-12) STANDARD CERTIFICATE-STATE OF TEXAS
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER (K-8) STANDARD CERTIFICATE-STATE OF NEW JERSEY
- TEACHER OF THE HANDICAPPED (K-12) STANDARD CERTIFICATE-STATE OF NEW JERSEY
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