Devin Hildick
Waltham,MA
Summary
Dedicated special educator with a focus on individual student needs across academic, behavioral, and emotional development. Enthusiastic, with a knack for making learning exciting and enjoyable. Motivated by the belief that all children can be successful learners.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Sherborn Public Schools
08.2023 - Current
- Created and maintained IEPs for 8 students (grades 3-5)
- Taught small group instruction related to reading, math, writing, executive functioning, and adaptive behavior
- Provided academic support in the inclusion setting, as needed
- Utilized the Fundations and Project Read curricula for reading instruction
- Lead Annual Review IEP meetings
- Participated in the school's Safety Care team
Special Educator - Intensive Learning Program
Lexington Public Schools
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Lead special education teacher grades 6-7
- Established a new integrated Intensive Learning Program at William Diamond Middle School
- Taught students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related disabilities in a fully-integrated placement
- Trained and supervised 5 Specialized Instructional Assistants (SIAs)
- Managed staff and student scheduling
- Modified general education curriculum to meet individual student needs
- Created and managed IEPs for 10 students
- Developed and implemented data collection methods to routinely monitor students' academic and behavioral progress
- Organized and facilitated parent meetings at 6 and 8-week intervals
- Provided Extended School Year services from 2022-2023
Academic Tutor
Independent
09.2018 - 08.2022
- Elementary and Middle School
Behavior Therapist
Kindle Behavior Consultants
01.2020 - 08.2021
- Worked with clients through a combination of home-based and clinic-based services
- Experience administering VB-MAPP
- Experience conducting FBAs
- Implemented behavior analytic programming - shaping, chaining, discrete trials, incidental teaching, functional communication, errorless learning, token economies, group contingencies, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Experience teaching on AAC devices (LAMP)
- Data collection and graphing
- Regular communication with parents and BCBAs
Special Educator - Language Learning Program
Lexington Public Schools
08.2016 - 06.2021
- Taught a substantially separate English class (49 minutes daily)
- Co-taught math in an inclusion classroom (49 minutes daily)
- Tracked data for extended school year, progress reports, and behavioral plans
- Spearheaded vertical alignment of the language learning program
Substitute Teacher
Spencer East Brookfield School District
01.2012 - 06.2016
- Grades PreK-6
Education
Autism & Applied Behavior Analysis
Endicott College
Beverly, MA08.2021
Special Education Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 w/ Elementary Licensure
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA05.2016
Skills
- Development and implementation of behavioral programming based on the principals of ABA (eg group contingencies, token economies, activity schedules)
- Trained in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI Training)
- Computer proficient (including ASPEN and G Suite applications)
- Effective time management
- Personable and approachable
- Collaboration with general educators, specialists, and families
- Assessment of student progress via administration of norm-referenced tests and evaluation of results
- Experience leading a Project Based Learning unit
- Cultural proficiency and trauma-informed approaches
- Experienced in developing IEPs and modifying general education curriculum to meet individual student needs
Additional Information
- Special Olympics Volunteer/Head Coach/Event Director 2014-2017
- Member of the Kappa Delta Pi International Honors Society in Education (2013-2016)
- Presented in the Twenty-Second Annual Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2016)
- Presented in the Undergraduate Conference on Research and Creative Practice held at Fitchburg State University (2016)
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Sherborn Public Schools
08.2023 - Current
Special Educator - Intensive Learning Program
Lexington Public Schools
08.2021 - 06.2023
Behavior Therapist
Kindle Behavior Consultants
01.2020 - 08.2021
Academic Tutor
Independent
09.2018 - 08.2022
Special Educator - Language Learning Program
Lexington Public Schools
08.2016 - 06.2021
Substitute Teacher
Spencer East Brookfield School District
01.2012 - 06.2016
Autism & Applied Behavior Analysis
Endicott College
Special Education Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 w/ Elementary Licensure
Fitchburg State University