Edward Biagiotti
Santa Monica,CA
Summary
Enthusiastic, inspiring consultant, teacher, speaker, and writer with wealth of experience. Offering expertise in effectively addressing the needs of clients and associates in real time, including resolving conflicts in ways that build consensus and save time and money. Looking to partner with an organization that takes a sustainable and inclusive approach to success.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Resource and Inclusion Specialist
Culver City Unified School District
09.2007 - Current
- 16 years of consistent, reliable results.
- Inclusive and equitable in approach with a diverse group students, families and colleagues.
- Building district wide inclusive, social skills oriented lunch groups that benefited 1,000s of students.
- Facilitated 100s of meetings, bringing about consensus and a strong sense of teamwork and community in the process.
- Personally resolved countless cases that were labeled difficult or impossible in ways that brought lasting change, saved time and money, and brought greater levels of success to clients.
- Successfully lead teams through post-COVID challenges, building strong relationships with students, families, administrators, service providers, and colleagues in the process.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Partnered with general education teachers from across academic departments.
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
Podcast Host
Funniest Thing! With Darrell And Ed
09.2013 - Current
- 10 years of experiencing producing and delivering highly engaging podcasts on weekly basis.
- Engaged listeners through social media platforms to increase station visibility.
- Developed engaging content for listeners and guests, including competitions, interviews and phone-ins.
- Produced creative radio segments focused on positive psychology, practical spirituality, current events and lifestyle topics.
- Selected and created audio cuts and pre-produced audio programs for more fluid broadcasting.
- Recorded and edited high-quality interviews and audio clips for broadcast.
- Crafted original scripts for commercial and promotional spots, advertising radio station sponsors.
- Continue to have a loyal base of listeners who write in to share how the show has positively affected their lives.
Newspaper Columnist
Culver City News
03.2012 - Current
- 11 years of writing weekly columns for local community.
- Columns promote inclusive perspectives and inspiring, diverse success stories.
- Providing readers with practical tools that they can apply to their lives to live more satisfying and successful lives.
- Inspiring optimism and hope to empower readers to make positive influence in communities at time when world needs it most.
- Edited, proofread and fact-checked content for accuracy.
- Reported from field locations and wrote stories under tight deadlines.
- Collaborated with editors and other staff members to refine story angles and content.
Education Specialist
Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD
09.2003 - 12.2006
- 3 years of experience in very challenging environment.
- Developed effective programs for very diverse group of learners.
- Managed effective behavior-based programs with students who exhibited intense behavioral challenges.
- Met with parents and guardians to assist in understanding and supporting educational objectives, learning expectations and behavior standards.
- Assessed individual student needs to create lesson plans addressing academic strengths and interests of students, while fostering development and growth.
- Increased participation and concentration while reinforcing classroom discipline by modeling acceptable behavior and respect for others.
- Developed solutions to improve performance.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
Special Education
Spectrum Center
01.2000 - 03.2002
- Collaborated with students with multiple degrees of special needs to accomplish various tasks.
- Encouraged students to take ownership of learning by providing choices.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
Behavior Interventionist
Center For Autism And Related Disorders, Inc
11.1997 - 12.1999
- Helped students build skills to navigate typical academic and social situations.
- Improved behaviors through modeling, role-playing and other effective strategies.
- Completed observations of students in classroom and social situations.
- Maintained records of ongoing assessments and documentation of updates.
- Developed intervention plans based on established guidelines and individual needs.
- Stayed abreast of latest changes by reading publications, attending conferences and completing training.
- Collaborated with team members, school personnel and family members to develop individual plans of care for students.
- Provided emotional support to students and families.
Education
Master of Arts - Spiritual Psychology
University of Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA06.2010
Level II Teaching Credential - Education Specialist- Mild To Moderate
District Intern Program- LAUSD
Los Angeles06.2006
Bachelor of Arts - General Psychology
University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA06.1997
Skills
- Effective management and interpersonal skills
- Public Speaking
- Teaching
- Leadership
- Bringing best out of team members
- Intuitive and creative
- Creative Writing
- Communicating with all stake holders
- Creating Programs
Websites
Timeline
Podcast Host
Funniest Thing! With Darrell And Ed
09.2013 - Current
Newspaper Columnist
Culver City News
03.2012 - Current
Resource and Inclusion Specialist
Culver City Unified School District
09.2007 - Current
Education Specialist
Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD
09.2003 - 12.2006
Special Education
Spectrum Center
01.2000 - 03.2002
Behavior Interventionist
Center For Autism And Related Disorders, Inc
11.1997 - 12.1999
Master of Arts - Spiritual Psychology
University of Santa Monica
Level II Teaching Credential - Education Specialist- Mild To Moderate
District Intern Program- LAUSD
Bachelor of Arts - General Psychology
University of California - San Diego
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