Elizabeth Crews
Summary
Dedicated general and special education teacher, social worker, case manager and mental health clinician, highly skilled in utilizing a strengths-based approach in empowering clients, students and their families with best-practices educational and counseling interventions.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Ed Teacher/Intervention Services/Substitute Teacher
Oxnard Unified School Dist.
Oxnard , CA
12.2013 - 06.2017
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Personalized instruction based on needs, interests and capabilities of individual students.
- Provided specialized academic instruction for English Language Learners, (ELL), in-class, in small groups and individually.
- Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
Education
Special Education Teaching Credential
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CAMultiple-Subject Teaching Credential
Chapman University
Orange, CAMaster of Social Work - Social Work
New York University
New York, NYBachelor of Arts - Psychology
New York University
New York, NYSkills
- Cognitive Behavior Practices
- Educational Strategies
- Individual Education Plans IEPs
- Learning Disabilities
- Collaborative Environments
- Disability Adaptation
- Cultural Sensitivity
Timeline
Special Ed Teacher/Intervention Services/Substitute Teacher
Oxnard Unified School Dist.
12.2013 - 06.2017
Special Education Teaching Credential
Azusa Pacific University
Multiple-Subject Teaching Credential
Chapman University
Master of Social Work - Social Work
New York University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
New York University
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