Erin Adams
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
Assistant Teacher passionate about helping children complete tasks and learn new concepts. Skilled at evaluating student progression and adapting lesson plans to facilitate learning and growth. Caring and compassionate with students from diverse backgrounds and with different learning styles.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Teacher
Bayside Baptist Preschool
11.2021 - Current
- Assist classroom Lead Teacher in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks.
- Assist in providing individual and small-group instruction to adapt to curriculum to the needs of students.
- Prepare instructional materials; read to students.
- Assist the classroom Lead Teacher in creating an environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to students age level.
- Help plan daily and long-range lessons and classroom activities.
- Conduct small learning groups.
- Assist students with personal care in lavatory needs, clothing, etc.
- Check students work for compliance with teacher's instruction.
- Help maintain individual records for students.
- Assist in establishing and maintaining appropriate standards of student behaviors in the classroom.
- Monitor classroom; keep students on task.
Direct Service Provider
Southeastern A.B.A.
02.2014 - 06.2021
- Provide direct in home services for children on the Autism Spectrum
- Assist students with activities of daily living skills, , play, and leisure skills
- Implement programs working on functional communication
- Assist students in community outings
- Assist students with social skills
- Work on decreasing interfering behavior while teaching appropriate replacement behaviors
Special Education Teacher Assistant
Silver Lake Regional School District
08.2012 - 06.2021
- Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
- Monitored student actions and applied established interventions to redirect behavior and resolve conflicts.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Applied specialized teaching techniques to reinforce social and communication skills.
- Assist teacher with lessons
- Accompanied students to specialist and therapies
- Assist students with toileting
- Maintained safety and security by overseeing students in recess environments.
Direct Service Provider
Pilgrim Area Collaborative Extended Services
02.2012 - 04.2020
- Provide direct in home A.B.A. Services for children on the Autism spectrum
- Implement programs working on functional communication
- Assist students in activities such as daily living skills, play and leisure skills
- Assist student in community outings
- Assist students with social skills
- Work on decreasing interfering behaviors, while teaching appropriate replacement behaviors
Teacher's Assistant
Pilgrim Area Collaborative
08.2009 - 06.2011
- Conducted morning meeting groups where students learn about money, colors, shapes, days of the week, months of the year, letters and numbers of the day, and discussed what they did at home the night before
- Worked on behavior plans
- Worked one on one with students doing discreet trials that fit each students individual I.E.P.
- Conducted centers in math, reading, science and handwriting
- Assisted students on participating in Physical and Occupational Therapies
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Graded assignments and reported data and individual progress to teacher.
Education
Bachelor of Science - English
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA05.2008
Skills
- Special Education
- Preschool Programs
- Lesson Planning
- Positive Reinforcement Methods
- Classroom Management Techniques
- Group Assistance
- Personal Hygiene Assistance
- Behavioral Plan Management
Timeline
Assistant Teacher
Bayside Baptist Preschool
11.2021 - Current
Direct Service Provider
Southeastern A.B.A.
02.2014 - 06.2021
Special Education Teacher Assistant
Silver Lake Regional School District
08.2012 - 06.2021
Direct Service Provider
Pilgrim Area Collaborative Extended Services
02.2012 - 04.2020
Teacher's Assistant
Pilgrim Area Collaborative
08.2009 - 06.2011
Bachelor of Science - English
Bridgewater State College
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