Gabriela Aguirre

Special Education Teacher

Los Ninos Services - New York, May 2022 to August 2023

Conducted comprehensive developmental assessments to determine children's strengths and areas for growth.

• Designed and implemented individualized education plans (IFSPs) based on assessment results and in collaboration with families and multidisciplinary teams.
• Provided direct instruction and support to children with developmental delays or disabilities, targeting areas such as communication, motor skills, cognitive development, and social-emotional development.
• Utilized evidence-based strategies and instructional methods to address unique needs of each child and promote progress in developmental domains.
• Collaborated with speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other specialists to integrate therapy goals and strategies into daily routines and activities.
• Conducted ongoing progress monitoring and regularly communicated with families to discuss their child's progress, set goals, and provide strategies for supporting their child's development at home.
• Implemented behavior management strategies to promote positive behavior and address challenging behaviors, fostering supportive and inclusive learning environment.

Student Teaching- Dual Language Program , Castle Bridge PS 513 Jan 2021 — May 2021 New York, NY

• Developed monthly to weekly theme-based lesson plans in all areas of development: personal-social skills, motor skills, communication skills, and cognitive skills.

• Using translanguaging opportunities as a strategy for students to use in independent learning.

• Led play-based lessons and skill-building activities in language arts, math, social studies and science disciplines for pre-K and kindergarten students.

• Focusing and working with students with IEP, analyzing IEP annual goals and differentiating lessons.

• Using translanguaging strategies as comparing languages side by side to support meta-linguistic awareness.

• Supporting students draw from their home language and ensure the comprehensible input of academic content taught in the second language.

• Prepared and conducted weekly online lessons for second and third grade

• Teacher Lead , Twin Parks Riverside Montessori School Sep 2018 — Aug 2020 New York, NY
• Prepared classroom and materials according to Montessori pedagogy and needs of children.
• Greeted parents and children at arrival and departure times to make families feel welcomed into environment.
• Conducted conferences to establish and maintain consistent and clear communication with parents.
• Guided children to resolve disagreements and documented issues, incidents and behavior problems for appropriate follow-up.
• Followed school policies and regulations regarding instruction and safety at all times.
• Taught students early skills and helped each reach development milestones.
• Utilized wide range of hands-on activities to promote understanding and engagement.