Gina Perez-Dixie
3148 Waterbury Bronx,New York
Summary
Bilingual education professional prepared for impactful teaching roles. Expertise in developing individualized education plans, fostering inclusive classroom environments, and effectively communicating with diverse stakeholders. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptable to evolving needs. Skilled in behavioral management, curriculum development, and cross-cultural communication. Reliable, results-driven educator committed to student success.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bilingual Special Education Teacher
P.S. 66 Board of Education
11.2010 - Current
- Teach grades 1-5 ICT, Self contained, SETSS settings
- Extend and modify lessons according to student’s abilities
- Collaborated with general education teachers to ensure appropriate accommodations were provided for students in inclusive settings.
- Maintain excellent classroom management skills and an ability to keep students on task
- Enhanced student comprehension by implementing bilingual teaching strategies in special education settings.
- Use behavior modification techniques as a motivator for improving conduct and encouraging participation
- Utilized data-driven decision making to inform instructional practices and monitor student progress towards goals.
- Integrate multiple teaching styles to intensify the range of learning
- Design and Implement Individual Education Plans on SESIS, and generate quarterly report cards
- Increased student engagement with culturally responsive lesson plans and activities.
- Evaluate student progress and support recommendations for further student development
- Coordinated services with speech therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, and other specialists to provide comprehensive support for students'' diverse needs.
- Attend Individualized Education Plan meetings
- Empowered students with disabilities to achieve academic success through targeted interventions and specialized supports.
- Communicate with parents to acknowledge superior work and areas of concern through phone calls, notes, emails, and newsletters
- Promoted a positive learning environment by establishing strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
- Improved student mastery of content through differentiated instruction and targeted assessments.
- Adapted curriculum materials to meet the unique needs of each student, ensuring accessibility and equitable learning opportunities for all.
- Provided professional development training to educate faculty and staff on laws and regulations governing special education.
- Utilized technology to create meaningful lessons that engage students.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans to improve student behavior.
Teacher Assistant
Birch Family Services Watson Early Childhood Center
11.2009 - 11.2010
- Organized and coordinated educational and recreational activities such as circle time, motion and movement, arts and crafts and reading time for preschool students in Special Education
- Assisted in completing Individualized Education Plan with academic and functional goals designed to meet student needs
- Completed weekly observations of children’s cognitive, social, and gross motor skills
- Assisted in creating lesson plans that addressed social, emotional, language, literacy, mathematical, physical and creative development for students with disabilities
- Completed daily attendance and file incident reports
- Communicated with parents on a daily basis
- Attended grade level and faculty meetings and trainings
Direct Support Professional
Little Village House
11.2007 - 09.2009
- Assisted intellectually disabled individuals with activities of daily living and independent living skills
- Implemented, monitored and recorded Individualized Support Plans and strategies as written and at frequency stated in each individual’s plan
- Provided supervision and community integration during recreational outings in the neighborhood
- Administered medication, monitor resident behavior, food intake and functional capabilities
Tutor
Taddonio Household
09.2005 - 06.2008
- Provided tutoring in reading, science, math and social studies for children in grades three to eight
- Provided homework assistance for six children ages eight to fifteen
- Tutoring
Assistant Summer Camp Teacher
United Bronx Parents Day Care
06.2004 - 08.2006
- Organized classroom activities for preschool and school age classes
- Worked in partnership with other teachers in organizing field trips outside the center
- Provided after school homework help for grades two to five
Coordinator’s Assistant
Bronx Museum of the Arts
09.2002 - 01.2003
- Worked in partnership with the Educational Coordinator to plan hands on activities for children related to exhibition themes
- Assisted artist in setting up exhibitions for school group tours
- Assisted the education department in guiding group tours and art classes for school age children
Education
Master of Science - Teaching Urban Children with Disabilities, Grades 1-6 with Bilingual Extension
Long Island University/ Brooklyn Campus
Brooklyn, New York05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Long Island University/ C.W Post Campus
Brookville, New York09.2008
Skills
- Proficient knowledge of microsoft office
- Proficient knowledge of SESIS
Certification
- New York State Teaching Assistant Certification Level 1, 09/09
- New York State Professional Certification, Children with Disabilities, Grades 1-6 with Bilingual Extension, 09/1/2017
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), American Heart Association, 02/10
- First Aid, American Heart Association, 02/10
- Approved Medication Administration Personnel (AMAP), Little Village House Inc.
- Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R), Little Village House Inc.
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Bilingual Special Education Teacher
P.S. 66 Board of Education
11.2010 - Current
Teacher Assistant
Birch Family Services Watson Early Childhood Center
11.2009 - 11.2010
Direct Support Professional
Little Village House
11.2007 - 09.2009
Tutor
Taddonio Household
09.2005 - 06.2008
Assistant Summer Camp Teacher
United Bronx Parents Day Care
06.2004 - 08.2006
Coordinator’s Assistant
Bronx Museum of the Arts
09.2002 - 01.2003
Bachelor of Science - Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Long Island University/ C.W Post Campus
Master of Science - Teaching Urban Children with Disabilities, Grades 1-6 with Bilingual Extension
Long Island University/ Brooklyn Campus
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