Hope McFarlin
Murfreesboro,Tennessee
Summary
- I have lots of experience working with students of different backgrounds and different needs. I have been very successful in bringing out the positive qualities in my students, and making them feel like they can succeed. I am seeking a job as a reading or math interventionist and would also like to do inclusion. I enjoy working with my students and love seeing their progress. Special Education has been a very rewarding field for me!
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LaVergne High School
- I was a soccer player and cheerleader.
- I loved my public speaking class the best of any class from high school.
- We would get to make impromptu speeches and about things we believed in.
- I remember giving a speech like this after lunch after seeing some kids make fun of a girl with special needs.
Resource & SRA Reading Teacher
Blackman Middle School
01.2007 - Current
- I traveled with about 10 special education students with various disabilities to their classes in 6th, 7th and 8th grade inclusion.
- Some had ADD, ADHD, LD, LI, Dyslexia and FD.
- I worked with probably 20 different teachers over these years of doing inclusion.
- I also taught SRA Corrective Reading exclusively for 2 years.
- I loved it.
- The people I taught always made me laugh and I helped them read.
- I could see real progress using this program with most students.
- For 2 years I was the teacher of record teaching out of the Common Core Literature textbooks.
- I taught Reading, English and Math for all 3 grade levels at the Middle school.
- I taught TCAP objectives and worked on the students IEP goals.
- We enjoyed the stories and activities in the Literature books.
- I also enjoyed the online Math lessons and quizzes I found and matching activities through the online textbooks.
College Professor
DRAUGHANS JUNIOR COLLEGE
05.2004 - 05.2007
- I started working here part time at first, while I was still working at Rockvale Elementary in order to try to pay off my school loans.
- I loved teaching the mostly women who were going back to school to get better jobs.
- I taught Developmental Math, which is ironic considering I hated math my whole life.
- But that is why I could understand their struggles.
- Then I also taught English and Study Skills classes.
Special Education Teacher
RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS/Blackman High School/Rockvale Elem
01.2002 - 01.2005
- At Blackman High School I taught a class for students with severe/profound disabilities.
- I supervised 4 educational assistants and over 30 students.
- I also worked with job coaches and went out to the job sites to see how everything was going.
- I also taught Math, Reading and Daily Living Skills.
- Some students took TCAP and for some we did portfolios.
- I also had many students go to inclusion classes and collaborated with teachers and education assistants.
- When I left this job I transferred to Rockvale Elementary and taught there for 2 years.
- I taught resource Reading and Math.
- I also coached the cheerleaders and ran field day! Field Day is a huge event and it went pretty well.
- We made lots of money for the school and I had lots of help from parents.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Speech Pathology And Special Education
2002
I received my Bachelors Degree in Speech and Communication Disorders. I then returned to school to study Special Education / Mild to Moderate and got my teacher certification k-12 460.
Skills
*Great IEP meetings
*Easy CBM (Knowledgeable of data, testing and printing reports)
*SRA Reading (Most students go up 1/2 grade levels in one year!)
*Edmark Reading
*Kahoots
*Technology
*Responsible
*Good with parents/students
*Collaborates with other teachers
*Good at using any curriculum and making it fun by using enthusiasm and technology, along with student interest to create a great learning environment
Accomplishments
I was selected to be in the Renaissance Program (an honorary program for teachers).
Affiliations
Member of Professional Educators of Tennessee.
I was invited to Governor Haslam's panel of teachers (meeting in October 2015) and I gave a speech on the testing of Special Education students. Then was asked to be on the Task Force to create a new yearly test. I declined the offer, but great changes were made to the yearly test for the students and I am so happy with the new test. I think we made a difference!
Certification
I am certified 460 Mild /Moderate k-12 and highly qualified. I renewed my license in 2014 and it is good until 2025. I took continuing education classes online through MTSU.
Timeline
Resource & SRA Reading Teacher - Blackman Middle School
01.2007 - Current
College Professor - DRAUGHANS JUNIOR COLLEGE
05.2004 - 05.2007
Special Education Teacher - RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS/Blackman High School/Rockvale Elem
01.2002 - 01.2005
- LaVergne High School
Middle Tennessee State University - Bachelor of Science, Speech Pathology And Special Education
I am certified 460 Mild /Moderate k-12 and highly qualified. I renewed my license in 2014 and it is good until 2025. I took continuing education classes online through MTSU.
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