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Isabella Orlowski

Simsbury

Summary

Passionate and skilled educator with extensive experience ranging from a variety of classroom-based settings, servicing a large variety of neurodiverse learners. Dedicated to fostering inclusive, safe, and structured educational environments. Excels at communication, adaptability, leadership, and task completion. Eagerness to further my knowledge and learn through new experiences!

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ABA Special Education Paraprofessional

Simsbury Public Schools
Simsbury
06.2023 - Current
  • Supporting students in a self-contained classroom setting works toward their IEP goals.
  • Providing 1:1 instruction and support to a variety of neurodiverse learners using ABA methods, as well as additional criteria, to meet students' needs.
  • Implementing behavior intervention plans, reinforcement procedures, and prompting techniques created by BCBAs and case managers.
  • Extensive daily data collection and maintenance of detailed documentation, individualized to each student's goals and health needs.
  • Implementing academics through the use of DTI and additional ABA methods.
  • In-depth collaboration with all teachers, service providers, and behavior analysts to ensure consistent implementation of procedures and goals.
  • Facilitate access to the curriculum through adapted technology, visual support, and physical positioning for medically fragile and complex students.
  • Contribute to a structured, nurturing, and supportive environment for a variety of complex learners.

Before and After School Care Assistant

Simsbury Enrichment and Extended Day
Simsbury
01.2019 - Current
  • Supervised and engaged students in kindergarten through sixth grade in highly structured learning and enrichment through active play, language arts, and academics.
  • Assisted in leading team collaborations and delegation of several staff members.
  • Collaborate with team members to build creative and engaging new weekly and monthly curriculum and lesson plans.
  • Activating skills of leadership, team building, behavior management, decision making, and problem solving.
  • Maintain strong communication with parents and families.

Assistant Preschool Teacher

Childrens Academy
Simsbury
09.2022 - 08.2023
  • Assisted in maintaining a safe, nurturing, and educational environment for young learners.
  • Collaborated with the lead teacher in planning developmentally appropriate activities that fostered developmentally appropriate goals: social-emotional, cognitive, and motor development.
  • Activated skills of classroom management, curriculum planning and development, age-appropriate behavior management, and leadership.
  • Reinforced classroom procedures and routines to students of varying developmental levels in an inclusive, age-appropriate, creative play based learning style.

Daycare Teacher

Little Folks Corner LLC
Simsbury
09.2021 - 08.2023
  • Provided initial exposure to school-based learning and play for early childhood.
  • Designed and implemented age-appropriate early education activities, and provided nurturing care.
  • Introduced children to, and encouraged, appropriate play, social exposure, self-help skills, language development, and literacy development.
  • Fostered a safe, creative, and structured classroom environment that allowed toddlers to explore and flourish.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Counseling Psychology

University of St Josephs
West Hartford, CT

Skills

  • Behavior intervention
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
  • Data collection and progress monitoring
  • Discrete Trial Instruction (DTI)
  • De-escelation techniques
  • Assistive technology use (AAC)
  • Visual schedules and PECS
  • Supporting the medically fragile
  • Collaboration techniques
  • Crisis management
  • Curriculum development
  • Adaptive technology
  • CPR and first aid
  • Educational support

Certification

  • CPR/First Aid certified
  • Seizure trained
  • Physical Management Trained
  • Visual Impairment support and Cortical Vision Impairment training (BESB)
  • Hearing aid use and maintence training (Teacher of the Deaf)
  • Early childhood education
  • Applied behavior analysis training
  • Discrete Trial Instruction training

Languages

American Sign Language
Limited

References

  • Josephina Casabal - +1 (860) - 256 - 7616 (Special Education Case Manager)
  • Ryan Brown - +1 (860) - 709 - 7138 (Manager)
  • Danielle Peletier - +1 (860) - 478 - 8740 (Special Education Teacher)
  • Stephanie Dunn (860) 655 - 4620 (BCBA)

Timeline

ABA Special Education Paraprofessional

Simsbury Public Schools
06.2023 - Current

Assistant Preschool Teacher

Childrens Academy
09.2022 - 08.2023

Daycare Teacher

Little Folks Corner LLC
09.2021 - 08.2023

Before and After School Care Assistant

Simsbury Enrichment and Extended Day
01.2019 - Current

Some College (No Degree) - Counseling Psychology

University of St Josephs

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