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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Committe Participation
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Jacquie Cameron

Englewood,CO

Summary

Dedicated Special Education Teacher focused on building each student's strengths and confidence, as well as giving students firm guidelines, regularity and dependability to foster their social and academic growth. Versatile Special Education Teacher with focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Learning Specialist, Special Ed Teacher

Jefferson County Public Schools
08.2017 - Current
  • Enhanced student retention by implementing personalized learning strategies and tailored lesson plans.
  • Streamlined communication with parents through regular updates, fostering strong relationships and involvement in their child''s education.
  • Reduced behavioral issues by establishing clear expectations and consistently enforcing classroom rules.
  • Supported struggling students with targeted interventions, resulting in improved academic performance.
  • Fostered a positive learning environment by incorporating diverse teaching methods that cater to different learning styles.
  • Assessed student progress through ongoing evaluations, adjusting instructional approaches as needed for optimal results.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in education and enhance personal growth as an educator.
  • Provided individualized support to students with special needs, working closely with families and support staff to ensure a successful learning experience.
  • Development of IEPs for case load of over 25 students.

Learning Specialist, Special Education Teacher

Jefferson County Public Schools
08.2017 - Current
  • Enhanced student retention by implementing personalized learning strategies and tailored lesson plans.
  • Increased collaboration among teachers by organizing professional development workshops and sharing best practices.
  • Streamlined communication with parents through regular updates, fostering strong relationships and involvement in their child''s education.
  • Reduced behavioral issues by establishing clear expectations and consistently enforcing classroom rules.
  • Fostered a positive learning environment by incorporating diverse teaching methods that cater to different learning styles.
  • Utilized data-driven instruction to identify areas of improvement and adjust teaching strategies accordingly, enhancing student outcomes.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in education and enhance personal growth as an educator.
  • Provided individualized support to students with special needs, working closely with families and support staff to ensure a successful learning experience.
  • Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with established curriculum.
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Developed and maintained positive, productive relationships with students and families.
  • Created, collected, and recorded data on student progress to determine next steps for student success.
  • Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
  • Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
  • Developed Individual Education Plans for students with special needs.

Special Education Teacher

Tennyson Center for Children
04.2013 - 05.2017
  • Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development
  • Presented documents for Individual Education Plan meetings
  • Established and communicated clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects to students
  • Conducted small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs
  • Administered the DRA2, KeyMath and Iready standardized tests
  • Conducted Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA); planned and implemented behavioral plans based on individual students' FBA results
  • Demonstrated the ability to successfully manage a highly structured classroom for students with severe emotional and behavioral disabilities
  • Developed positive, strong relationships with all students
  • Supervised and trained six teaching assistants
  • Enhanced lessons using Smart Board technology and computers.

Title 1 Teacher

Englewood Schools/Bishop Elementary
09.2010 - 06.2012
  • Taught Title 1 reading and math to a caseload of 20 2nd grade students
  • Instructed students from diverse backgrounds with a variety of learning styles and needs
  • Collaborated with the 2nd grade team to create data based instruction
  • Participated in the school's enrichment program by teaching the 1st and 2nd grade math club.

Substitute Teacher

Denver Public Schools/Englewood Schools/Aurora Public Schools
09.2006 - 06.2012
  • Taught in diverse classroom settings to all grades and subjects ranging from K-12 grade
  • Demonstrated the ability to interpret and implement a large variety of lesson plans
  • Learned the importance of classroom management, while maintaining the ability to build trusting relationships with students
  • Covered many assignments in special education classrooms
  • Students had special needs from mild to moderate cognitive impairments, to learning disabilities, and severe needs.

Education

Special Education Generalist Endorsement - Special Education

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO
01.2013

Elementary Education Licensure - Elementary Education

Regis University
Denver, CO
01.2006

Bachelor of Arts - English – Communications

Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO
01.1987

Skills

  • Interactive teaching/learning
  • Excellent classroom management
  • Performance assessments
  • Positive atmosphere promotion
  • Creative lesson plan development
  • Effectively work with parents
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Parent/teacher conferences
  • Behavioral/cognitive skills development

Accomplishments

  • Plan Development
  • Planned and conducted activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provided students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Implemented the practice of Universal Design for Learning to build a classroom that optimized the accomplishments of all individuals.
  • Goal Setting
  • Wrote individual education plans (IEPs) that established clear academic and behavioral goals and objectives for all students.
  • Communicated IEP goals with students, providing students with an understanding of academic and behavioral expectations.
  • 90% of students made progress toward goals every quarter and semester.
  • Material Development
  • Created a variety of means for students to express and represent their understanding of math, reading and writing. These materials were designed to reach a diverse population of students with varying degrees of learning or social emotional disabilities, and create an engaging experiential educational experience.

Committe Participation

Equity Team - Volunteer team of teachers collaborating to make SLHS a more equitable and inclusive school. 


Positive Supoort Team - Committee of teachers, counselors and other service providers dedicated to finding positive approaches to support students who may struggle academically, with attendance or other issues preventing them from realizing their full potential at school.


CDM - Collaborative Decision Making Team - Team of teachers, counselors and administrators that worked together to make decisions about ongoing school activities, programs and issues. 

Timeline

Learning Specialist, Special Ed Teacher

Jefferson County Public Schools
08.2017 - Current

Learning Specialist, Special Education Teacher

Jefferson County Public Schools
08.2017 - Current

Special Education Teacher

Tennyson Center for Children
04.2013 - 05.2017

Title 1 Teacher

Englewood Schools/Bishop Elementary
09.2010 - 06.2012

Substitute Teacher

Denver Public Schools/Englewood Schools/Aurora Public Schools
09.2006 - 06.2012

Special Education Generalist Endorsement - Special Education

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Elementary Education Licensure - Elementary Education

Regis University

Bachelor of Arts - English – Communications

Fort Lewis College
Jacquie Cameron