Janine Davis
Gainesville,GA
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping young adults with special needs develop vocational skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
STRIVE /ADAPT Horticulture Career Teacher
Gwinnett County Public Schools
07.2018 - Current
- Teach one of the Four School Based Careers Classes at the Buice Center (Horticulture, Retail, Clerical & Food Service) to students (ages 18-21) with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities
- Teach a Life Skills elective class as well as Horticulture classes
- Attend IEP meetings, obtain data on goals & objectives, offer grades to Case Managers.
Skills Based Autism Teacher – Fourth & Fifth Grade
Forsyth County Public Schools
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Taught 2 fourth graders and 4 fifth graders in a self-contained Autism class at Brookwood Elementary School
- Responsible for GAA testing (Georgia Alternative Assessment)
- Attended and conducted IEP meetings and Re-evaluations
- Implemented, created and obtained data on individualized goals and objectives
- Consulted with professional staff regularly (OT’s, PT’s, SLP’s, Behaviorists, Psychologists).
ASD Level 1 Paraprofessional
Gwinnett County Public Schools
10.2016 - 07.2017
- Assisted the Lead teacher with teaching 5 non-verbal, ASD Level 1 3rd-5th grade students at Dacula Elementary
STRIVE Teacher
Gwinnett County Public Schools
07.2014 - 07.2016
- Taught vocational skills through STRIVE to students (18 to 21) who had mild to moderate intellectual disabilities; STRIVE stands for Supported Training & Rehabilitative Instruction in Vocational Education
- Taught in the community at 4 different business sites throughout North Gwinnett county
- Attended and conducted IEP meetings, SOP meetings and Re-evaluations
- Implemented, created and obtained data on individualized goals and objectives.
ESE Pre-K 4 year old Teacher
St. Lucie School District
08.2012 - 08.2013
- Taught a class of 11 students, with varying disabilities, ages 3-5 at Windmill Point Elementary
- Attended IEP meetings (Individualized Education Plans), wrote IEP’s, implemented and obtained data on goals and objectives
- Consulted with professional staff regularly (OT’s, PT’s, SLP’s, Behaviorists, Psychologists)
- Responsible for administering the BDI-II (Batelle Developmental Inventory, Second Edition)
- Created weekly lesson plans and maintained daily correspondence logs with parents.
Family Service Coordinator
Easter Seals Early Steps program
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Coordinated therapy services for children, birth to age 3, who qualified for early intervention services based on having a developmental delay or established medical condition.
Developmental Special Education Teacher
Tomball ISD
08.2009 - 08.2010
- Taught a class of 9 students, with varying disabilities, ages 6-11 at Tomball Elementary
- Attended ARD’s as the Case Manager
- Wrote IEP’s and implemented the goals & objectives
- Consulted regularly with professional staff members (OT’s, PT’s, SLP’s, Diagnosticians)
- Responsible for administering/creating individualized TAKS-ALT tests for the 3rd & 4th graders
- Wrote weekly lesson plans & maintained daily correspondence logs with parents
- Monitored students progress by taking weekly data & by grading class work via a rubric.
Special Education Substitute Teacher
L. A. Unified School District
09.2007 - 12.2008
- Full Time: 9/07-12/07- Taught in many schools throughout inner city Los Angeles
- Spring 2008 Semester- Taught as the permanent Teacher for a Special Day Class of Kindergarten/First Graders with mild to moderate disabilities at Wilshire Park Elementary
- As the Lead Teacher, wrote IEP’s, & created lesson plans
- Fall 2008 Semester –Taught a class of 6 non-verbal boys with Autism (ages 9-12) at The McBride Special Education Center in L.A
- (moderate to severe disabilities) for a Teacher on maternity leave.
Education
Graduate of the Texas Teachers Alternative Teacher Certification Program -
Texas Teacher's Program
Houston, TX08.2010
Graduate level studies in Child Life -
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA12.2004
B.S. Degree in Kinesiology with a Minor in Education -
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX12.1999
Skills
- Special Education
- Positive Role Model and Mentor
- Differentiated Instruction
- Classroom Management
- Critical Thinking
- Lesson Planning
- Motivating students
- Student-Centered Learning
- Innovative lesson planning
Certification
Georgia Educator Certificate – SP ED Adapted Curriculum (P-12) Consultative, SP ED General Curriculum (P-12) Consultative, SP ED Science Cognitive Level ( P-5, 4-8, 6-12), SP ED Social Science Cognitive Level ( P-5, 4-8, 6-12), SP ED Physical & Health Disabilities ( P-12) Consultative
Timeline
STRIVE /ADAPT Horticulture Career Teacher
Gwinnett County Public Schools
07.2018 - Current
Skills Based Autism Teacher – Fourth & Fifth Grade
Forsyth County Public Schools
07.2017 - 07.2018
ASD Level 1 Paraprofessional
Gwinnett County Public Schools
10.2016 - 07.2017
STRIVE Teacher
Gwinnett County Public Schools
07.2014 - 07.2016
ESE Pre-K 4 year old Teacher
St. Lucie School District
08.2012 - 08.2013
Family Service Coordinator
Easter Seals Early Steps program
08.2011 - 02.2012
Developmental Special Education Teacher
Tomball ISD
08.2009 - 08.2010
Special Education Substitute Teacher
L. A. Unified School District
09.2007 - 12.2008
Graduate of the Texas Teachers Alternative Teacher Certification Program -
Texas Teacher's Program
Graduate level studies in Child Life -
University of La Verne
B.S. Degree in Kinesiology with a Minor in Education -
University of Texas At Austin