Compassionate Intervention Specialist with 24 years of teaching experience. Adept at building healthy and strong relationships with children and parents. Empathetic and accommodating in designing and implementing of multi-sensory lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities on the caseload. Works well with classroom teachers to develop accommodations and special techniques for mainstream classroom inclusion.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
5 Year Ohio Professional Teaching Licence
1
1
Registered Behavior Technician
Work History
Intervention Specialist
Malabar Intermediate School
03.2018 - Current
Create an inclusion and pull out schedule based on student needs and goals per their IEP
Benchmark students for reading levels
Group students by similar levels and goals for reading, writing, and math small group instruction
Record observations, data, and student work samples during small group and one-on-one sessions
Progress monitor students to see if they are meeting their IEP goals
Write progress reports and IEPs
Assist students in their general education classes with reading, writing, and math
Track and monitor behavior goals
Provide rewards/incentives for good behaviors.
5th - 7th Grade Classroom Teacher; Title 1 Teacher
Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow
08.2008 - 01.2018
Teach interactive online sessions integrating reading and writing into math and science
Providing Tier II math intervention services (Title 1) to individuals and small groups
Help students one-on-one using phone calls and individual online teaching sessions designed to develop and remediate skills
Differentiate instruction and modify work to meet the needs of students that struggle or excel
Provide specific feedback on assignments; assess weak areas through data analysis and plan additional lessons where needed for interventions
Maintain constant contact with students and parents via phone, email, postal mail and parent-teacher conferences
Develop daily teaching lessons which engage students, promote writing skills and develop critical thinking and problem solving skills
Create authentic assessments, write and edit curriculum for 7th grade math and science
Prepare for statewide assessments by providing test taking strategies, practice problems, released test questions and writing activities; use ODE website for planning purposes and for student practice.
4th - 6th Grade Teacher
Shelby City Schools
08.2000 - 06.2007
Taught in both self-contained classrooms and departmentalized team settings
Designed and implemented lessons and assessments aligned with Ohio’s Academic Standards
Initiated student journals, providing an efficient way for students to develop note taking skills and organize class work
Remediated skills in subjects across the curriculum during intervention periods; built modified assignments and assessments as needed; worked cooperatively with intervention specialists and teacher’s aides to meet student needs
Recorded student academic progress and behavior utilizing ProgressBook, an online program gradebook program; communicated with parents via ProgressBook program, phone calls, handwritten parent notes and conferences
Collaborated with team members to develop integrated units, provide updates on student progress and share ideas.
Education
Master of Arts in Education -
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, Ohio
10.2019
Bachelor of Science in Education Degree - Elementary Education
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio
05.2000
Skills
Facilitate student learning
Use of intervention strategies
Motivate students to interact, engage and create
Differentiated instruction for all levels of learners