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Jennifer Luckner

Shelton,CT

Summary

Professional educator with substantial experience in early childhood and elementary grade environments. Proven capability in fostering collaborative team efforts and achieving desired outcomes. Skillful in curriculum development, classroom management, and promoting social emotional learning. Adaptable, dependable, and dedicated to nurturing students while helping them strengthen academics while simultaneously reaching social and behavioral goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Paraeducator

Shelton Public Schools
02.2020 - Current
  • Assisted students in achieving academic goals by providing one-on-one support and small group instruction in various subjects.
  • Worked with students in classroom and common areas to guide, support, enforce expectations, and support lead teacher.
  • Assisted teachers in managing classrooms effectively by providing clear expectations, enforcing rules consistently, and reinforcing positive expected behavior and choices.
  • Improved student social skills through facilitating peer interactions, modeling appropriate behaviors, and promoting empathy among classmates.
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Participated in professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices for both gen ed and special ed.
  • Documented behaviors, collected data, implemented interventions, and plans as stated in IEPs.
  • Occasionally substituted in classrooms, managing 22+ students in various grades.
  • Stepped in when SPED teacher was absent to implement instruction for small group in resource room in various subjects.

Tutor, Special Needs Students

Shelton Public Schools
01.2017 - 03.2020
  • Developed strong relationships with students and their families, fostering open communication channels to address individual concerns and progress updates.
  • Managed challenging behaviors effectively by implementing clear expectations, consistent consequences, and positive reinforcement strategies within the classroom environment.
  • Improved student engagement and understanding by utilizing differentiated instruction techniques within the classroom setting.

Education

MAT Teaching - Early Childhood Education

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT
05-2025

Bachelor of Arts - History And Education

The College of New Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY
05-1996

Skills

  • Classroom management
  • Collaborative teamwork
  • Emotional support
  • Student engagement
  • Classroom organization
  • Behavior improvements
  • Social development and integration
  • Activity planning
  • Small group instruction
  • Visual supports
  • Parent-teacher communication
  • Early childhood development

Experience

Student Teaching:

Sunnyside Elementary School, Shelton, Connecticut. Grade One, January 2025-April 2025

Blackham Elementary School, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Kindergarten, April 2025-May 2025


Timeline

Paraeducator

Shelton Public Schools
02.2020 - Current

Tutor, Special Needs Students

Shelton Public Schools
01.2017 - 03.2020

MAT Teaching - Early Childhood Education

Southern Connecticut State University

Bachelor of Arts - History And Education

The College of New Rochelle

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