Jennifer Sorrells Starkey
Petersburg,IL
Summary
Extensive experience creating innovative lesson plans and comfortable learning environments across grade levels. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities and neurodiverse students. Proficient in employing effective communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement and independence. Equipped with positive attitude and patience vital to teaching children with special needs. Successful at providing classroom and emotional structure for special needs children required to flourish in academic setting. Coordinates well with classroom teachers with supportive strategies for behavior management and lesson accommodations for students.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher/Vocational Teacher
Hope Learning Academy
Springfield, United States
08.2007 - Current
- Taught functional academics, life skills, vocational skills, and transitional skills to students with significant disabilities including ASD and intellectual and physical disabilities.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Created materials and programs to develop life and vocational skills through real life experiences and simulated environments developing full day vocational program and selecting curriculum to meet academic and soft skill instruction.
Special Education Resource Teacher
SASED
Springfield, IL
08.2006 - 05.2007
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs in self-contained and resource environments.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
Resource Room Special Education School Teacher
SASED
Ashland/Petersburg, IL
08.1992 - 05.1996
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Taught students with intellectual or emotional disabilities in self-contained and resource environments.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL12.1990
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Florida State College At Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FLLiberal Arts And General Studies
College of Lake County
Grayslake, ILSpecial Education
Illinois State University
Normal, ILSkills
- Vocational & pre-vocational training
- Independent Living/ life skill instruction
- In-Depth Knowledge of Autism
- Safety Care and CPI techniques/De-Escalation Techniques
- Behavior Modification/Positive Reinforcement Methods
- Autism and Spectrum Disorders/ In-Depth Knowledge of Autism
- TEACCH- structured teaching
- Cognitive Disabilities Knowledge
- Self-Contained Classrooms
- Transition skills and functional academics
- AAC Devices/ total communication techniques
- Collaborative Team Work
- Parent-teacher relations
Timeline
Special Education Teacher/Vocational Teacher
Hope Learning Academy
08.2007 - Current
Special Education Resource Teacher
SASED
08.2006 - 05.2007
Resource Room Special Education School Teacher
SASED
08.1992 - 05.1996
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education
University of North Florida
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Florida State College At Jacksonville
Liberal Arts And General Studies
College of Lake County
Special Education
Illinois State University
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