Oversee the Learning Center, including 15 General Studies and Judaic Studies Learning Center support teachers, special educators, and speech therapists
Oversee Chazak B'Noam, a literacy intervention program for students diagnosed with dyslexia and language based learning disabilities
Oversee Bergen County Special Services, the state agency that provides Yeshivat Noam with child study team evaluations, supplemental instruction, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language therapy, social skills and behavioral services
Supervise and mentor support teachers
Research and implement new curricula
Create and oversee student profiles, individual education plans, and 504 plans
Ensure that academic modifications and accommodations are implemented and are effective in the classroom
Analyze school assessments to determine interventions
Communicate with parents regarding student needs
Run Student Centered Meetings, where student progress and concerns are discussed and plans for intervention are created.
General Studies Support Curriculum Coordinator
Yeshivat Noam
09.2012 - 06.2017
Developed curriculum in reading, writing, and math for students receiving support services
Supervised Learning Center support teachers
Mentored new support teachers in the following areas: differentiated lesson plans, modifications, parent communication, writing IEPs, writing student anecdotals, use of manipulatives in the special education classroom, use of technology in the special education classroom
Developed Individual Education Plans
Supervised teachers in the writing of IEPs
Supervised academic modifications and accommodations for students in all areas according to student IEPs
Effectively integrated the use of online learning programs in reading and math to differentiate instruction, including using the data generated by the programs to inform instruction
Effectively integrated the use of educational apps to complement classroom learning
Provided parents with additional resources to support student learning at home, specific to each student's needs, such as book lists, review packets, educational websites and ipad games
Assessed incoming transfer students for class placement.
Support Teacher
Yeshivat Noam
09.2006 - 06.2012
Taught students in small intervention groups in reading, writing, and math in, primarily in grades 3-5
Wrote lesson plans based on curriculum and differentiated according to each student's individual academic needs
Planned and modified long-term assignments and assessments based on curriculum and according to students needs
Pushed in to the classroom to help students transition from a small group to the classroom
Provided parents with additional resources to support student learning at home, specific to each student's needs, such as book lists, review packets, educational websites and ipad games.
4th Grade General Studies Teacher
Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey
09.2002 - 06.2003
Planned and taught fourth grade curriculum
Student Teacher
Solomon Schechter of Bergen County
09.2001 - 06.2002
Student taught in the second grade inclusion classroom
Student taught in the fifth grade general studies classroom, integrating the social studies unit with Jewish history.