Jill Lauer
Schaumburg,IL
Summary
Dedicated, resourceful and goal-driven professional educator with a solid commitment to the social and academic growth and development of every child with a hearing loss.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Hearing Itinerant Teacher
Cooperative Association for Special Education
08.2005 - Current
- Student Instruction: Designing, differentiating, and implementing individual instructional plans and providing small group and individual instruction in the areas of self advocacy, listening, language, vocabulary, and auditory training for students ages 3-22.
- Student Assessment: Administering formal and informal assessments and evaluating student progress.
- Collaboration: Communicating with parents, general education teachers, special education teachers, therapists, and audiologists.
- Training: Providing in-service training to staff regarding hearing loss, hearing equipment (hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices), and accommodations.
- Accommodations: Facilitating accommodations for students in different learning environments.
- IEPs: Assisting with the development and implementation of individual education plans.
- Transition: Assisting students transitioning between programs.
- Mentor and Cooperating Teacher: Mentoring two new teachers in CASE's 2 year training program and providing student teaching opportunities to three student teachers.
Adjunct Instructor
Oakton Community College
01.2010 - 12.2011
- Instruction: Taught ASL I and II classes.
- Curriculum: Created the curriculum for ASL I and II.
- Student Assessment: Created assessments and projects to measure student growth in expressive and receptive ASL.
- Coach: Coached theater students in ASL.
Education
Master of Arts - in Reading
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL12-2008
Bachelor of Science in Education - - Special Education With An Emphasis in Deaf Ed.
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL05-2005
Skills
- Instruction
- Assessment
- IEP Planning and Implementing
- Collaboration
- Troubleshooting hearing technology
- Management
- Training
- Communication
- Role Model and Mentor
- Public Speaking (Member and Presenter for ITDHH - Illinois Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- Computer skills: word processing, data bases, spreadsheets, presentations, email management, video conferencing
Certification
Professional Educator License, Illinois State Board of Education Certification - Validity Period: 5/20/05-6/30/29
Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) Training and Certification - October 2016
Languages
American Sign Language
Full Professional
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Adjunct Instructor
Oakton Community College
01.2010 - 12.2011
Hearing Itinerant Teacher
Cooperative Association for Special Education
08.2005 - Current
Master of Arts - in Reading
Northeastern Illinois University
Bachelor of Science in Education - - Special Education With An Emphasis in Deaf Ed.
Northern Illinois University