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Jill Lauer

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, IL
12-2008

Bachelor of Science in Education - - Special Education With An Emphasis in Deaf Ed.

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
05-2005

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

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

Master of Arts - in Reading

Northeastern Illinois University

Bachelor of Science in Education - - Special Education With An Emphasis in Deaf Ed.

Northern Illinois University
Jill Lauer