Jocelyn Andrews
Naval Base Ventura County,California
Summary
Passionate, student-centered teaching professional, and award-winning mentor with 11 years of experience. Expertise in working with special education students and committed to providing a supportive, engaging, and well-balanced learning environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
EDUCATION SPECIALIST
Oxnard Union School District
10.2022 - Current
- Dedicated Special Education Teacher with expertise in English instruction for resource classes, serving students with diverse learning needs in grades 10–12.
- Experienced case manager skilled in developing and implementing IEPs, leading collaborative meetings with families and staff, and fostering inclusive classroom environments. Passionate about student growth both academically and personally, actively mentoring youth through YoungLife leadership programs.
- Enhanced students'' critical thinking skills by integrating problem-solving tasks and real-world applications into lessons.
- Developed teacher hiring and training program to inspire teachers and maintain performance levels.
- Increased parent involvement through regular communication about student progress and collaborative goal-setting for academic success.
- Reviewed teacher performance and suggested improvements.
- Developed curriculum materials that aligned with state standards, ensuring comprehensive coverage of required content.
- Mentored new teachers in effective instructional strategies, contributing to a supportive professional community within the school.
- Collaborated with other teachers to share best practices and implement effective teaching strategies across the school.
- Implemented data-driven instruction by regularly assessing student progress and adjusting lesson plans accordingly.
- Assessed individual student needs to create lesson plans addressing academic strengths and interests of students, while fostering development, and growth.
- Utilized differentiated instruction techniques to accommodate diverse learning styles within the classroom.
- Met with parents and guardians to assist in understanding and supporting educational objectives, learning expectations and behavior standards.
- Increased participation and concentration while reinforcing classroom discipline by modeling acceptable behavior and respect for others.
- Restructured day-to-day schedules based on modern knowledge of student performance.
- Led after-school tutoring sessions for struggling students, providing targeted support to improve their understanding of course material.
- Worked with varied over 200 students with autism, learning disability, intellectual disability to support educational success, learning and achievement.
- Spearheaded outreach activities to expand educational opportunities and promote programs and services.
- Provided individualized support for students with special needs, adapting instructional approaches to meet their unique learning requirements.
- Assessed student performance and utilized feedback to increase educational program success.
- Developed community education programming events and other activities designed to increase and improve educational outcomes.
- Improved students' analytical skills by introducing state-of-the-art computer program technologies.
HOMESCHOOL TEACHER
Outschool
05.2020 - Current
- Independent contractor specializing in instructing students with special needs about study skills, cultural heritage of the Philippines, Filipino and English Language Arts behavior modification around the globe.
- Tutored students individually and in small groups in English and History.
- Used differentiated and collaborative activities to engage students during discussion.
- Taught 1700 students from June 2020 up to recent about discipline with creative strategies focused on keeping learners engaged and occupied.
TEACHER III
Bacoor National High School-Georgetown Heights
05.2014 - 10.2019
- Served as school paper advisor, interventionist, English coordinator and class advisor.
- Incorporated cooperative learning strategies using differentiated instructions with 70 students per 5 sections (350 students).
- Trained student journalists, student teachers, and co-teachers in classroom management, content, and pedagogy.
- Provided instruction and intervention that facilitated the participation of students with disabilities.
- Garnered 23 awards in Journalism competition as a mentor and given an Outstanding Performance award as a demonstration teaching for 2016.
- Produced quality performance aligned with the competency standards for teaching.
- Tracked record of excellence in domains related to social regard for learning, learning environment, diversity, curriculum, planning, assessing, reporting, community linkages, and professional development.
INSTRUCTOR
Cavite State University
06.2017 - 04.2018
- Developed syllabi, class activities, and assignments to help learners grasp continuing demands of education, particularly those related to research and k to 12 curricula.
- Demonstrated a strong sense of academic integrity with high level of achievement in the courses of Business, Education, Information technology, Psychology and Hotel and Restaurant Management.
- Mitigated learning gaps and effectively delivered curriculum to over 300 students.
PRACTICE TEACHER
Amaya School of Home Industries
11.2011 - 02.2012
- Adopted different strategies for managing classroom environments and maintaining student discipline Projects, administrative updates, and grading.
- Substituted for teacher to practice handling classrooms of 350 students.
Education
Phd - Special Education
University of Perpetual Help System Delta
Philippines06-2025
MA - Special Education
University of Perpetual Help System Delta
Philippines03-2022
MA - Educational Management
Polytechnic University of The Philippines
01.2017
BSE - English
Polytechnic University of The Philippines
Philippines01.2012
Skills
- Communication and Interpersonal Relationship
- Competence with Educational Technology
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment with a high energy level
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Have a strong desire to be an active and long-term participant in the overall growth of the school
- Assessment strategies
- Online teaching
- Student engagement
- Educational technology
- Project-based learning
Certification
- CTEL Certification- University of Phoenix
- Career Technical Education Teaching Credential- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- Education Specialist Clear Credential- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
- Single Subject Clear Credential in English- California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Timeline
EDUCATION SPECIALIST
Oxnard Union School District
10.2022 - Current
HOMESCHOOL TEACHER
Outschool
05.2020 - Current
INSTRUCTOR
Cavite State University
06.2017 - 04.2018
TEACHER III
Bacoor National High School-Georgetown Heights
05.2014 - 10.2019
PRACTICE TEACHER
Amaya School of Home Industries
11.2011 - 02.2012
Phd - Special Education
University of Perpetual Help System Delta
MA - Special Education
University of Perpetual Help System Delta
MA - Educational Management
Polytechnic University of The Philippines
BSE - English
Polytechnic University of The Philippines
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