JoyLynn Whitfield

• School-based practicum: Professional graduate training experience in Indiana public schools under supervision of licensed school psychologists and teachers
• Support K-12 students with school-wide consultations, classroom academic and behavior interventions, student observations, functional behavior assessments, teacher/parent/student interviews, and formal evaluative assessment measures for psychoeducational assessments to determine student eligibility for special education services and supports
• Academic Coursework: Counseling, Behavior and Academic Interventions, Psychoeducational Assessments: Cognitive & Academic Assessments, Applied Behavior Analysis, Education Law, Social Justice/Equity.

Community-based partnerships between The Mind Trust, schools, and community organizations to provide 6-week academic and enrichment summer camps for youth in the Indianapolis metro area.

May 2024 - July 2024

• ASSISTANT SITE COORDINATOR, EBU Summer Camp.

June 2022 - July 2022

• ASSISTANT TEACHER, Career Center, Carriage House East (A Glick Community Center).

June 2022

• GUEST TEACHER, Summer Academy, 100 Black Men of Indianapolis.

• Co-taught Algebra I and Basic Skills Development
• Quickly developed positive, collaborative rapport with administrators, teachers, staff, and students
• Selected as full-time building guest teacher for three schools.
• Enhanced student comprehension by incorporating diverse teaching methods and adapting to individual learning styles.

• Positively managed 100 – 11th and 12th graders in a credit recovery alternative education program
• Coached 25% of students to complete 40-60% of credits required for high school graduation in the first term (9 weeks) of a 2-year program through daily goal-setting and strategic pacing
• Trained in culturally responsive teaching methods and trauma informed care for diverse learners
• Recognized and addressed students heightened social-emotional-learning needs during COVID pandemic
• Maintained a safe and collaborative learning environment focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Mastered parent partnership and participation to elevate student success
• Encouraged student engagement in virtual e-learning environments via Zoom technology
• Motivated, counseled, and tutored students to reach academic and personal goals.

• Conducted Case Conferences for special education services
• Collaboration with administrators, teachers, staff, students, and parents for case management services
• Devised Individual Education Programs (IEPs)
• Navigated Indiana IEP to manage and track a caseload of 25 students receiving special services
• Co-Taught and Co-Planned, 9th-10th English Language Arts; and taught Basic Skills Development classes
• Earned 60+ CEUs in first year of teaching
• Rated “Effective” teacher in first year teaching through “Standards for Success,” formal teacher evaluations.