Julee Abrahamson
Costa Mesa,CA
Summary
Well-rounded and compassionate Special Education Teacher skilled at addressing each student's unique needs and creating effective lesson plans to accommodate special circumstances. Provides appropriate and individualized instruction to build foundations for lifelong learning. Develops, implements and acts as teacher of record of Individualized Education Plans for students with disabilities.
Committed to providing students with firm guidelines, structure, routines and dependability to foster social and academic growth. Prepared to handle onsite, online or blended instruction.
Also, an intuitive professional that offers expertise in curriculum implementation and student assessment. Hardworking and kind professional commended for teaching and mentoring students to help transition to next grade. Strong communicator passionate about providing appropriate learning techniques and behavioral redirection for children with learning, intellectual, and emotional disabilities.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
South Whittier School District
Whittier, CA
03.2012 - 06.2024
- Mild/Moderate resource teacher with a caseload average of 30-35 students. The position requires compliance with IEPs for students, participation in IEP meetings, development of new goals based on current present levels, and reporting on progress on goals to parents quarterly.
- Lesson planning, teaching with differentiation, push-in and pull-out model, collaboration with the general education teachers, behavior support, management of para in the classroom, consistent parent communication, school site responsibilities, and attended all required school/district activities.
- Served as an advocate for special education students within the school system.
- Collaborated closely with related services providers such as speech therapists.
- Long-term assignment teaching in a Special Day Class, a self-contained classroom, for a year and a half.
General Education Teacher
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Highland, CA
08.2008 - 06.2010
- Implemented differentiated instruction techniques based on individual student needs.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans for all classes in accordance with curriculum standards.
- Attended faculty meetings, professional development workshops and educational conferences.
- Taught 7th-8th grade Alternative Education students. These are students who have difficulty functioning within the general education classroom. They were in a self-contained setting, which covered all academic areas. Students were not allowed to socialize with the mainstream population.
- Boys' Town training was provided by the district.
- Taught 8th grade English and History.
- Maintained accurate records of student attendance and grades according to school policies.
Education
Special Education Credential Mild/Moderate - Special Education
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA06-2011
Multiple Subject Credential - Education
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA06-2008
Masters of Education - Education
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA06-2007
Skills
- Social Skills Development
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Learning Style Assessments
- Data Management
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Progress Evaluations
- Student Records Management
- Parent Communication
- Excellent classroom management
- Motivating students
- Lesson Planning
- Differentiated Instruction
- Relationship Building
- Instructional Strategies
- Basic clerical knowledge
- Individual Education Plans IEPs
- Behavior Intervention Plans
Affiliations
- Secretary of South Whittier Teachers Union between 2020-2022, professional development via webinars, attended CTA teachers conference in March 2023, PBIS site team member, Previous school site co-chair for ELPAC testing, Home health assignments through the district for students who could not attend school due to medical issues.
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
South Whittier School District
03.2012 - 06.2024
General Education Teacher
San Bernardino City Unified School District
08.2008 - 06.2010
Special Education Credential Mild/Moderate - Special Education
Azusa Pacific University
Multiple Subject Credential - Education
University of La Verne
Masters of Education - Education
University of La Verne
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