Karin Mickelson
Somerdale,NJ
Summary
Creative Special Education Teacher with over 37 years of teaching both typical and classified 4 to 6 year old students.
Enthusiastic teacher seeks a part time position that offers opportunities to utilize skills in behavior management, positive feedback, and knowledge of child development in order to help young children learn and grow.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher of Special Education Students
Washington Township Public Schools
Sewell (Washington Twp)
09.1984 - 06.2022
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Utilized ABA in order to work with students with social and emotional needs
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Taught reading, language arts and math in ICS, and self-contained LD classroom.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
Education
Master of Arts - Special Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ05.1984
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
The College of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ05.1983
Skills
- Behavior Modification
- Student Engagement through the use of music and movement
- Data Management
- Positive Learning Environment
- Smart Board Technology
- Activity Organization
- American Sign Language
- Motivating Students
- Material Selection
- Educational Settings
Certification
Elementary Teacher grades N-6
Teacher of the Handicapped K-12
Timeline
Teacher of Special Education Students
Washington Township Public Schools
09.1984 - 06.2022
Master of Arts - Special Education
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
The College of New Jersey
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