Kasey Rush
Lucasville,OH
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Valley Local
Lucasville , Ohio
09.2018 - Current
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular assessments and observations.
- Maintained stimulating learning environments through original, interactive classroom layouts and displays.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
- Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support.
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
- Teamed with other professionals to enhance student learning experiences.
- Kept accurate documents about student progress for school and parent records.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
Intervention Specialist
Valley Local
Lucasville, OH
08.2013 - 08.2018
- Provided essential therapy and counseling to children and family members.
- Established trusting and friendly relationships with parents and colleagues.
- Planned childcare, counseling and parenting classes.
- Performed psychological research methods.
- Collaborated with team members, school personnel and family members to develop individual plans of care for students.
- Signed diagnostic assessments and individual plans of care to initiate client treatments.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
- Improved behavior by modeling positive choices and teaching socially-acceptable options.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress and attendance.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Utilized technology to create meaningful lessons that engage students.
- Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
- Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans to improve student behavior.
- Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Monitored student performance to evaluate effectiveness of instructional strategies.
Education
Masters - Intervention Specialist
Rio Grande University
Rio Grande, OH06.2012
Bachelors - Education PreK-3
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH05.2009
Skills
- Social Skills
- Behavior Modeling
- Early Reading
- Lesson Planning
- Emotional Support
- Differentiated Instruction
- Technology Integration
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Student Counseling
- School Community Relations
- Student Records Management
- Educational Games
- Common Core
- Children's Literature
- District Standards
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Valley Local
09.2018 - Current
Intervention Specialist
Valley Local
08.2013 - 08.2018
Masters - Intervention Specialist
Rio Grande University
Bachelors - Education PreK-3
Shawnee State University
Similar Profiles
Karen SeckelKaren Seckel
Agricultural Educator at River Valley Local SchoolsAgricultural Educator at River Valley Local Schools
Noelle VayanskyNoelle Vayansky
4th Grade Teacher at Licking Valley Local Schools4th Grade Teacher at Licking Valley Local Schools
Robin HoldenRobin Holden
Principal (PK-4) at Pymatuning Valley Local School DistrictPrincipal (PK-4) at Pymatuning Valley Local School District
Tracy HallTracy Hall
Deputy Clerk at Scioto County Court of Common PleasDeputy Clerk at Scioto County Court of Common Pleas
Charles O'ConnorCharles O'Connor
Correctional Program Specialist at Ohio Department of CorrectionsCorrectional Program Specialist at Ohio Department of Corrections