Kelli Clement
Mabelvale,AR
Summary
Versatile Special Education Teacher with focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.
Resilient Special Education Teacher familiar with challenges associated with teaching special needs children. Remains positive under times of stress or conflict. Works well with classroom teachers to develop accommodations and special techniques for mainstream classroom inclusion.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Teacher
Boys And Girls Club Of Saline County
2023.02 - Current
- Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student.
- Communicated frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home reinforcement to support struggling students.
- Maintained patience and level-headedness in diverse situations to support student development and personal growth.
- Conferred with parents about student progress to boost family involvement and enhance student support.
- Documented client progress in confidential files.
- Implemented crisis intervention plans to support students safety.
- Educated families about mental health issues, treatments and resources.
Internship Student
Home Of Grace
2023.03 - 2023.06
- Reported back to instructor to receive day-to-day tasks and responsibilities.
- Communicated effectively with faculty and staff and accepted critiques and suggestions for areas of improvement.
- Sorted, organized, and maintained files.
- Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
- Analyzed problems and worked with teams to develop solutions.
- Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
- Documented client progress in confidential files.
- Implemented crisis intervention plans to support client safety.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Educated clients and families about mental health issues, treatments and resources.
Teacher
Arkansas River Service Cooperative
2019.08 - 2020.05
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
- Documented student progress in confidential files.
- Educated families about mental health issues, treatments and resources.
Teacher
White Hall School District
2014.08 - 2019.05
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
Teacher
Watson Chapel School District
2011.08 - 2014.05
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
- Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student.
- Communicated frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home reinforcement to support struggling students.
- Maintained patience and level-headedness in diverse situations to support student development and personal growth.
Education
Master of Science - Special Education
University of Arkansas At Monticello
Monticello, AR05.2011
MACT Courses- Drug And Achol Certification
MACT Training
Online 06.2023 - Current
Biology / Education
University of Arkansas At Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR 01.2023 - 12.2023
General Denistry
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN 2005.08 - 2006.12
Skills
- Behavioral Observations
- Team Meetings
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- Student Records Management
- Behavior Redirection
- Behavior Intervention Plans
- Parent Relationship Management
- Special Education
- IEPs
- Emotional Disorders
- Positive Role Model
- Student Counseling
- Children's Depression Inventory
- Self-Motivated
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- First Aid/CPR
Timeline
MACT Courses- Drug And Achol Certification
MACT Training
06.2023 - Current
Internship Student
Home Of Grace
2023.03 - 2023.06
Lead Teacher
Boys And Girls Club Of Saline County
2023.02 - Current
Biology / Education
University of Arkansas At Pine Bluff
01.2023 - 12.2023
Teacher
Arkansas River Service Cooperative
2019.08 - 2020.05
Teacher
White Hall School District
2014.08 - 2019.05
Teacher
Watson Chapel School District
2011.08 - 2014.05
General Denistry
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
2005.08 - 2006.12
Master of Science - Special Education
University of Arkansas At Monticello
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