Kelly Purfield
Medford ,NJ
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.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Early Intervention Practitioner
Big Apple Therapy Associates
2019.03 - Current
- Support and understand social, emotional and cognitive development of young children
- Increase young child's learning opportunities to positively impact growth
- Collaborate with child's most important people: parents and caregivers.
- Gathered, organized and analyzed data on student needs and progress
- Assessed and documented student progress with established goals
- Developed strategic approaches to foster appropriate child development
- Conducted child assessments during intervention visits
Job Coach
Lenape Regional High School District
2013.09 - 2020.03
- Act as liaison between student and work supervisor
- Develop work tools and task analysis to assist in performing tasks successfully and lead to independence
- Model appropriate work place behavior and socialization at work site.
- Developed and maintained relationships with community resources to support job coaching
- Conducted mock interviews to help clients prepare for interviews with potential employers
Teacher of the Handicapped
RANCOCAS VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
2001.09 - 2002.12
- Developed individual educational plans (IEP) designed to promote educational, physical and social development
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects to both students and parents
- Wrote and presented documents for IEP conferences
- Developed and implemented interesting and interactive learning mediums to increase student understanding of course materials
- Established and enforced rules of behavior and procedures for maintaining order among class
- Received high remarks for creativity of classroom lesson plans and instructional techniques from students, parents and faculty
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ12.1997
Skills
- Play-based learning (10+ years)
- Multitasking ability
- Behavior management
- Adaptable style
- Relationship development
- Planning and coordination
- Autism Experience
- Teaching
- Special Needs
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Classroom Management
- Tutoring
- Organizational Skills
Timeline
Early Intervention Practitioner
Big Apple Therapy Associates
2019.03 - Current
Job Coach
Lenape Regional High School District
2013.09 - 2020.03
Teacher of the Handicapped
RANCOCAS VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
2001.09 - 2002.12
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education
Rowan University
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