Keona Walton
Glade,VA
Summary
Empathetic, dedicated educator and student advocate with 7+ years of experience in co-teaching, and peer & parent collaboration.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Co-Teacher
Martinsville City Public School
08.2016 - Current
- Create and manage IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Cultivate connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement increasing standards of learning pass rate by 3%.
- Collaborate with other educators to specialize general education curriculum using varied research based instructional strategies and technologies.
- Teaches multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Mentors new teachers on student progress monitoring and legal document preparation.
Volunteer Christian Education Director
Inner-faith Fellowship Ministries
01.2013 - 12.2022
- Identified and recruited potential volunteer workers.
- Prepared, coordinated and distributed information about yearly schedule of activities and classes.
- Kept program children safe and secure at all times with proactive monitoring strategies.
- Sourced, modified and prepared class curricula and targeted lesson plans based on subject matter requirements across ages 1-25.
Foster Care & Adoption Worker
Franklin County Department Of Social Services
12.2011 - 07.2016
- Conducted home, school, and community visits to assigned clients to assess client's level of care and provide guidance towards meeting treatment goals.
- Advocated for foster children by facilitating access to community resources and services to maximize safety and well-being of child.
- Intervened in crisis situations and counseled children experiencing emergencies and disruptive incidents.
- Collaborated with case managers and community partners to deliver effective treatment and case collaboration.
- Completed adoption process for client's with goal of Adoption successfully adopting 5 clients.
Education
Master of Special Education K-12 - Education
Regent Univerity
Virginia Beach05.2018
BSW - Social Work
Ferrum College
Ferrum, VA05.2011
Skills
- Team Work and Collaboration
- Verbal and Written Communication
- IEP & lesson plan development
- Dual license (Special Education & English)
- Letrs Training
Teacher of the Year: 22-23
Awarded honor at the school level.
Timeline
Special Education Co-Teacher
Martinsville City Public School
08.2016 - Current
Volunteer Christian Education Director
Inner-faith Fellowship Ministries
01.2013 - 12.2022
Foster Care & Adoption Worker
Franklin County Department Of Social Services
12.2011 - 07.2016
Master of Special Education K-12 - Education
Regent Univerity
BSW - Social Work
Ferrum College
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