Kimberly Hall
Summary
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
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Berkeley County School District, SC
08.2023 - Current
- Serve as Special Education Team Lead-responsible for the direction, coordination, and supervision of the special education process.
- Develop IEPs tailored to individual student needs, ensuring their academic success and personal growth.
- Promote a positive learning environment through the use of differentiated instruction and individualized support for diverse learners.
- Improve student behavior management by implementing consistent routines, clear expectations, and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Collect and analyze progress monitoring stat to determine instructional efficacy
- Help students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
Special Education Teacher
Charleston County School District
08.2019 - 06.2023
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive support for students with special needs.
- Fostered strong relationships with parents and guardians, maintaining open lines of communication to ensure student progress.
- Served as a mentor to new teachers, sharing best practices in special education instruction and classroom management techniques.
- Increased parent involvement through the organization of workshops, conferences, and informational sessions on topics relevant to special education services.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities focused on evidence-based practices in special education teaching methodologies.
- Organized field trips and community-based experiences that enriched students'' understanding of real-world applications for their skills.
Special Education Teacher
Consolidated School District Of New Britain
08.2015 - 06.2019
- Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
- Improved behavior by modeling positive choices and teaching socially-acceptable options.
- Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.
- Implemented behavior modification techniques to improve student social and academic performance.
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
Special Education Teacher
Hartford Public Schools
08.2010 - 08.2015
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
Education
Master of Arts - Comprehensive Special Education
University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CTBachelor of Arts - Business
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NHSkills
- Head Teacher Support
- Parent Communication
- Highly Trained in Research Based Literacy Intervention
- Team Collaboration
- Relationship Building
- Data Collection
Certification
- Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner, Wilson Language Training
- Orton-Gillingham Multi-Sensory Training, Institute for Multi-Sensory Training
- Supporting Children with Difficulties in Reading and Writing,University of London
- Increasing Awareness of SLD/ Dyslexia
- Using Literacy Screening Data to Support Students with Reading Difficulties
- Learning Disabilities: SLD/ Dyslexia
- Distinguishing Between Typically Developing English Learners and Students with Reading Difficulties
- Identifying Students with Specific Learning Disabilities/ Dyslexia
- SLD/ Dyslexia : Connecting Research to to Practice
State Education Resource Center (SERC) in Cooperation with CT State Department of Education
- Read to Succeed: Instructional Practices Understanding Dyslexia to Support Struggling Learners K-12 Virtual SC
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Berkeley County School District, SC
08.2023 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Charleston County School District
08.2019 - 06.2023
Special Education Teacher
Consolidated School District Of New Britain
08.2015 - 06.2019
Special Education Teacher
Hartford Public Schools
08.2010 - 08.2015
Master of Arts - Comprehensive Special Education
University of Saint Joseph
Bachelor of Arts - Business
Plymouth State University
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