Lashunder McClain
Horn Lake,MS
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
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Horn Lake High School
12.2022 - Current
- Provide assistance to students in grades 9-12 in a classroom by delivering instruction and ensuring learning through a variety of co-teaching strategies.
- Create and manage IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Collaborate with general education teachers, counselors, administrators, and special services team to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
Special Education Teacher
Freedom Preparatory Academy Westwood
09.2021 - 11.2022
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Reviewed students' accommodations with general education teachers and offered detailed recommendations on successful techniques for meeting accommodations.
- Held meetings with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop IEPs designed to promote students' academic, physical, and social development.
Special Education Teacher
Memphis Scholars South Campus
07.2018 - 09.2021
- Taught multiple subjects to 5th-8th grade students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Assessed students using the NWEA Assessment, EasyCBM, i-Ready and the Tennessee Alternate Assessment.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Collaborated with general education teachers, counselors, administrators, and special services team to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
English/Social Studies/Special Education Teacher
Parkwood Behavioral Health System
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Taught English and social studies to 6th-12th grade students with behavior issues including students with intellectual and emotional disabilities.
- Implemented strategies, accommodations, and modifications according to patients' IEPs and assisted them in integrating back into the regular school system.
- Attended IEP meetings, treatment team meetings, and provided useful information regarding patient's behavior and academics.
Lead Special Education Teacher
KIPP Delta College Preparatory School
07.2014 - 07.2017
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of diverse students in resource and self-contained classes.
- Assisted inclusion students in general education classroom by modifying lessons, materials, and tests as needed per student's IEPs.
- Engaged in regular dialogue with parents, general education teachers, special education team, and various service providers to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Special Education Teacher
Clarksdale High School
01.2011 - 06.2014
- Taught multiple subjects to 9th-12th grade students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Collaborated with general education teachers, counselors, administrators, and special services team to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
Education
Doctor of Education - Curriculum and Instruction-Special Education
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12.2024
Education Specialist - Curriculum and Instruction
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05.2021
Master of Education - Teaching and Learning-Special Education
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS05.2010
Skills
- Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
- Student Records Management
- Instructional Strategies
- Behavior Modifications
- Social Skills Development
- Group and individual instruction
Certification
- Mississippi Standard Teaching Certification- 221 Mild Moderate Disabilities K-12
- Tennessee Standard Teaching Certification- Middle Grades Social Science 6-8; Interventionist K-12
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Horn Lake High School
12.2022 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Freedom Preparatory Academy Westwood
09.2021 - 11.2022
Special Education Teacher
Memphis Scholars South Campus
07.2018 - 09.2021
English/Social Studies/Special Education Teacher
Parkwood Behavioral Health System
07.2017 - 07.2018
Lead Special Education Teacher
KIPP Delta College Preparatory School
07.2014 - 07.2017
Special Education Teacher
Clarksdale High School
01.2011 - 06.2014
Doctor of Education - Curriculum and Instruction-Special Education
Liberty University
Education Specialist - Curriculum and Instruction
Liberty University
Master of Education - Teaching and Learning-Special Education
Liberty University
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Mississippi Valley State University
- Mississippi Standard Teaching Certification- 221 Mild Moderate Disabilities K-12
- Tennessee Standard Teaching Certification- Middle Grades Social Science 6-8; Interventionist K-12
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