Lauren O. Posick
Hartland,WI
Summary
Versatile 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
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinician
Carl Traeger Elementary
- Facilitated instruction in math, social studies, science, and language arts for students with various abilities
- Planned and executed 10 lessons related to math, science, social studies, or language arts
- Collaborated with third-grade teachers on a weekly basis.
Clinician
Shattuck Middle School
- Facilitated instruction in ELA for five students with EBD
- Planned and implemented three math lessons for one student focusing on value of coins and one-step and multi-step problems
- Communicated with parents and other staff members daily.
Clinician
South Park Middle School
- Facilitated instruction in math for three students with LD concentrating on reviewing and mastering content from previous years
- Planned and executed three math lessons for three students focusing on associative and commutative property
- Collaborated with other seventh-grade teachers on a weekly basis.
Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher
Erin School
09.2023 - 06.2024
- Facilitated instruction in math, science, writing, reading, spelling, and RTI for students with various abilities
- Planned daily lessons
- Collaborated with teachers and administration on a daily basis.
Math Interventionist
Erin School
09.2023 - 06.2024
- Facilitated instruction in math, science, writing, reading, spelling, and RTI for students with various abilities
- Planned daily lessons
- Collaborated with teachers and administration on a daily basis.
4th Grade Long Term Substitute
Erin School
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Facilitated instruction in math, science, writing, reading, spelling, and RTI for students with various abilities
- Planned daily lessons
- Collaborated with teachers and administration on a daily basis.
Student Teacher
Erin School
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Facilitated instruction in math, social studies, writing, reading, spelling, and RTI for students with various abilities
- Planned and executed 2 lessons related to math and reading in a general education classroom
- Planned and executed 2 lessons related to math and reading in special education
- Collaborated with teachers on a daily basis.
Teacher Assistant/Lead Teacher
Oshkosh YMCA Childcare
03.2020 - 08.2022
- Create goals for children to accomplish
- Interact with children by reading books, playing games, etc
- Communicate with parents regarding child's day
- Prepare children for meals and clean up children after meals
- Co-taught lessons and group activities
- Creating lessons with other staff
- Present ideas to staff about improving specific procedures in center.
Teacher Assistant
Merton Community School District
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted students with schoolwork such as math, writing, and reading
- Helped teacher lead various tasks
- Presented to staff on what is working well and what is not.
CNA
Shorehaven
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Charted what occurs during shifts
- Lifted residents into beds, wheelchairs, etc
- Bathe and dress residents
- Changed bedsheets and restock rooms with necessary supplies
- Answer patient calls
- Clean and sanitize patient rooms.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Dual Education (1-8), EBD
University of Wisconsin -Oshkosh
12.2022
Skills
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Classroom Organization
- Co-teaching Experience
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Intellectual Disability Awareness
- Instructional Adaptation
- Physical disability familiarity
- Emotional disturbance understanding
- Individual Education Plans IEPs
- Team Collaboration
- Classroom Management
- Motivating students
- Relationship Building
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Lesson Planning
- Parent communications
- Trained in CPI
- Behavior Intervention Plans
- Autism Spectrum Knowledge
- Multidisciplinary Approach
- Clinical Documentation
- Therapeutic Techniques
Certification
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Certification
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification
- Current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator Certification (AED), and First Aid Certification
Extracurricular Activities
Arrowhead Dance Team, Member, Hartland, WI, 06/2016, 03/2018
Timeline
Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher
Erin School
09.2023 - 06.2024
Math Interventionist
Erin School
09.2023 - 06.2024
4th Grade Long Term Substitute
Erin School
01.2023 - 06.2023
Student Teacher
Erin School
09.2022 - 01.2023
Teacher Assistant/Lead Teacher
Oshkosh YMCA Childcare
03.2020 - 08.2022
Teacher Assistant
Merton Community School District
06.2019 - 08.2019
CNA
Shorehaven
09.2017 - 06.2018
Clinician
Carl Traeger Elementary
Clinician
Shattuck Middle School
Clinician
South Park Middle School
Bachelor of Science - Dual Education (1-8), EBD
University of Wisconsin -Oshkosh