Haley M Blair

Deliver high quality, evidence based interventions to address social, communication and behavioral needs to children on the Autism Spectrum.

• Provide Applied Behavior Analysis therapy to understand how the student behaves in natural environment situations
• Work towards increasing a child’s social abilities, communicating, daily living skills, and learning new skills
• Collaborate with the child’s team to provide the best way to meet the child’s individual goals
• Provide a safe, supportive, and encouraging environment for children
• Assist children with day to day activities
• Monitor children’s behavior, record and collect data on child’s progress
• Follow behavior plans developed by a BCBA

Developed age-appropriate lesson plans for students with different abilities, in addition to teaching social skills through guided activities in order to successfully help all students succeed.

• Support children's emotional and social development, and encourage the understanding of others while promoting positive self-concepts
• Enhance student learning by optimizing a wide range of instructional approaches and innovative classroom activities
• Establish and maintain safe, supportive and welcoming environments for children of all backgrounds
• Keep students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies
• Run a positive and inclusive classroom
• Evaluate and revise lesson plans and course content to allow for student centered learning, while involving established guidelines and goals
• Coordinate conferences with parents to discuss student progress and establish goals for improvement and advancement. Have open communication with parents about daily activities and behaviors
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
• Implement focused lessons for literacy readiness highlighting phonics, language comprehension and writing abilities

Implemented classroom management and procedures in order to successfully complete the school year.

• Maintained positive classroom environments by reinforcing rules for behavior and relationship-building actions
• Met with parents to communicate students' progress, achievements and classroom issues
• Involved parents in student education by cultivating strong relationships
• Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills
• Improved student engagement by implementing student-centered classroom management techniques to foster academic curiosity
• Administered and graded class tests to evaluate student progress and comprehension
• Oversaw class field trips to keep students safe and educate about related topics
• Offered hands-on learning opportunities to develop student self-esteem and life skills
• Instructed students in standardized subjects as well as general learning strategies and skills for social development and character building

Gained knowledge to be able to run and teach my own classroom.

• Created lesson plans to incorporate mandated topics and include immersive activities for student engagement
• Offered students personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support
• Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities
• Worked one-on-one with struggling students to increase understanding
• Graded homework assignments, tests and special projects
• Collaborated with parents to discuss and find solutions to student behaviors and needs
• Studied lesson plan impact and made changes to methods to increase learning
• Kept classroom neat, clean and well-organized, enabling students and teachers to quickly find needed materials
• Led students through fire, tornado and active shooter drills to enhance safety
• Attended and contributed to staff meetings

Worked one-on-one with a student who receives Emotional Support and Learning Support.

• Assisted students with daily activities including academic and social skills
• Worked with head teacher to provide a proper environment for the student
• Prioritized the student's needs
• Promoted calm, disciplined classroom setting for successful learning
• Graded tests, quizzes and homework and explained errors for students to correct
• Supervised students and participated in their activities
• Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators

Assisted classroom teachers with instructional responsibilities on a daily basis.

• Maintained safe educational environment for students during learning and free play time
• Graded tests, quizzes and homework and explained errors for students to correct
• Assisted fellow teachers with assignment development, special projects, tests, administrative updates and grading
• Led instruction for small groups of children
• Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators
• Provided one-on-one assistance and tutoring to students requiring additional help
• Promoted student learning by providing individualized and small group support to reinforce classroom topic