Lisa Anastasi

Key Qualifications and Responsibilities

• In Class Support, 4th Grade, Departmentalized
• Established positive relationships with staff, students and their families.
• Created a safe and supportive environment for all students.
• Developed Individual Education Plans for students with disabilities.
• Teamed with general education teachers to plan and implement curriculum, collaborate about student needs, and develop plans for student success.
• Assessed student progress, identified areas of need, and created strategies to improve academic performance.
• Provided direct instruction to small groups of students.

Key Achievements

• Volunteered to pilot a prospective word study program.
• Created an instructional block for evidence-based teaching of morphology.

Key Qualifications and Responsibilities

• Specialized Reading, Resource Room, & In Class Support K-8
• Teaches Wilson, Sonday System, & OG reading.
• Creates individualized lesson plans to promote & build student confidence.
• Advocates for needs of students with disabilities.
• Develops IEPs to leverage developmental practices & educational theories to achieve objectives.

Key Achievements

• Initiated collaboration with administration to vet, select, & implement research-based assessments and Structured Literacy curricula/materials across all tiers K-1.
• Presented program at Board of Education meeting.
• Delivered K-2 Structured Literacy teacher trainings & Professional Development on fluency.

Key Qualifications & Responsibilities

• Classroom Teacher
• Created & conducted differentiated small group & individual classroom activities
• Instructed OG & Wilson Reading, Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science & Mindfulness
• Fostered Social Skills via Social Thinking & Zones of Regulation programs.
• Wrote and implemented IEPs.

Key Qualifications & Responsibilities

• Provided in-class support grade & Resource Room instruction 1st-6th.
• Instructed Wilson, OG, & Project Read reading.
• Developed & drafted IEPs.
• Designed multisensory, Danielson-aligned lessons.

Key Achievements

• Teacher of the Year 2015

Key Qualifications & Responsibilities

• Developed & implemented academic and social skills lessons.
• Carried out goals and objectives for IEPs.