Lora Reichenecker
Castle Rock,CO
Summary
I am a dedicated educator and my goal is to care for and educate children with care, respect, and dignity. It is my job to help each child with their holistic development while encouraging an environment of belonging, equity, diversity, exploration, and independence. I provide support through a specifically tailored curriculum and differentiated instruction that emerges each child’s needs, wants and goals. I strive to be reliable and compassionate, offering expertise in planning activities, and maintaining safety and improving behavior. I value the importance of providing a positive influence. I am extremely aware of the impact my own actions and beliefs have on children and as a result I greatly value continual personal learning and development.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Affective Needs Teacher- (TEE Through 1/30)
Air Academy High School
08.2023 - Current
- Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best education for students.
- Organized program materials and documented attendance, incidents and other observations.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
Demonstration Teaching- WGU
Air Academy High School
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
Student Services Secretary
Air Academy High School
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Documented attendance, grades and test scores to update permanent records.
- Performed clerical and administrative support duties to optimize workflow procedures.
- Answered multi-line telephones and greeted visitors and parents to facilitate office operations.
- Exercised judgment within school policy guidelines to alleviate principal's workload.
- Participated in meetings, workshops and seminars to covey or gather information to perform functions.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
- Used Infinite Campus to prepare various correspondence, reports and other written material.
- Created and implemented standard operating procedures for records handling.
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
Behavior Technician
Springs Learning Community
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Observed, monitored and recorded problem behaviors through accurate behavior-consequence data collection, graphs and anecdotal notes.
- Conducted functional behavior assessments, functional analysis, preference assessments and assessments of basic learning and language skills to identify target behaviors and purpose of behaviors.
- Exercised physical ability and dexterity to safely implement crisis management Interventions and therapeutic holds.
- Promoted positive interactions of children with ADHD, Autism and oppositional defiance behavior by using visual supports, simplifying communication and utilizing stress scales to turn emotions into concrete concepts.
- Provided responsive communication by phone and email to answer general and pressing questions.
- Implemented and established behavior strategies by setting rules, reiterating expectations and rewarding good behavior.
- Observed and monitored client behavior and responses to treatment.
- Directed family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments.
Paraprofessional
Air Academy High School
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Assessed student assignments to check quality and completeness before submission for grading.
- Maintained safety and security of all youth under care.
- Planned and executed activities to promote independence, regulation and coping skills development.
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Prepared instruction materials, including making copies, constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Implemented practice exercises and used repetition, which enabled students to grasp new concepts quickly.
- Organized activities to promote students' social, physical and emotional development.
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
- Created lesson materials, visuals and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
Early Childhood Care and Education Pracitioner
St. Josephs Childcare Centre
05.2018 - 11.2020
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Developed lessons and activities to promote children's physical and emotional development emerging with needs, abilities, and also taking advantage of the opportunity to expand children's ideas of diversity and push their ideas of life beyond their own experiences by encouraging listening and showing differences in day to day life of children.
- Created and implemented diverse educational strategies to boost children's holistic development through different activities, experiences, and ideas for ages infant to twelve years.
- Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate.
- Worked with children individually and in groups to teach social, communicative and problem-solving skills.
- Prepared healthy foods and beverages for children based on optimal dietary guidelines and individual restrictions as well as developing policies and procedures on healthy eating and physical development.
- Met with parents about daily activities, positive developments and issues with ease.
- Offered top-notch care to twenty+ children at once, ranging in age from two years to seven years .
- Monitored entrances and exits to maintain safety and organized environments.
- Enforced rules and managed behavior through developmentally appropriate discipline through growing ideas and concepts of each child and emphasizing empathy for others.
- Helped children develop motor skills in preparation for preschool and kindergarten through different forms of play activities from planting seeds to walking on a balance beam.
- Kept notes of behavior issues, food served and medications administered to children.
- Cared for children ages six months to twelve-years in nurturing and age-appropriate way.
- Created safe and engaging learning environment for groups of diverse children with various learning styles and creating activities that allow for all forms of learning to be catered for while the entire group participating together.
- Created play based activities to help children relax and distress after school for children ages five to twelve.
Work Experience Early Years Pracitioner
St. Joseph Childcare Centre
10.2017 - 04.2018
- Routinely collaborated with department managers to correct problems and improve services. I encouraged more group and individual meetings so that there was more fluent communication with staff and management so we had clear and concise goals and expectations and helped develop feedback system for parents so they could talk and communicate more openly about their own comments and ideas.
- Created and maintained clean, safe and well-organized environment in several rooms through group reorganization and team planning.
- Maintained effective schedule balance between rest periods, active play and instruction depending on the needs and age of each room and child, taking in account daily how the children were doing and their specific needs.
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs as well as developing a system to make sure all toys and surfaces were cleaned in accordance with government standards.
- Observed play activities to identify positive behaviors and areas in need of improvement, implementing behavior redirection where appropriate.
- Dedicated to working closely with neurodiverse children at diverse levels of development and growth.
Early Childhood Care and Education Practitioner
Play Together Childcare
07.2017 - 08.2017
- Developed lessons and activities to promote children's physical and emotional development.
- Maintained group discipline through positive reinforcement, behavior modeling and collaboration with parents.
- Worked with children individually and in groups to teach social, communicative and problem-solving skills.
- Created and implemented diverse educational strategies to boost development.
- Provided one-on-one and peer group tutoring on core subjects for children aged four to twelve years.
Work Experience Early Childhood Care
Play Together
11.2016 - 06.2017
- Taught children to organize toys, wash hands and participate in sensory play by leading by example and showing children how sand, water, and dirt can be manipulated, then encouraging them there was no wrong way to play with it. I also introduced more and more tools and resources and created permanent sensory areas so children had constant access to natural materials and new independent forms of play.
- Kept all areas neat, clean and properly sanitized.
- Cared for children ages six months to 5 years in nurturing and age-appropriate way by encouraging diversity and belonging through inclusive play activities and introducing more cultural days, foods, different books, dolls, etc. I also developed more of an inclusive environment by encouraging children and staff to talk about their own lifestyles, culture, abilities, and interests.
- Managed safety and security of all children under care through developing better and more detailed health and safety protocol.
Education
Master of Arts - Special Education
Western Governors University
12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Care And Education
Waterford Institute of Technology
Ireland05.2020
QQI Level 6 Supervision Certificate in Early Child - Early Childhood Care And Education
Waterford College Of Further Education
Waterford 05.2018
Fetac Level 5 Early Childhood Care And Ed - Early Childhood Education
Education And Training Boards Ireland
Ireland06.2017
High School Diploma -
Classical Academy High School
Escondido, CA2012
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Safety awareness
- Dietary requirements
- Meal planning and preparation
- Emotional development
- Group leadership
- Team building
- Infection Control Policies
- Child development
- Child Supervision
- Activity Planning
- Conflict resolution
- Relationship development
- Project organization
- Behavior management
Certification
- Certified MA Special Education, Western Governors University - Pending
- Substitute Teaching License (4/2023-4/2026)
- Learning Environments in Early Years
- Unsolicited Information Training
- Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions (CAPA) Training
- First Aid and Manual Handling
- Supporting Toilet Training in Early Years Settings for Practitioners
- Children First, Child Protection Training
- Siolta Awareness Raising Workshop
- Siolta Aistear Introductory Workshop
- The Time of Their Lives Working with Babies and Toddlers Conference
- Primary Course in Food Safety
Timeline
Demonstration Teaching- WGU
Air Academy High School
09.2023 - 12.2023
Affective Needs Teacher- (TEE Through 1/30)
Air Academy High School
08.2023 - Current
Student Services Secretary
Air Academy High School
08.2021 - 06.2023
Behavior Technician
Springs Learning Community
06.2021 - 08.2021
Paraprofessional
Air Academy High School
01.2021 - 08.2021
Early Childhood Care and Education Pracitioner
St. Josephs Childcare Centre
05.2018 - 11.2020
Work Experience Early Years Pracitioner
St. Joseph Childcare Centre
10.2017 - 04.2018
Early Childhood Care and Education Practitioner
Play Together Childcare
07.2017 - 08.2017
Work Experience Early Childhood Care
Play Together
11.2016 - 06.2017
Master of Arts - Special Education
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Care And Education
Waterford Institute of Technology
QQI Level 6 Supervision Certificate in Early Child - Early Childhood Care And Education
Waterford College Of Further Education
Fetac Level 5 Early Childhood Care And Ed - Early Childhood Education
Education And Training Boards Ireland
High School Diploma -
Classical Academy High School
- Certified MA Special Education, Western Governors University - Pending
- Substitute Teaching License (4/2023-4/2026)
- Learning Environments in Early Years
- Unsolicited Information Training
- Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions (CAPA) Training
- First Aid and Manual Handling
- Supporting Toilet Training in Early Years Settings for Practitioners
- Children First, Child Protection Training
- Siolta Awareness Raising Workshop
- Siolta Aistear Introductory Workshop
- The Time of Their Lives Working with Babies and Toddlers Conference
- Primary Course in Food Safety
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