Loraine Medina
Missouri City ,TX
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavior Support Services Teacher
FortbendISD
08.2023 - Current
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Collaborated with teachers and therapists to develop individualized educational plans for each student, ensuring optimal progress.
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
- Implemented behavior modification strategies, resulting in improved self-regulation and classroom participation among students.
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
Resource Teacher
Quail Valley Elementary
08.2017 - 05.2023
- Instruct students diagnosed with ADHD, Autism, Emotionally Disturbed, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability
- Assess students’ skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans
- Adapt lessons to meet the needs of students
- Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for each student
- Plan, organize, and assign activities that are specific to each student’s abilities
- Teach and mentor students as a class, in small groups, and one-on-one
- Implement IEPs, assess students’ performance, and track their progress
- Update IEPs throughout the school year to reflect students’ progress and goals
- Supervise and mentor teacher assistants who work with students with disabilities
ABA Therapist
Achieve Beyond
06.2014 - 06.2016
- Instructed child diagnosed with ASD
- Provided direct ABA 1:1 instruction according to the educational plan outlined by the BCBA
- Promoted language development skills through reading and storytelling
- Implemented developmentally-appropriate curriculum that addressed all learning styles
- Created child-based hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning
- Designed and implemented token economy to encourage positive behavior.
Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth. - Created strategies to meet the needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
Education
Master of Arts - Master's in Special Education Concentration in ABA
Arizona State Univeristy
Tempe, Arizona08.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Cognitive Studies
Ashford University
San Diego, CA2016
Skills
- Fluent in written and spoken English-Spanish
- Differentiated instruction
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Social-Emotional Learning training
- Team Leader
- Behavior Management
Certification
- Texas Teacher Certification (SPED EC-12)
- ESL Certification
Timeline
Behavior Support Services Teacher
FortbendISD
08.2023 - Current
Resource Teacher
Quail Valley Elementary
08.2017 - 05.2023
ABA Therapist
Achieve Beyond
06.2014 - 06.2016
Master of Arts - Master's in Special Education Concentration in ABA
Arizona State Univeristy
Bachelor of Arts - Cognitive Studies
Ashford University