Lori Martin
Salem,VA
Summary
Dedicated and versatile Special Education Teacher with a focus on students who are blind or have a visual impairment. Providing support across academia and emotional development through empathetic and accommodating design of individual lesson plans and strategies that meet the unique needs of each student. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, and fostering academic achievement.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher of Students With Visual Impairments
Roanoke County Public Schools
2016.08 - Current
- Provide direct instruction in visual efficiency, braille, assistive technology, auditory skills, low vision devices, and Expanded Core Curriculum required to meet the unique needs of the visually impaired student.
- Conduct Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessments (FVLMA), Cortical Visual Assessments (CVA), including written reports, recommendations, referrals to Low Vision exams and Orientation & Mobility evaluations.
- Itinerant teaching that requires management of time for assessments, instruction, planning, preparation of materials, travel, IEP meetings and consultation.
- Create and manage IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Educate, support and collaborate with other members of the instructional team who work with the student who is visually impaired to ensure that appropriate programming is being implemented.
- Teach students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs. PK-12: students with Low Vision, Blindness, CVI, Deaf-blind, and various eye diseases.
Instructional Assistant
Roanoke County Public Schools
2004.08 - 2015.06
- One-on-One with a student who was blind. This included: training in braille, teaching lessons and concepts, tactually modifying work pages, lessons and assessments to meet the student's specific need. Transliterated books, work pages and assessments into braille.
- Provided support in Preschool, working with children ages 2-4. This included: classroom support for students with various disabilities. Implemented games, technologies and other tools to help students learn and grasp concepts.
- One-on-One with a student who had Autism. This included: modifying instructional materials for his disability and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). This targeted socially significant behavior skills for this student and his unique needs.
- Collaborated with other instructional assistants and teachers to provide comprehensive support to students and deliver instruction aligned with curriculum standards.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VAMaster of Science - Special Education: Blindness And Visual Impairment
Radford University
Radford, VA05.2017
Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Assistive Technology
- Records Management
- MS Office Proficiency
Timeline
Teacher of Students With Visual Impairments
Roanoke County Public Schools
2016.08 - Current
Instructional Assistant
Roanoke County Public Schools
2004.08 - 2015.06
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Liberty University
Master of Science - Special Education: Blindness And Visual Impairment
Radford University
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