Marchete Cole
Education
Sanford,FL
Summary
. Versatile Special Education Teacher with focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
ESE Support Facilitator
Seminole County Public Schools
Sanford , FL
08.2022 - Current
- Provided professional development training to educate faculty and staff on laws and regulations governing special education.
- Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
- Mentored new teachers on student progress monitoring and legal document preparation.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
- Improved behavior by modeling positive choices and teaching socially-acceptable options.
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
- Applied proven strategies to improve students' sensory- and perceptual-motor skills.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
YMLA and Virtue Academy of Leadership Charter Scho
Profectus Learning System
Jacksonville, FL
08.2014 - 12.2022
- Assisted leadership teams with building shared beliefs and attitudes across organizational structures.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED and LD classroom.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Designed courses to meet company requirements and help develop new leaders within organizational structure.
- Coordinated logistics for classroom and on-site courses.
- Organized integration of critical leadership competencies into existing workflows.
- Met with parents to resolve conflicting educational priorities and issues.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
ESE Support Facilitator
Duval County School
Jacksonville , FL
08.2014 - 05.2022
- Provided professional development training to educate faculty and staff on laws and regulations governing special education.
- Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
- Mentored new teachers on student progress monitoring and legal document preparation.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
- Improved behavior by modeling positive choices and teaching socially-acceptable options.
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
Cross Categorical Teacher
Berkeley County School District
Summerville, SC
08.2007 - 05.2010
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
Autistic Teacher
Clay County Schools
Green Cove Springs, FL
08.2004 - 08.2006
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
Education
Master of Science - Varying Exceptionalities
08.2005 - 05.2006
Associate of Arts - Computer Studies
08.1992 - 05.1993
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
08.1988 - 05.1993
Skills
Group and individual instruction
Classroom management
Student records management
Differentiated instruction
Lesson Planning
Conflict resolution techniques
Certification
[Reading, ESOL, and Exception
Timeline
ESE Support Facilitator - Seminole County Public Schools
08.2022 - Current
YMLA and Virtue Academy of Leadership Charter Scho - Profectus Learning System
08.2014 - 12.2022
ESE Support Facilitator - Duval County School
08.2014 - 05.2022
Cross Categorical Teacher - Berkeley County School District
08.2007 - 05.2010
Nova Southeastern University - Master of Science, Varying Exceptionalities
08.2005 - 05.2006
Autistic Teacher - Clay County Schools
08.2004 - 08.2006
University of Maryland - College Park - Associate of Arts, Computer Studies
08.1992 - 05.1993
University of Southern Mississippi - Bachelor of Science, Psychology
08.1988 - 05.1993