Mari Martinen
Special Education Teacher/ASD Specialist
Eagle Point,Oregon
Summary
Education/Special Education.
Profile
Motivated, personable professional with multiple college degrees and a successful 24-year educational career. Considerate and courteous with all team members, including teachers, therapists, educational assistants, administrators, and parents. Adept at handling sensitive, confidential records. Skilled at producing accurate, timely reports and evaluations meeting state and federal guidelines. Flexible and versatile, able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. Thrive in deadline-driven environments. Excellent team-building skills.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Crisis Prevention Institute
01.2015 - Current
- Specialty: CPI & CPI with ASD focus; Instructor level: Senior Provide training and coaching in nonviolent crisis intervention, educating participants about complex des-escalation concepts, empower participants with principle-based, solution-oriented approaches, and deepen the participants' existing knowledge and skills with new abilities.
Teacher & ASD Specialist
Phoenix-Talent School District Transitional Learning Center
01.2015 - Current
- Supervise classroom for students K to 3rd grade with moderate to severe disabilities.
- Coordinate staff and student schedules.
- Develop and implement IEPs for students with multiple disabilities.
- Develop academic, communication, social, and life skills programs for students.
- Monitor and maintain data recording systems.
- Oversee instructional assistants and assist the principal with performance evaluations.
- Assist with initial and triennial evaluation kindergarten to 5th-grade students.
- Provide consultation and support to general education teachers: present team and district training on aspects of ASD and intervention strategies.
Adjunct Instructor
Southern Oregon University
01.2011 - Current
- Class: 1).
- Foundations in ASD; 2).
- Autism Strategies and Interventions I & II Hybrid class (on-line, distance video and in-person); Create syllabi for each course Foundations: This course emphasizes the etiology, history, definition, and scope of the many manifestations and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.
- Strategies: These classes focus on established and emerging intervention strategies that are effective with individuals on the autism spectrum who exhibit cognitive and behavioral challenges.
ASD Specialist
Phoenix-Talent School District
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Conduct initial and triennial evaluations for autism spectrum disorder for individuals birth-21 yrs.
- Provide training for individual teams, schools, and districts.
- Consult with collegiate teams to help determine appropriate intervention strategies and curriculum for students with autism spectrum disorder and behavioral challenges.
- Conduct small-group social skills groups.
- Work collaboratively with teams to develop IEP, behavioral support plans, functional communication systems, and a variety of work, life skills, and social skills systems.
Regional Autism Consultant
Southern Oregon ESD
Medford, OR
10.2005 - 01.2013
- Conduct initial and triennial evaluations for autism spectrum disorder for individual's birth-21 yrs.
- For component districts in Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties.
- Provide training for individual teams, schools and districts.
- Consult with educational teams to help determine appropriate intervention strategies and curriculum for students with autism spectrum disorder and behavioral challenges.
- Conduct social skills groups.
- Work collaboratively with teams to develop IEP, behavioral support plans, functional communication systems, and a variety of work, life skills, social skills systems.
STEPS Teacher, school year
Southern Oregon ESD
Medford, OR
10.2004 - 01.2005
- Oversee classroom management for students K to 5th-grade Coordinate staff and student schedules Develop and implement IEPs for students with multiple disabilities Develop academic, communication, social and life skills programs for students & data recording systems Monitor educational assistants and conduct performance evaluations.
Autism Consultant
Asante Child Development Center
Medford, OR
11.1998 - 01.2004
- Responsible for development and implementation of school & home-based behavioral/educational programs for children age 2-5 with an autism spectrum disorder.
- Supervisor & monitor team of 6 autism associates.
- Consult with speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, teachers, and other team members.
- Conduct functional behavior assessments, developmental/behavioral checklists, programmatic assessments, and school/home observations for the planning and development of IFSPs & work systems.
Education
ASD Specialization -
SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
09.2013 - 01.2014
ASHLAND, OREGON Initial Administrator License - Focus: Director of Special Education
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR 06.2009 - 06.2010
Masters of Science - Special Education
SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
Ashland, OR 06.2002 - 12.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Education, Elementary Education/special Education
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 09.1996 - 05.1997
Skills
Adept at balancing multiple prioritiesProblem and resolution issuesCreative and enthusiasticSelf-directed individualKeen sense of interpersonal skillsTeam playerAcademicInterpersonal skillsConsultationCPIInstructorSupervisor
Student-centered learning
Special education
Experiential learning
Classroom management
Elementary education
Differentiated instruction
Group and individual instruction
Child development
Adult Education
Standardized Testing
Timeline
Crisis Prevention Institute
01.2015 - Current
Teacher & ASD Specialist
Phoenix-Talent School District Transitional Learning Center
01.2015 - Current
ASD Specialization -
SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
09.2013 - 01.2014
ASD Specialist
Phoenix-Talent School District
01.2013 - 01.2015
Adjunct Instructor
Southern Oregon University
01.2011 - Current
ASHLAND, OREGON Initial Administrator License - Focus: Director of Special Education
Southern Oregon University
06.2009 - 06.2010
Regional Autism Consultant
Southern Oregon ESD
10.2005 - 01.2013
STEPS Teacher, school year
Southern Oregon ESD
10.2004 - 01.2005
Masters of Science - Special Education
SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
06.2002 - 12.2003
Autism Consultant
Asante Child Development Center
11.1998 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Education, Elementary Education/special Education
Pacific Lutheran University
09.1996 - 05.1997