Mary McBride
Atlantic,Iowa
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Strengths in motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction. Especially skilled in classroom management, relationship-building, and working with students who struggle with social-emotional behavior struggles.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
4-8 Therapeutic Classroom Teacher
Atlantic Community School District
08.2023 - Current
- Implement differentiated instruction strategies across grade level in a 4-8 self-contained environment, ensuring all students with social-emotional, behavior, and learning disabilities were able to access the curriculum and make progress in their learning
- Collaborate with paraprofessionals, general education teachers, mental health professionals, school counselors, and administration to provide students with and without IEPs with social-emotional supports
- Implement a regularly changing schedule for 4th through 8th grade students in a self-contained environment who go to specials, electives, and some general education classes across two buildings and building schedules
- Develop and implement IEPs with goal areas predominately in Social-Emotional Behavior as well as Academics
- Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans for students with and without IEPs
- Collect data from general education teachers and paras on student behavior for IEP progress monitoring
- Implement all Therapeutic Classroom Assurances set out by Iowa Department of Education
Special Education - Self-Contained Behavior Teacher
Atlantic Community School District
08.2020 - 07.2023
- Work with a team including principal, mental health professional, and two paraprofessionals to ensure academic, behavior, and social emotional growth and progress of up to ten 6-12 grade special education students with behavior IEP goals who need removed from the general education setting
- Write, implement, and track data for goals, FBAs, and BIPs for academic and behavior IEPs
- Monitor course progress and high school credit progress using Acellus Online and JMC
- Teach students reading, math, writing, and lifeskills content based on Iowa Core Standards across 7th-12th grade
- Implement trauma based behavior support to students who are known to have social-emotional behavior IEPs
- Maintain positive relationships with students/families in order to support students and families who often encounter social or economic obstacles
7th and 8th Grade Self-Contained Classroom Teacher
Newton Christian School
01.2017 - 06.2020
- Plan and implement lessons and assessments based on Iowa Core Standards in all subjects for 7th and 8th-grade students, science for 5th and 6th-grade students, as well as differentiate to meet the needs of a multi-level classroom
- Incorporate online resources, through Google Classroom, into lesson plans and formative assessments
- Work with other classroom teachers to integrate older and younger students in order to create authentic audiences for classwork
- Accommodate students with individual needs according to their 504's or IEPs
- Communicate with Newton Public School Special Education teachers to maintain schedules and IEPs for shared students qualifying for special education
- Maintain weekly communication with parents about activities in the classroom as well as to conduct two sessions of mandatory parent-teacher conferences
- Serve on a committee with other Christian schools to plan a yearly Fine Arts Event for hundreds of 5th-8th grade students
Education
Special Education - Strat II: BD/LD Endorsement
Morningside University
12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education K-6, Social Studies K-8
Iowa State University
08.2008
Skills
- Relationship Building
- Differentiated Instruction
- Conflict resolution
- Classroom management
- Behavior management
- Growth Mindset
Certification
- K-6 Elementary Education
- K-8 Social Studies
- Special Education Strat II : BD/LD Endorsement
- Restorative Practices Basic and Advanced Training
- PLC Guiding Coalition
Other Education Experience
- Teacher's Assistant/Substitute Teacher, Newton Christian School, Newton, Iowa Sept 2015-Dec 2016
- Substitute, Roland-Story Elementary, Story City, Iowa Jan 2010- Jan 2011
- Independent Tutor, Newton, Iowa June 2015-Aug 2018
Other Related Experiences
- Deputy Commander of Cadets/Squadron Commander/Aerospace Education Officer, Civil Air Patrol - Southwest Iowa Composite Squadron, 01/01/22, Current, Atlantic, Iowa (volunteer)
- Site Supervisor, Roland-Story Kids Club, 09/01/05, 01/01/11, Ames, Iowa
Timeline
4-8 Therapeutic Classroom Teacher
Atlantic Community School District
08.2023 - Current
Special Education - Self-Contained Behavior Teacher
Atlantic Community School District
08.2020 - 07.2023
7th and 8th Grade Self-Contained Classroom Teacher
Newton Christian School
01.2017 - 06.2020
Special Education - Strat II: BD/LD Endorsement
Morningside University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education K-6, Social Studies K-8
Iowa State University
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