Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Interests
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Mary Joyce Ongican

Mary Joyce Ongican

TEACHER
Hope Mills,NC

Summary

Special Education Professional equipped with positive attitude and patience vital to teaching children with special needs. Extensive experience creating innovative learning activity lessons and comfortable learning environments. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with extensive mentoring and tutoring experience as well. Willing to seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills in a cultural diverse environment.

Overview

12
12

Years of Special Education Teaching Experience

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

EC Resource Teacher

South View Middle-Cumberland County Schools
Hope Mills , NC
08.2023 - 06.2024
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.

Special Education Teacher

Baguio City Special Education Center
Baguio City
05.2014 - 06.2023
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
  • Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
  • Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.

Special Education Teacher

JPCOM Cares-STAC5 Therapy Center
Baguio City
10.2010 - 03.2013
  • Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
  • Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
  • Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.
  • Developed Individual Education Plans for students with special needs.
  • Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
  • Developed and implemented behavior management plans to improve student behavior.
  • Provided emotional support to students and families.
  • Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
  • Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.
  • Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
  • Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.

Education

Master of Arts - Special Education

Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University
Agoo, La Union
2015.10 - Current

Related Degree Course Diploma in Special Education - Special Education

University of Baguio
Baguio City
2009.06 - 2011.10

18 Units of Professional Education Subjects - Education

Baguio Colleges Foundation
Baguio City
2000.10 - 2021.03

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Baguio Collegges Foundation
Baguio City
1991.06 - 1995.03

High School Diploma -

Saint Louis High School - Balatoc
Itogon, Benguet
1987.06 - 1991.03

Virac Elementry School
Itogon, Benguet
1981.06 - 1987.03

Skills

    Behavior modification technique

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Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of 5 or more in the development of IEPs of 20 EC students at South View Middle School.
  • Achieved E-CATS training by completing the tasks online that results to smooth processing of IEPs with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Trained use of LGL Learning Resource Diagnostic for SPED that results to deeper understanding of student's academic functioning targeting the needs of the learner and identifying their IEP goals.
  • Trained use of Read 180 learning resource that results to student's better understanding and integration with academic and socio-emotional as well as transitional goals of EC students of South View Middle School.
  • School coordinator of Values Education for 2 years that led to series of Learning Activity Cell group of teachers that promoted camaraderie and positive school environment at Baguio City SPED Center, Philippines.
  • Authored and collaborated with team of 12 in the development of a research project on the effective instructional material for learners with special needs at Baguio City SPED Center, Philippines.

Interests

Education, Culture & Travel

Quote

There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.
Ray Goforth

Timeline

EC Resource Teacher

South View Middle-Cumberland County Schools
08.2023 - 06.2024

Master of Arts - Special Education

Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University
2015.10 - Current

Special Education Teacher

Baguio City Special Education Center
05.2014 - 06.2023

Special Education Teacher

JPCOM Cares-STAC5 Therapy Center
10.2010 - 03.2013

Related Degree Course Diploma in Special Education - Special Education

University of Baguio
2009.06 - 2011.10

18 Units of Professional Education Subjects - Education

Baguio Colleges Foundation
2000.10 - 2021.03

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Baguio Collegges Foundation
1991.06 - 1995.03

High School Diploma -

Saint Louis High School - Balatoc
1987.06 - 1991.03

Virac Elementry School
1981.06 - 1987.03
Mary Joyce OngicanTEACHER