Mekenna Haahr
Teacher
Valley,NE
Summary
Dynamic High School Special Education Teacher at DC West Community Schools, skilled in IEP implementation and fostering student engagement. Successfully designed individualized lesson plans that improved academic progress for diverse learners. Cultivated strong relationships with students and parents, enhancing communication and support for emotional and academic growth.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
High School Special Education Teacher
DC West Community Schools
08.2017 - Current
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Assembled resource materials to communicate helpful information to parents and staff regarding special needs topics.
- Generated long-term action plans to help struggling students succeed academically.
Education
Master of Science - Special Education
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville12-2022
Skills
- Teaching strategies
- IEP implementation
- Assessment administration
- Emotional support
- Student engagement
- Literacy development
- Transition planning
- Mathematics instruction
- IEP and BIP implementation
- Motivating students
- Parent communication
- Progress evaluations
- Parent communications
- Life skills instruction
- Group and individual instruction
- Learning style assessment
- Relationship building
- Behavior intervention plans
- Team collaboration
Timeline
High School Special Education Teacher
DC West Community Schools
08.2017 - Current
Master of Science - Special Education
Northwest Missouri State University
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