Melissa Scowden
Dexter,MO
Summary
Seasoned Special Education Teacher from Dexter Middle School, adept in cognitive and behavioral development and motivating students. Excelled in creating engaging IEPs and fostering strong parent-teacher collaborations, significantly enhancing student social integration and academic progress. Demonstrates exceptional classroom management and evidence-based assessment skills, ensuring tailored educational strategies for neurodiverse learners.
Special Education Teacher equipped with positive attitude and patience vital to teaching children with special needs. Extensive experience creating innovative lesson plans and comfortable learning environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Dexter Middle School
08.2023 - Current
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- 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.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
- Monitored student performance to evaluate effectiveness of instructional strategies.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans to improve student behavior.
- Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
- Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.
Special Education Teacher
Greenville R-II
08.2017 - 05.2023
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- 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.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Used state and district assessments to determine student abilities and track academic progress.
- Worked with parents, teachers, and school leadership to develop tailored student education plans.
- Met with parents and guardians to discuss children's progress and determine priorities and resource needs.
- Prepared classrooms for class activities and provided variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use throughout day.
- Enforced classroom rules to encourage positive behavior and distributed rewards for good conduct.
- Maintained accurate and complete student records to prepare reports on children and activities.
Education
Master's of Education - Special Education
Central Methodist University
Fayette, MO05-2024
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Hannibal LaGrange University
05-2017
Skills
- Cognitive and behavioral development
- Job readiness training
- Excellent classroom management
- Motivating students
- IEP and BIP implementation
- Social integration
- Parent communications
- Group and individual instruction
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Scheduling proficiency
- Disability assessment testing
- Evidence-based assessment
- Personal hygiene support
- Classroom integration
- IEP implementation
Certification
- Certified Special Education Teacher, Dexter Middle School -
- Certified General Education Teacher, Dexter Middle School
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Dexter Middle School
08.2023 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Greenville R-II
08.2017 - 05.2023
Master's of Education - Special Education
Central Methodist University
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Hannibal LaGrange University
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