Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteer Experience
Certification
Student Teaching Experience
Pre Student Teaching Experience - Description
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MICHAEL WIRTH

MICHAEL WIRTH

Marilla

Summary

Dynamic educator with proven expertise in classroom management and student engagement, honed across roles in Lancaster School District and beyond. Excelled in leveraging Google Classroom and fostering inclusivity in diverse learning environments. Achieved significant improvement in Special Education classroom dynamics by implementing innovative lesson plans and technology integration.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Building-Based Substitute Teacher

Lancaster School District
01.2024 - Current
  • Work full-time as a middle and high school substitute teacher, explicitly managing Special Education classrooms

Building-Based Substitute Teacher

Iroquois High School
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Worked full-time as a substitute teacher in various subjects, including special education and Academic Intervention Services classroom, Social Studies, and English Language Arts

Assistant Coach

Iroquois Unified Sports Program
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Worked as an assistant coach for the Unified Sports program involving students with and without intellectual disabilities, coaching basketball, bocce, volleyball, and bowling

Elderly Caretaker

01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Cared for an elderly woman in her home and assisted with Activities of Daily Living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, and feeding

Community-Based Supervisor

The ARC Erie County
01.2016 - 01.2021
  • Worked with a group of developmentally disabled individuals as a mentor, orienting individuals to new work settings while monitoring the quantity and quality of work

Youth Summer Basketball Coach

Daemen College/St. Bonaventure University
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • Coached and mentored 12–15-year-old boys in the game of basketball, focusing on sportsmanship and how to function as a team

Maintenance Worker

Southgate Plaza
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Maintained the grounds of Southgate Plaza including lawn mowing, garbage duties, cleaning sidewalks, landscaping, etc

Education

Adolescent Education and Students with Disabilities Degree (BSED) -

Medaille College
08.2023

Associate of Arts -

Hilbert College
12.2014

Skills

  • Google Classroom
  • Smart Board
  • PowerPoint
  • Brain Pop
  • Google Sheets
  • IXL
  • Pear Deck
  • Lesson plan implementation
  • Student engagement
  • Classroom management
  • Special education

Volunteer Experience

  • Assistant Coach, Iroquois High School Girls Varsity Basketball, 2019
  • Volunteer, Iroquois High School Unified Basketball, 2023
  • Assistant, West Virginia University Girls Basketball Team, 2018
  • Alter Boy, Annunciation Church, Elma, NY
  • Community Youth Organization, Annunciation Church, Elma, NY

Certification

  • Child Abuse Report Training, 01/21
  • Dignity for All Students Act Training, 01/20
  • CPR & First Aid Certification, 01/18

Student Teaching Experience

  • Transit Middle School, 7, Social Studies
  • Iroquois High School, 10, 11, 12, Special Education

Pre Student Teaching Experience - Description

150 total observation hours completed at Orchard Park Middle School, Transit Middle School, Kenmore East High School, and Our Lady of Victory School. These observation hours, as a professional learning experience, contributed to knowledge of how to support the needs of all students in the classroom to ultimately improve future teaching practices as they relate to student performance.

Timeline

Building-Based Substitute Teacher

Lancaster School District
01.2024 - Current

Building-Based Substitute Teacher

Iroquois High School
01.2023 - 01.2024

Assistant Coach

Iroquois Unified Sports Program
01.2023 - 01.2024

Elderly Caretaker

01.2021 - 01.2022

Youth Summer Basketball Coach

Daemen College/St. Bonaventure University
06.2016 - 08.2016

Community-Based Supervisor

The ARC Erie County
01.2016 - 01.2021

Maintenance Worker

Southgate Plaza
01.2013 - 01.2016

Adolescent Education and Students with Disabilities Degree (BSED) -

Medaille College

Associate of Arts -

Hilbert College
MICHAEL WIRTH