Michelynn Salinas
Alvin,Texas
Summary
Versatile Early Childhood Education Professional with a focus on individual student needs across academia, emotional development , behavior management, and redirection. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement. Leads and provides classroom needs with proactive and diligent approach. Passionate about helping students and offering proven skills developed over eight years of related experience. Proficient in school standards and strategies to optimize learning for individual students and small groups.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Campus Behavior Specialist, EC-5
Alvin Independent School District
Alvin , TX
08.2021 - Current
- Supervised student behavior during daily academic routines to secure safety of students and staff.
- Consulted regular education classroom teachers to develop curriculum modifications and intervention strategies.
- Oversaw proactive crisis intervention training for campus employees.
- Crafted Behavioral Intervention Plans for individual students.
- Utilized positive reinforcement to maximize desired behavior and educational outcomes.
- Exhibited flexibility in scheduling, worked with different levels of staff and handled variety of early childhood situations.
- Maintained accurate and confidential records of assigned students.
Special Education Teacher, EC-5
Alvin Independent School District
Alvin , TX
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Deliver effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Teach multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Modify curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Collaborate with numerous departments and district staff.
- Work with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Work with students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Create learning and content strategies to meet needs of a wide spectrum of students .
- Communicate nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Create and manage IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Coordinate special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
Special Education Teacher, Grades 5-6
Pearland Independent School District
Pearland, TX
08.2014 - 06.2018
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
- Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED and LD classroom.
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Collaborated with numerous departments and standard education teachers.
- Developed and managed instructional materials and reports.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
Education
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership
State University of New York
Plattsburgh, NY05.2014
Skills
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Student Progress Reporting
- Motivating Students
- Differentiated Instruction
- Group and individual instruction
- Elementary education
- Middle School Education
- Trained in CPI
- Lesson Planning
- Classroom management
- Crisis Intervention
- ABA
Certification
Special Education (EC-12), General Education ( EC-6), ESL ( EC-12), Emotional Poverty Trainer Certified , Crisis Proficiency Intervention, CPR
Timeline
Campus Behavior Specialist, EC-5
Alvin Independent School District
08.2021 - Current
Special Education Teacher, EC-5
Alvin Independent School District
08.2018 - 06.2021
Special Education Teacher, Grades 5-6
Pearland Independent School District
08.2014 - 06.2018
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership
State University of New York
Special Education (EC-12), General Education ( EC-6), ESL ( EC-12), Emotional Poverty Trainer Certified , Crisis Proficiency Intervention, CPR
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