MIKELL SANDERSON
VERNAL,Utah
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Science Teacher
Uintah River High School
04.2022 - Current
- Communicated with students and parents regarding academic progress, assignments, and behavior.
- Planned, prepared, and taught lesson plans, giving students individual support.
- Encouraged student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and participation in middle and high school national science competitions.
- Demonstrated positive and effective classroom management skills.
Special Education Teacher
Uintah School District
08.2016 - Current
- Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement
- Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies
- Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations
- Confer with other staff members to plan or schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
- Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual education plans (IEPs)
- Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory
- Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking students or those with physical and mental disabilities
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students
- Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
Paraprofessional
Uintah School District
08.2012 - 05.2016
- Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement
- Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies
- Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations
- Confer with other staff members to plan or schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
- Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual education plans (IEPs)
- Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory
- Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking students or those with physical and mental disabilities
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students
- Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
Support Coordinator / House Manager
North Eastern services
09.2008 - 02.2012
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage
- Provide information or refer individuals to public or private agencies or community services for assistance
- Advise clients regarding food stamps, child care, food, money management, sanitation, or housekeeping
- Oversee day-to-day group activities of residents in institution
- Assist in planning food budgets, using charts or sample budgets
- Transport and accompany clients to shopping areas or to appointments, using automobile
- Observe clients' food selections and recommend alternate economical and nutritional food choices.
Meat Cutter
Smith's Food and Drug
05.2005 - 07.2008
- Wrap, weigh, label and price cuts of meat
- Prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counter, so they will appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye
- Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers
- Cut, trim, bone, tie, and grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare meat in cooking form
- Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery, to ensure meat quality
- Shape, lace, and tie roasts, using boning knife, skewer, and twine.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Science Teacher Education
Utah State University
Logan, UT04.2024
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Psychology
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
08.2018
Associate in Science (A.S.) - General
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
12.2015
Skills
- Adolescent Behavior
- Child Development
- Behavior Interventions
- Minor in Music Performance
- Embrace IEP
- Microsoft Office / Excel
- Canvas
- ABA and Safety Care Training
- Life Science
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Enforcing Rules and Expectations
- Test Proctoring
- Biological Science
- Physical Science
- Technology Integration
Certification
- DLM Assessment Training
- Aspen / Mandt / De-Escalation Training
- Professional Educator License for the State of Utah
- Welding
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Science Teacher
Uintah River High School
04.2022 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Uintah School District
08.2016 - Current
Paraprofessional
Uintah School District
08.2012 - 05.2016
Support Coordinator / House Manager
North Eastern services
09.2008 - 02.2012
Meat Cutter
Smith's Food and Drug
05.2005 - 07.2008
Bachelor of Science - Science Teacher Education
Utah State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Psychology
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate in Science (A.S.) - General
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
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