Patrick McAndrews
Haverhill,Massachusetts
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher, Moderate Needs
Tewksbury Memorial High School
Tewksbury, MA
09.1997 - 06.2022
- Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
University of New England
Biddeford, MEBachelor of Science - Education
Westfield State University
Westfield, MASkills
- Special Needs Support
- Job Readiness Training
- Individual Education Plans IEPs
- Self-Contained Classrooms
- Progress Evaluations
- Autism and Spectrum Disorders
Timeline
Special Education Teacher, Moderate Needs
Tewksbury Memorial High School
09.1997 - 06.2022
Master of Arts - Education
University of New England
Bachelor of Science - Education
Westfield State University