Patricia Moore

• Presently support Special Education teachers who serve students taught using an adapted curriculum
• Provide ongoing learning opportunities for teachers and school staff through Professional Development covering the topics of Behavior Management, Classroom Setup, Data Collection, Instructional Strategies, Case Management, Visual Supports, Georgia Alternate Assessment, and Individual Education Plans

• Taught students served through the Severe/Profound Intellectual Disabilities program.
• Facilitate student communication through the use of augmentative devices.
• Incorporate assistive technology into daily objectives to allow greater student engagement and independence.
• Develop adapted curriculum materials for Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) to provide students throughout the county with access to grade-level curriculum and standards addressed by Georgia Alternate Assessment.
• Develop videos of exemplary classroom instruction used as teaching tools with colleagues county-wide.
• Previously taught students served in the Level 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) program.
• Within the ASD Level 3 program, taught Freshman English/Language Arts with grade level resource teacher in a co-taught setting.
• Assisted in managing the Mill Creek High School Coffee Mill, serving the school-wide population while providing vocational skills to students served through special education.

GCPS Adapted Curriculum Team Specialist

Assistant Coach Cross Country

Student Teacher Supervisor

• Taught students in the Level 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) program.
• Provided behavior management plans to teachers county-wide to promote self-regulation among students with autism.
• Created Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) materials used county-wide.
• Fostered independence through daily instruction in the areas of functional academics, affective skills, language development, self-help skills, pre-vocational skills, and communication.
• Taught students served through the Specific Learning Disabilities program.
• Taught grade level English/Language Arts and Science curriculums to students with learning disabilities in the general education co-taught and resource settings.
• Provided high quality instruction for students to remain on general education diploma track.

New Teacher Mentor

Teach Gwinnett Mentor

Georgia Alternate Assessment School Contact

Faculty Advisor and Coach Running Club

Faculty Advisor Student Council

• Taught students with orthopedic impairments in the general education and special education settings.
• Provided access to the curriculum through a variety of technology.
• Facilitated student communication through the use of augmentative devices.
• Facilitated inclusion.

School Level Georgia Alternate Assessment Contact

Special Education Grade Chair for Local School Improvement Team

• Taught students with moderate and severe autism and students with severe and profound intellectual disabilities.
• Provided learning opportunities to develop students’ cognitive, emotional, and social growth.
• Facilitated inclusion.
• Designed vocational training program for community.

• Taught students served in a self-contained cross-categorical classroom for students with disabilities.
• Provided differentiated instruction in all academic areas to meet individual needs and prepare students for inclusion in the general education setting.
• Created pre-vocational learning tools for county-wide use.
• Created and implemented enrichment program for general education high achieving students.
• Provided county staff development to teachers for increasing student attention to task.

School Liaison with community to raise awareness about students with disabilities

Faculty Advisor Odyssey of the Mind

Lead Facilitator for Autism Professional Learning Community

PTA Advisory Committee Teacher Representative

• Taught students with intellectual disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, and specific learning disabilities in an interrelated resource classroom.
• Individualized instruction to meet the specific needs of 22 kindergarten through fifth grade students in all academic areas.

Herman Method for Reversing Reading Failure Specialist

Special Education Department Chair