Sarah Hoenes
Canton,MA
Summary
Dynamic educator with extensive experience in diverse classroom settings, dedicated to fostering student success through adaptability and empathy. Proven ability to identify and address individual academic and emotional needs of students. Committed to cultivating positive relationships that enhance overall learning outcomes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
3rd Grade Inclusion Teacher
Young Achievers K-8 School
Mattapan, MA
08.2024 - Current
- Tailored instruction to meet diverse academic and behavioral needs of general, special education, and multilingual students, enhancing engagement and learning outcomes in 3rd grade inclusion classroom.
- Developed and delivered engaging lessons aligned with state standards while providing scaffolding and small group instruction.
- Cultivated inclusive classroom environment that fostered social-emotional learning, self-regulation, and peer collaboration, contributing to a supportive community for all students.
- Collaborated with educators and support staff to develop evidence-based instructional strategies and behavior plans, ensuring effective classroom accommodations for student success.
K2-1st Grade Special Education Teacher - ESY
Ohrenberger School
West Roxbury, MA
07.2025 - 08.2025
- Delivered direct instruction to individuals, small groups, and large groups, ensuring alignment with IEP goals.
- Developed cognitively challenging lessons and enrichment activities that improved student engagement and learning outcomes.
- Differentiated instructional methods while collaborating with service providers to support student needs.
- Monitored and reported student progress to families and program staff, facilitating timely interventions to prevent regression.
2nd Grade Classroom Teacher
Guilmette Elementary School
Lawrence, MA
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Adapted and implemented engaging lesson plans for ELA, Math, and Science, fostering academic growth in 22 diverse students.
- Collaborated with grade-level team and specialists to refine instructional design and assessments, promoting student learning outcomes.
- Utilized assessment data to adjust daily instruction in both whole and small group settings.
- Communicated effectively with parents via messages, Class Dojo posts, and conferences to provide insights on student progress.
4th Grade Special Education Teacher
Guilmette Elementary School
Lawrence, MA
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Delivered targeted instruction to support students in meeting IEP goals in reading, writing, and math.
- Collaborated with 4th grade and special education teams to design lessons that met diverse academic and behavioral needs of students.
- Developed and tracked progress on IEPs through regular reports and team meetings, ensuring alignment with student goals.
- Coordinated testing accommodations to support compliance with individual student requirements and promote equitable assessment opportunities.
- Proctored group and individual assessments, including MCAS, MAP, ACCESS, Acadiance Reading, and Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark.
- Substituted for teacher in general education classroom, ensuring continuity of instruction. during teacher absence while instructing IEP students in pull-out groups.
Special Education Classroom Teacher
Walker School
Needham, MA
08.2020 - 07.2021
- Implemented differentiated instruction techniques across academic areas, addressing behavioral and learning challenges for individual student needs.
- Created curriculum enhancements to supplement standard materials for improved learning outcomes.
- Fostered a secure classroom environment that supported both educational and social growth.
- Collaborated with assistant teacher, direct care counselor, and day school personnel to coordinate support, enhancing classroom dynamics for day and residential students.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education / ESL
Boston University
Boston, MA01.2018
Skills
- Inquiry-based pedagogy
- Expertise in IEPs and 504 plans
- Social-emotional learning with Zones of Regulation
- Curriculum expertise: EL Education, Illustrative Math, Fundations, Second Step, CKLA, Eureka Math², Knowatom, Heggerty
- Utilization of diagnostic tools: IXL, Lexia, iReady, Wayground
- Benchmark assessments with DIBELS
- Implementation of intervention groups based on Science of Reading principles
- Training in Visual Thinking Strategies
Certification
Massachusetts State Teaching Licenses:
Professional Development
- Allan Blume Special Education Teacher Network: Elementary (4 Part Training)
- Tier 1 Restorative Justice (2 Day Training)
- Fundations Level 3 Virtual Launch Workshop (1 Day Training)
- Fostering Math Practices Special Education Course (6 Part Training)
- Responsive Classroom Elementary Core Course (4 Day Training)
- Science of Reading with Hill for Literacy (10 2.5-hour facilitated, synchronous modules and continued learning through asynchronous materials and follow-up activities via Google Classroom; in-class coaching through initial course and second year)
- Inclusive Ed 12 Hour PD
- Fundations 3 VIS: Dedicated Virtual Implementation System (6 Part Training)
- Thinking Through Art (5 Saturday sessions at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as well as in-class implementation and reflection on Visual Thinking Strategies)
- UnboundEd - Online Math Academy (OMA): Foundations to Fractions (15 hour Asynchronous Course)
- Inclusive Ed Course: Advancing Math (6 Part Training)
Affiliations
Girls on the Run Greater Boston - 4 seasons coaching, 2 seasons organizing as site liaison
Timeline
K2-1st Grade Special Education Teacher - ESY
Ohrenberger School
07.2025 - 08.2025
3rd Grade Inclusion Teacher
Young Achievers K-8 School
08.2024 - Current
2nd Grade Classroom Teacher
Guilmette Elementary School
08.2022 - 06.2024
4th Grade Special Education Teacher
Guilmette Elementary School
08.2021 - 06.2022
Special Education Classroom Teacher
Walker School
08.2020 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education / ESL
Boston University