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Sean Keough
30 Rich St. # 25 MALDEN,MA
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Summary
Dedicated Special Education Teacher with expertise in individualized education plans, collaboration, and multisensory instruction. Committed to enhancing academic growth for diverse learners.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Birch Meadow Elementary School
Reading, MA
09.2018 - Current
- Developed individualized education plans to meet diverse student needs and promote academic growth.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to assess student progress and adjust instructional strategies.
- Designs and implements specially designed instruction in reading, writing, and mathematics for students in grades K-5 in and out of general education classrooms.
- Provided training and support for paraprofessionals in delivering effective instruction
- Provides explicit, systematic, multisensory reading instruction with a multi componential focus including all aspects of word knowledge using a variety of programs and approaches (Wilson, RAVE-O).
- Develops data monitoring systems to track student progress
- Collaborates with general education teachers, service providers, and paraprofessionals to implement all components of students IEPs across the school.
- Completes evaluations, writes IEPs, and lead IEP meetings
- Develop student and paraprofessional schedules to meet student minutes listed on IEP grids.
Special Education Teacher
Fort Banks Elementary Schools
Winthrop, MA
09.2016 - 06.2018
- Provide small group instruction in reading, writing and math for students in grades K and 1.
- Developed and implemented individualized education plans tailored to students' unique learning needs.
- Provided instruction to meet students with a wide range of needs from academic skills to functional communication skills.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance student support and educational strategies.
- Utilized assistive technology to improve accessibility and engagement in learning activities.
- Coordinated with general education teachers and specialists to develop accommodations or modifications necessary for successful inclusion of students with special needs.
- Developed classroom wide and individual positive behavior support plans.
- Provided instruction on emotional regulation
Special Education Teacher
Mary E. Flaherty Elementary School
Braintree, MA
09.2015 - 06.2016
- Special Education teacher of sub-separate classroom for students in grades 3-5,
- Developed functional life skills curriculum focusing on personal hygiene, safety, community interaction, and functional communication for students with severe disabilities.
- Create program books based on student’s IEP objectives, develop a written out teaching method, and train paraprofessionals on implementation of programs.
- Developed portfolios for MCAS Alternative Assessments
- Conducted IEP and progress meetings, communicated progress with parents, and supervised educational assistants within the classroom.
- Implemented behavior management strategies to support positive classroom environments.
- Developed individualized education plans to address diverse learning needs of students.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Ensured the generalization of skills taught in the classroom
- Train paraprofessional on usage and modeling of AAC communication devices for students.
Special Education Teacher
The Guild For Human Services
Waltham, MA
11.2010 - 08.2012
- Provided direction and supervision to teacher assistants.
- Wrote IEP's and progress reports.
- Ran assessments and wrote reports for student evaluations.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure students were meeting goals in all areas.
- Created skill acquisition plans and ensured that teacher assistants were running plans according to state guidelines.
- Created lesson plans that would assist students in reaching academic goals and have more independence in life skills.
- Assisted in transitional services to adult placement
Education
Master of Science - Special Education Moderate Needs
Regis College
Weston, MA12-2014
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Boston, MA08-2007
Certification
- Massachusetts Professional License in Moderate Disabilities PreK-8
- Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Birch Meadow Elementary School
09.2018 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Fort Banks Elementary Schools
09.2016 - 06.2018
Special Education Teacher
Mary E. Flaherty Elementary School
09.2015 - 06.2016
Special Education Teacher
The Guild For Human Services
11.2010 - 08.2012
Master of Science - Special Education Moderate Needs
Regis College
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Professional Development
RAVE-O training
Wilson re-certification courses (recertified to 2031)
Crafting Minds Group Trainings (Literacy Instruction That’s Targeted, Structured Literacy Playbook PLC)
Collaborative Problem Solving Training
Seeing Starts orthographic mapping training
Story Grammar Marker training
Calvin kilpatrick one minute drills training for phonological awareness skills
The Role of Executive Function in the Acquisition of Literacy training
Technologies That Support Students with Learning Disabilities training