Sheena Dean
West Point,MS
Summary
Compassionate Special Education Teacher known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in creating adaptive learning strategies, behavior management techniques, and individualized education plans tailored to each student's unique needs. Excel in communication, patience, and empathy, ensuring effective collaboration with parents, colleagues, and multidisciplinary teams to support student success.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Pickens County School District
Carrollton, AL
03.2021 - Current
- Co-teach and collaborate with a regular education teacher for that uses a variety of styles to fit student need, resources, and time for all students
- Oversee and plan learning strategies for students and faculty
- Serves as IEP member, plan, organize, and facilitate meetings
- Identifies and synthesizes classroom instruction with state requirements while meeting the needs of students
- Seeks, attends, and adheres to professional development required by the state department of education, as well as any other programs that will benefit the classroom as a whole
- Provides remediation and re-teaching skills and deficits
- Oversee and plan educational activities for the school
- Adapted curriculum materials as needed to meet individualized student needs.
- Identified learning needs of students with disabilities and implemented appropriate interventions.
- Conducted assessments of student performance and provided feedback to parents.
- Built relationships with students and guardians through active communication and positive feedback.
Special Education Teacher
West Point School District
West Point, MS
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Adapted curriculum materials as needed to meet individualized student needs.
- Identified learning needs of students with disabilities and implemented appropriate interventions.
- Conducted assessments of student performance and provided feedback to parents.
- Built relationships with students and guardians through active communication and positive feedback.
Special Education Teacher
Okolona High School
Okolona, MS
08.2014 - 08.2019
- Co-teach and collaborate with a regular education teacher for that uses a variety of styles to fit student need, resources, and time for all students
- Provide modifications, differentiation, and accommodations for lessons, materials and tests as needed per the student’s education plan
- Serves as IEP member
- Identifies and synthesizes classroom instruction with state requirements while meeting the needs of students
- Seeks, attends, and adheres to professional development required by the state department of education, as well as any other programs that will benefit the classroom as a whole
- Provides remediation and re-teaching skills and deficits
- Member of the multidisciplinary teaching team
Education
Masters - Educational Leadership (Administration)
University of MS
12.2017
Mississippi Teacher Certification -
12.2015
Alternate Route to Teaching Program (TMI 1) -
University of MS
05.2014
Bachelor of Applied Sciences - Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Sociology
University of Mississippi
05.2010
Alternate Route to Teaching Program (TMI 2) -
University of MS
Skills
- Ability to direct complex projects
- Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities
- Organized, highly motivated, and detail-oriented
- Proven ability to work in unison with people of different backgrounds
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Cognitive and behavioral development
- IEP and BIP implementation
- Motivating students
- Job readiness training
- Excellent classroom management
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Co-teaching experience
- Social skills training
- Parent communication
- Progress evaluations
- Individual education plans ieps
References
Available upon request.
Activities
Member of Legal Studies, University of MS, 08/01/08-05/01/14
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Pickens County School District
03.2021 - Current
Special Education Teacher
West Point School District
08.2019 - 05.2020
Special Education Teacher
Okolona High School
08.2014 - 08.2019
Masters - Educational Leadership (Administration)
University of MS
Mississippi Teacher Certification -
Alternate Route to Teaching Program (TMI 1) -
University of MS
Bachelor of Applied Sciences - Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Sociology
University of Mississippi
Alternate Route to Teaching Program (TMI 2) -
University of MS
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