Stephanie Ebel
Caddo Mills,TX
Summary
I am a driven candidate seeking to obtain a position that will utilize my strong dedication, knowledge and skill sets to help students and staff have a safe and loving environment through their behavior and educational needs. I feel as though I create an environment that is both fun and goal oriented towards promoting student learning and enhancing individual potential. I am skillful in directing classroom environments and enhancing student behavior through positive and forward-thinking approaches. I pride myself on being a caring relationship-builder with an analytical mindset and good decision-making skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Life Skills Classroom Teacher
NeSmith Elementary Community ISD
08.2022 - Current
- Create goals and IEPs based on each individual students needs
- Attend and help facilitate ARD meetings
- Communicate and collaborate with parents weekly
- Collaborate with support staff and teachers for behavior and educational needs of students
- Help create Behavior Intervention Plans for students who needed them
- Create and supplement curriculum as needed
- Create entire classroom schedules for both students and paraprofessionals
- Manage up to 3 paraprofessionals in the classroom
- Teach academic and life skill lessons daily
- Maintain duties that are done as a paraprofessional in this class setting.
- Implemented differentiated instruction strategies, ensuring all students were able to access the curriculum and make progress in their learning.
FASE (Functional Academic Structured Environment) Classroom Teacher
Dodd Elementary Wylie ISD
09.2018 - 05.2022
- Creating goals and IEPs based on each individual students needs
- Helped create Behavior Intervention Plans for students who needed them
- Differentiated all lessons and activities on each students needs
- Created and supplemented curriculum as needed
- Created entire classroom schedules for both students and paraprofessionals
- Managed up to 4 paraprofessionals in the classroom
- Planned and implemented Community Based Instruction monthly
- Taught academic and life skill lessons daily
- Maintained duties that were done as a paraprofessional in this class setting.
SPED Paraprofessional SACC/FASE
Dodd Elementary WISD
10.2015 - 12.2017
- Assisted students in achieving academic success with IEP instruction and social instruction
- Worked with students who may be aggressive or disruptive in class
- Assisted in CPI when needed
- Assisted with toilet training and personal care
- Prepared and created Picture Exchange Communication for classroom and individual student schedules
- Assisted in creating a master daily schedule for students
- Created workboxes for daily activities
- Transport students throughout the school
- Escorted students on Field Trips
- Assisted in inclusion time with students
- Collaborated with Special Education Teachers and Regular Ed
- Teachers
- Consulted with Behavior Specialist as needed
- Preformed duties required by paraprofessionals for Wylie ISD.
Instructional Paraprofessional K-4th
Dodd Elementary WISD
- Assisted and monitored students in daily activities
- Assisted teachers in LLI reading instruction
- Covered and subbed in classrooms when teachers were out
- Covered front the office/nurses office while staff was on lunch break
- Answering phones
- Assisting parents
- Signing students in/out for the day
- Daily basic medical assistants for students
- Daily medication distribution for students.
Childcare Lead Specialists
Kiddly Winks Playcare
08.2014 - 01.2015
- Brought a personal creative touch to the classroom, including decorating, posting evidence of engagements, connecting with the parents and staff
- Planned and implemented toddler curriculum
- Tracked and completed daily charts and reports for the children
- Supervised two assistants in the classroom and completed bi-annual assessment of the children's development
- Reported the progress of children to parents in bi-annual reports and through parent-teacher conferences.
Curriculum Coordinator
Education Station Academy
12.2009 - 01.2011
- Planned curriculum, organized activities, communicated with parents and staff regarding the children's growth and development
- Assisted teachers with setting and meeting progressive goals
- Prepared different materials and resources for children
- Monitored children's well-being, direct care and progress and assisted the Management team in evaluating the effectiveness of planned activities and education.
Pre-K Lead Teacher
Education Station Academy
02.2009 - 01.2011
- Encouraged children's physical, social, emotional, and academic development
- Implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum that addressed all learning styles
- Maintained daily records of children's individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps
- Implemented tactics that promoted physical development
- Improved language development, social skills, and understanding of basic scientific and mathematical concepts by using age appropriate games and teaching aids.
Child Care Provider
Cornerstone Private School
05.2006 - 02.2009
- Attended to children's basic needs: feeding, dressing, changing, potty training
- Assisted in the implementation of curriculum in the classroom
- Supervised children while playing activities and developed activities that would increase educational and social behaviors
- Responsible for monitoring and supervising children's play actions and made behavioral changes, if found necessary
- Motivated children in participating in learning and other activities.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Interdisciplinary Studies EC-6th
University of Houston-Victoria
Victoria, TX08.2018
Interdisciplinary Studies (EC-6 Teacher Certification)
Collin College
Plano, TX05.2011
Skills
- Proficient in Google Drive, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Proficient in Xlogs, eSped, Frontline, Skyward, Unique Learning System
- Self-motivation: Initiative and high level of energy
- Verbal communication skills, decision making, critical thinking, organizing and planning
- Quick at pivoting and problem solving
- Extensive experience in communicating/collaborating with colleagues and parents
- Proven experience working with developmental disabilities
- Extensive experience in writing IEPs
- Extensive experience in helping facilitate ARD meeting
- Experience in implementing and creating Behavior Intervention Plans
- Read and understand FIEs, FBAs and BIPs to help create Individual Education Plans
- High success in extinguishing maladaptive behaviors in the classroom
- In depth knowledge of ways of stimulating children's interest in activities
- In depth knowledge of alternative curriculum and differentiation of curriculum
- Proficient in managing each child according to individual circumstances
- Excellent understanding of child development and early childhood theories
- Extensive knowledge of recreational planning, infant care, child growth, development and nutrition
Activities
- Kappa Delta Pi-Alpha Zeta Lambda (Chapter Treasurer)
- Dean's Honor Roll
- President's List
- Relay for Life
- Memory Walk-Alzheimer's Association
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Life Skills Classroom Teacher
NeSmith Elementary Community ISD
08.2022 - Current
FASE (Functional Academic Structured Environment) Classroom Teacher
Dodd Elementary Wylie ISD
09.2018 - 05.2022
SPED Paraprofessional SACC/FASE
Dodd Elementary WISD
10.2015 - 12.2017
Childcare Lead Specialists
Kiddly Winks Playcare
08.2014 - 01.2015
Curriculum Coordinator
Education Station Academy
12.2009 - 01.2011
Pre-K Lead Teacher
Education Station Academy
02.2009 - 01.2011
Child Care Provider
Cornerstone Private School
05.2006 - 02.2009
Instructional Paraprofessional K-4th
Dodd Elementary WISD
Bachelor's Degree - Interdisciplinary Studies EC-6th
University of Houston-Victoria
Interdisciplinary Studies (EC-6 Teacher Certification)
Collin College
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