STEPHANIE GOODWIN
St. John's,FL
Summary
Versatile Special Education Teacher with focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities, and variety of emotional needs . Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ESE Access Teacher
St. Johns County Schools
01.2022 - Current
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Continuously pursued professional development opportunities such as workshops or conferences to stay current in educational trends.
- Enhanced learning experiences by incorporating specialized tools and resources tailored to the needs of special education students.
- Collaborated with teachers and therapists to develop individualized educational plans for each student, ensuring optimal progress.
- Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Implemented behavior modification strategies, resulting in improved self-regulation and classroom participation among students.
Emotional Behavior Disorder Teacher
St. John's County School
11.2018 - Current
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to reinforce student participation and hands-on learning.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Worked in self-contained and resource environments to teach students variety of skills.
- Created and Managed behavioral plan to help students learn strategies for self-regulation.
Subsitute Teacher
Kelly Services
09.2015 - 06.2018
- Extremely Reliable Finished Long and Short term assignments with teacher satisfaction. Very Effective with teaching from the lesson plans.
Education
BA - Finance
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FLUniveristy Of West Florida
Pensacola, FLSkills
- Manage student behavior and classroom order
- Create and monitor student IEP's
- Classroom management
- Small Group Instruction
- Curriculum Compliance With Florida
- Lesson Planning
- Create, Implement, and Amend IEP's- Individualized Education Plans
- Implement FBA/BIP- Functional Behavior Assessment/Behavior Intervention Plan
- Data collection for IEP's and BIP's
- ESL- English As Second Language (ESOL) endorsement
- ESE certified- Exceptional Student Education certified
- K-6 certified- Elementary Education certified
Certification
ESE Certification
ESOL Endorsedment
K-6 Certification
Timeline
ESE Access Teacher
St. Johns County Schools
01.2022 - Current
Emotional Behavior Disorder Teacher
St. John's County School
11.2018 - Current
Subsitute Teacher
Kelly Services
09.2015 - 06.2018
BA - Finance
University of Central Florida
Univeristy Of West Florida
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