Susan Bruno
Stoneham,MA
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ABA Technician
South Elementary School
Stoneham, MA
09.2018 - 06.2024
- Provided direct instruction to students on a variety of skills, including communication, socialization, and self-care.
- Conducted assessments and observations to evaluate the progress of each student's plan.
- Modified intervention strategies based on changing needs or preferences of each student.
- Collaborated with classroom staff to create a highly structured, engaging program for students with various diagnoses, including ASD.
- Collaborated with families and other professionals to ensure consistency and effectiveness of interventions.
Special Education Teacher
Colonial Park Elementary School
Stoneham, MA
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Created multi-sensory lessons in reading, writing and mathematics for individual and small group instruction
- Worked alongside adults in classroom to plan and organize activities around social-emotional development, i.e
- Board games to work on winning/ losing, role playing to address different issues that arise in social play, prompt cards that help start a conversation
- Provided support for successful integration into kindergarten through third grade classrooms by modifying work, utilizing token boards for student motivation
Long Term Substitute Teacher, (Sub Separate Class)
Colonial Park Elementary School
Stoneham, MA
11.2016 - 02.2017
- Using IEP goals, designed and implemented hands on lessons/ activities in reading, writing and math
- Taught student with reading disability using the Wilson Reading Program
- Used Project Read, Written Expression curriculum, as a guide to teaching writing
- Created science mini-lessons on the skeletal system whereby students labeled each major bone and adhered it to their life size paper body outline
- Used catchy poems and songs to reinforce vocabulary, including an online video students sang and danced along to
- Collaborated with classroom teachers around integration for each student
- Involved students in social skills development through stories and role playing
- Honored existing behavior management plans and created additional positive reinforcement activities/ rewards to provide a safe, supportive classroom built on earned trust
- Established regular communication with parents to support student learning and social/ emotional growth
Paraprofessional- Early RISE Program
Colonial Park Elementary School
Stoneham, MA
09.2014 - 11.2016
- Worked with three to five year old children with a diagnosis of ASD
- Collaborated with four other adults in class to best meet the individual needs of each child
- Assisted in all aspects of preschool day including preparing age appropriate activities, ABA instruction, behavior management, social skills development, diapering, toilet training
Special Education Teacher - Grade 8, Substantially Separate Classroom
Ferryway School
Malden, USA
09.2001 - 05.2002
- Used specialized instruction in all subjects to meet the needs of students with learning difficulties
- Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility
- Communicated with parents through conferences and written home notes required to be signed by parents and students to ensure clarity on homework and any school related information
Special Education Teacher– Grades 1 -3, Resource Room
Witchcraft Elementary School
Salem, MA
09.1999 - 06.2000
- Developed lessons to strengthen math and reading skills in a creative, structured manner for struggling students
- Worked collaboratively with classroom teachers to modify written assignments and create alternative testing for applicable students
- Taught in regular classroom setting as well as in resource room
Special Education Teacher– Grades 1-6
David Ellis Elementary School
Roxbury, MA
09.1998 - 06.1999
- Co-taught in two adjacent classrooms, working alongside two teachers to implement differentiated instruction
- Created and implemented an effective behavior management practice to ensure a safe learning environment for all
Special Education Teacher, Grade 2
Walker School
Needham, USA
04.1997 - 06.1998
- Responsible for teaching a group of eight students with emotional, behavioral and learning difficulties
- Provided a highly structured classroom with creative, multi-sensory lessons that engaged students
- Worked collaboratively with a child care worker in the classroom to maintain a safe, nurturing environment
English Teacher
Hess Language School
Keelung, Taiwan
02.1996 - 02.1997
- Taught English as a Second Language to Taiwanese students, grades preschool to high school, using the Hess Language Curriculum
- Along with curriculum, I added popular American songs and simple poetry to add some “fun” and diversion from the highly structured, repetitive nature of curriculum
Education
M.Ed. - Elementary, 1 - 6
University of Massachusetts
Lowell, MA01.1993
B.S - Family Consumer Studies
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH01.1988
Certification
- Wilson Reading Interventionist, Wilson Language Training, Oxford, MA, SEEM Collaborative, Stoneham, MA, 05/01/13
- Dyslexia: An Introduction to the Orton-Gillingham Approach, EPS/School Specialty: Literacy and Intervention, 05/01/12
- Just Words, Wilson Language Training through SEEM Collaborative, Stoneham, MA, 05/01/12
- Nancibell Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension, Commonwealth Learning Center, Andover, MA, 05/01/11
Timeline
ABA Technician
South Elementary School
09.2018 - 06.2024
Special Education Teacher
Colonial Park Elementary School
09.2017 - 06.2018
Long Term Substitute Teacher, (Sub Separate Class)
Colonial Park Elementary School
11.2016 - 02.2017
Paraprofessional- Early RISE Program
Colonial Park Elementary School
09.2014 - 11.2016
Special Education Teacher - Grade 8, Substantially Separate Classroom
Ferryway School
09.2001 - 05.2002
Special Education Teacher– Grades 1 -3, Resource Room
Witchcraft Elementary School
09.1999 - 06.2000
Special Education Teacher– Grades 1-6
David Ellis Elementary School
09.1998 - 06.1999
Special Education Teacher, Grade 2
Walker School
04.1997 - 06.1998
English Teacher
Hess Language School
02.1996 - 02.1997
- Wilson Reading Interventionist, Wilson Language Training, Oxford, MA, SEEM Collaborative, Stoneham, MA, 05/01/13
- Dyslexia: An Introduction to the Orton-Gillingham Approach, EPS/School Specialty: Literacy and Intervention, 05/01/12
- Just Words, Wilson Language Training through SEEM Collaborative, Stoneham, MA, 05/01/12
- Nancibell Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension, Commonwealth Learning Center, Andover, MA, 05/01/11
M.Ed. - Elementary, 1 - 6
University of Massachusetts
B.S - Family Consumer Studies
University of New Hampshire
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