Susan Soccio
Painted Post,NY
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. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Student Teacher
Corning Painted Post School District
09.2023 - Current
- Conduct assessments of students to determine individual needs.
- Plan daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Design creative and engaging instructional materials to enhance student understanding of key concepts across multiple subject areas.
- Develop strong rapport with students by fostering an inclusive classroom culture that valued respect, empathy, and collaboration.
- Design individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
Teaching Assisant
Corning Painted Post School District
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Worked with individual students or small groups of students on instructional projects.
- Providing the teacher with information about students that will assist in the development of instructional materials.
- Assisting students in related instructional work as needed.
Office Manager
Precision Anesthesia Solutions PLLC
06.2016 - 08.2021
- Oversaw day-to-day office operations, including receiving and organizing correspondence, answering and forwarding calls and creating business letters and records
- Communicated with patients to resolve inquiries, schedule appointments and address billing questions
- Oversaw digital patient charting, including data entry and administrative duties regarding insurance, billing and accounts receivable
- Reduced financial discrepancies by accurately managing accounting documentation in QuickBooks while maintaining case costs and billing processes.
Special Education Itinerant Teacher
Achievements, LLC
06.2006 - 11.2012
- Developed interesting and interactive learning methods tailored to help students with individual needs
- Conducted small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs
- Participated in data collection, functional behavioral assessments, behavior intervention/support plan design, ongoing monitoring of instruction, and provided training to colleagues on applied behavior analysis
- Collaborated with conventional education instructors across multiple departments to optimize student learning
- Developed individual educational plans designed to promote educational, physical and social development
- Communicated and engaged in active parent training to promote skill carryover into the natural environment
- Participated in team assessment using a variety of tools to obtain baseline performance and develop mensurable, achievable and appropriate goals.
Inclusion Specialist
Early Learning Coalition
07.2005 - 06.2006
- Provided assessment of children within early childhood centers to determine need for intervention
- Design and provide trainings to staff and families on a wide variety of educational topics including developmental milestones, methods to promote the development of language and play, and red flags to look for and how to navigate the early intervention system.
Service Coordinator
Miami Children Hospital
10.2004 - 07.2005
- Coordinated evaluations and assessments for children referred for services and assisted families in the individualized family service plan process
- Partnered with the evaluation team to develop reachable goals and reasonable action lists for individualized family service plans
- Coordinated wide range of services for multiple individuals and families
- Established and monitored quality standards for service team members and evaluated progress with on-going family communication.
Senior Therapeutic Behavioral Specialist
May Institute
09.1998 - 09.2004
- Wrote comprehensive goals and patient plans and participated in teams on-going meetings, transition planning and family support
- Provided teaching in the natural environment working closing with parents to ensure skill carry over across environments and caregivers
- Identified and analyzed delays in student progression toward set goals and implemented, in collaboration with other team members, optimum changes to stimulate student success
- Delivered individualized treatment for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders or other behavioral and social challenges using applied behavior analysis principles
- Assembled, maintained and analyzed data gathered during student sessions, completed daily treatment logs and consistently submitted timely written and verbal progress reports.
Education
ABA Program in Applied Behavior Analysis -
Florida Institute Of Technology-Melbourne
Melbourne, FL01.2009
Master of Science in Special Education -
University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA05.2003
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education And Political Science -
University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA02.1996
Skills
- Positive Learning Environment
- Effective Listening
- Effectively Work with Parents
- Age-Appropriate Lesson Planning
- Motivating Students
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Behavioral Skills Development
- Special Education
Certification
NYS Public School Teacher Certificate Students with Disabilities (Birth- Grade 2)
NYS Public School Teacher Certificate Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6)
NYS Public School Teacher Certificate Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 2)
NYS Public School Teacher Certificate Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
Timeline
Special Education Student Teacher
Corning Painted Post School District
09.2023 - Current
Teaching Assisant
Corning Painted Post School District
09.2021 - 06.2022
Office Manager
Precision Anesthesia Solutions PLLC
06.2016 - 08.2021
Special Education Itinerant Teacher
Achievements, LLC
06.2006 - 11.2012
Inclusion Specialist
Early Learning Coalition
07.2005 - 06.2006
Service Coordinator
Miami Children Hospital
10.2004 - 07.2005
Senior Therapeutic Behavioral Specialist
May Institute
09.1998 - 09.2004
ABA Program in Applied Behavior Analysis -
Florida Institute Of Technology-Melbourne
Master of Science in Special Education -
University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education And Political Science -
University Of Massachusetts Amherst
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