SUZANNE CANINO
Edmonds,WA
Summary
Experienced, creative, and driven professional committed to delivering outstanding academic outcomes for students and their families. Maximize Universal Design for Learning to foster student engagement and improving learning outcomes. Enhance learning with innovative educational strategies through the lens of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, honed at Mercer Island school district. Skilled in behavior assessment and intervention planning. Versatile and dedicated to working with teachers, parents, and specialists to meet individual education goals. Caring, Dedicated and Persistent.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Mercer Island SD - Island Park Elementary
2022.08 - Current
- Provide academic, behavioral, and social-emotional support for students
- Cultivate connections and strong student rapport leading academic growth and social and emotional strength
- Develop IEPs tailored to individual student needs, ensuring their academic success and personal growth.
- Utilize student data to drive instructional and intervention decisions
- Design and implement instructional programs ensuring student progress
- Design and implement behavior intervention plans for students with unexpected behaviors
- Utilized a variety of teaching strategies to support the learning of diverse learners
- Implement positive behavior management techniques to foster an effective learning environment
- Utilize technology to supplement instruction and enhance student learning
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop appropriate interventions and accommodations
- Cultivated relationships with families by providing guidance, assistance and resources.
Paraprofessional
Mercer Island SD - Elementary/Middle School
2019.01 - 2022.06
- Instructed students in social and adaptive skills, reading, math and writing in self-contained classroom with low-incidence disabilities
- Active team member of Functional Behavior Assessment team and implementation improving learning outcomes
- Developed and delivered social and emotional curriculum to students to support self-management and relationships skills
- Co-lead summer reading workshop for struggling readers at Aki Kurose Middle School during practicum
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement leading to unique expressions of learning to meet academic goals
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher
- Collected data on student progress, behavior, and social skills
Marketing Executive
The Seattle Times
1995.01 - 2017.11
- Accomplished executive marketing and communications leader with achievements in brand development and management, strategic planning, marketing, project/product management and fundraising
- Lead a strategic planning process to ensure clear direction by using research and data analysis to design clear goals and measurable objectives
- Spearheaded market research to identify branding opportunities, cement strategies and sustain loyal customer base
- Responsible for the segmentation and sales strategy through analytics and consumer research, media plans and promotional approach to increase audience reach, web traffic, and revenue
- Managed a creative team of 30+ individuals to generate dynamic marketing content and communication tools for promotional campaigns.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
University of Oregon
EugeneMaster of Education - Special Education
University of Washington
SeattleSkills
- Confident classroom management
- Culturally sustaining pedagogy
- Certified reading specialist
- Data driven analysis
- Rigorous specially designed instruction
- Universal design for learning enthusiast
- Behavior assessment and intervention planning
- Individualized education plan management
- Collaborative team player
- Technologically savvy
Certification
WA State teaching Cert. 577346J
References
References available upon request
Additional Information
Member of Principal's cabinet participating - equity, MTSS, PBIS,
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) team member
Teacher for resource room and self-contained classrooms
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Mercer Island SD - Island Park Elementary
2022.08 - Current
Paraprofessional
Mercer Island SD - Elementary/Middle School
2019.01 - 2022.06
Marketing Executive
The Seattle Times
1995.01 - 2017.11
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
University of Oregon
Master of Education - Special Education
University of Washington
WA State teaching Cert. 577346J
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