Tamika Robinson
Lutherville,MD
Summary
Passionate teacher for 22 years in both rural and urban settings. Proven history of creating engaged classroom environments supporting diverse educational styles. Versatile student-oriented approach consistently supporting optimum performance and advancement. Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Mount Royal Elementary Middle School
09.2011 - Current
- Collaborated with teachers and therapists to develop individualized educational plans for each student, ensuring optimal progress.
- Taught math-Eureka , ELA-Wit and Wisdom and science-IQWST in a self-contained, resource and inclusion classroom grades 6th-8th grade.
- Prepared lessons and resource using students IEP goals and objectives and common core state standards.
- Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
- Created strategies to meet the needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
- Designed and implemented a point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with the master schedule.
- Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on the entire group.
- Created lessons with arts integration for elementary and middle school students.
- Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Individualized education programs (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social/emotional development.
- Assessed students using both formal and informal assessments to determine present level of performance.
- Assisted students in developing self-advocacy skills, empowering them to take ownership of their educational experience and achieve success both academically and socially.
- Head coach for Lego and VEX IQ Robotics after school team grades 3-8.
Special Education Teacher
Booker T. Washington Middle School
09.2006 - 06.2010
- Supported instructor with test administration, curriculum development and assignment grading.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Assisted teachers with supervision and care of group of 14 children.
- Collaborated with teachers and therapists to develop individualized educational plans for each student, ensuring optimal progress.
- Developed IEPs tailored to individual student needs, ensuring their academic success and personal growth.
- Taught Math to grades 6th-8th in a self-contained and resource, and Inclusion setting.
- Taught science to grades 6th-8th in a self-contained and resource, and Inclusion setting.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Promoted a positive learning environment through the use of differentiated instruction and individualized support for diverse learners.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
- Adapted teaching style to accommodate diverse learning needs, resulting in improved academic performance for all students.
Special Education Teacher
Lombard Middle School
09.2003 - 06.2006
- Developed IEPs tailored to individual student needs, ensuring their academic success and personal growth.
- Co-taught math and science grades 6-8 in a inclusion setting
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
- Developed IEP goals and objectives for students in Baltimore city school students.
- Lead 8th grade math and science teacher
- Demonstrated teacher/workshops coordinator of mathematics and technology.
- Trained team members how to assess students using Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement.
- Tutoring and Mentoring for Education Station and Urban Leadership Institute LLC.
Math/Science/ GEDTeacher
Charles H. Hickey School-DJJ
07.2001 - 08.2003
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Provided one-on-one support for students with learning disabilities, enabling them to excel in their coursework.
- Implemented behavior modification strategies, resulting in improved self-regulation and classroom participation among students.
- Taught math and science to male students from grades 7th-12th.
- Taught Pre-GED/GED curriculum to male students from ages 14-21 years old.
- Testing coordinator for state standardized assessment and GED
Education
Master of Arts - Special Education
Goucher University
Towson, MD05.2007
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Morgan Sate University
Baltimore, MD05.1996
Skills
- Special Education
- Classroom Management
- Math and Science
- Student testing
- Curriculum selection
- Restorative Practices
- Lesson Planning
- Small Group Instruction
- Technology Integration
- Learning Style Assessment
- Differentiated Instruction
- Multitasking
- Classroom Technology
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Robotics
Certification
APC Special Education MSDE -06/30/26
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Mount Royal Elementary Middle School
09.2011 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Booker T. Washington Middle School
09.2006 - 06.2010
Special Education Teacher
Lombard Middle School
09.2003 - 06.2006
Math/Science/ GEDTeacher
Charles H. Hickey School-DJJ
07.2001 - 08.2003
Master of Arts - Special Education
Goucher University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Morgan Sate University
APC Special Education MSDE -06/30/26
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