TARA BETHEA
Brewton,Alabama
Summary
Focused education professional with master's degree in instructions leadership and experience helping students achieve education goals. Talented at building lasting relationships and partnering with others to meet objectives.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Resource Teacher
Flomaton High School
01.2022 - Current
- District Mentor to a new Special Education Teacher
- School District Contact for Special Education
- Facilitated IEP meetings with teachers, parents, and students.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Provided professional development training to educate faculty and staff on laws and regulations governing special education.
Special Education Resource Teacher
Molino Park Elementary
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Designed specially designed instruction to support students with special needs
- Planned and wrote detailed Individualized Education Plans for students on my caseload
- Facilitated meetings with parents and teachers.
3rd Grade Teacher
Molino Park Elementary School
01.2013 - 01.2020
- Assisted with lesson plans and coming up with structured goals to improve student performance
- Managed and taught a classroom of 20-25 3rd graders yearly
- Member of the leadership team.
Classroom Teacher 2nd and 4th grades
Longleaf Elementary School
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Taught and built relationships with students and ensured all students felt attended to
- Contributed to improved statewide standardized testing scores during my tenure.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Administered quizzes and tests to assess student understanding of material.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
3rd Grade Teacher
Spencer Bibbs Elementary School
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Methodically planned and executed on lesson plans including collecting necessary resources to complete a given lesson
- Designed and implemented performance improvement plans for underperforming students in consultation with parents and administrative staff
- Built and executed on lesson plans ranging all subject areas including science, mathematics, and English.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AlabamaMaster of Science - Instructional Leadership
University of West Alabama
Livingston, AL06.2024
Skills
- Student Engagement
- Organizational Skills
- Decision-Making
- Communication with Parents
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Progress Monitoring
- Individualized Education Plans
- Differentiated Instruction
- Motivating students
- Special Education
- Classroom Management
Certification
- Elementary Education K-6
- Special Education K-12
- Florida Reading Endorsement
- Class A Instructional Leadership (sent to ALSDE on 7/16/24 for processing)
Personal Information
Title: Special Education Resource Teacher
Timeline
Special Education Resource Teacher
Flomaton High School
01.2022 - Current
Special Education Resource Teacher
Molino Park Elementary
01.2020 - 01.2022
3rd Grade Teacher
Molino Park Elementary School
01.2013 - 01.2020
Classroom Teacher 2nd and 4th grades
Longleaf Elementary School
01.2007 - 01.2013
3rd Grade Teacher
Spencer Bibbs Elementary School
01.2005 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of South Alabama
Master of Science - Instructional Leadership
University of West Alabama
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