Temeka Johnson
Memphis,TN
Summary
Versatile and dedicated Special Education Teacher with focus on individual needs of special education students. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons. Exceptional skills working with teachers, parents and specialists to meet educational needs of students.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Shelby County Schools
2014.11 - 2018.06
- Establishes a standard of classroom behavior; maintains classroom management in and outside of the school.
- Create, modify, and carry out Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students included within caseload.
- Co-teach in an inclusion setting with a general education teacher.
- Collaborate with teachers to create lesson plan to support all students.
- Teach math and reading skills within a self- contained classroom.
- Provide instruction that is tailored to the needs of the individual while still aligned with grade level standards.
- Support students who have behavioral disabilities by creating Behavior Intervention plans.
- Analyze I-Ready Assessment data, report cards, TCAP scores to determine growth and gains.
- Determine student weakness and strengths using I-Ready Test of Education Achievement.
- Administered standardized test as required by law and regulations.
- Asses the accomplishments of students on an established timetable, and provides written and oral progress reports to parents/guardians, administrators and selected staff; administers tests and assessments.
- Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students within state and school requirements based on the educational, physical, and emotional levels of student development.
- Confers with parents, administrators, specialists, mental health staff, and appropriate resource staff to develop IEP’s for students.
- Creates learning materials geared to students' abilities and interests.
- Instructs students by using educational strategies, technology and techniques to improve sensory mother and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory language, communication skills, cognition, social, and emotional development.
- Motivates students and provides consistent reinforcement of learning skills, and provides continuous assessment and feedback to students for all learning activities using progress monitoring tools.
- Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, and district and administrative regulations.
- Sponsored Pearls 4 Girls organization and tutored students as requested.
- Managed seven teachers and responsible for reviewing over 130 caseloads
- Instructed students with speech and language delays and autism disabilities.
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Worked in self-contained and resource environments to teach students variety of skills.
- Attended monthly staff training sessions.
- Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
Educational Assistant/Computer Technician
Shelby County Schools
2013.08
- Provide daily tutoring to students in relationship to the scripted program of Language! Instruct students using indirect and direct strategies using phonetics and repetition to reinforce learning.] Ask questions for clarity, and provide assistance to fellow assistants that are learning material related to student intervention] [Provide teachers and administrators a regular update on student progress through the use of intervention programs on a bi-weekly basis.
- Tested all 5th grade intervention students as regulated by the intervention program and use a tracking document to track performance.] [.Assist in preparing the needed materials for intervention program by having all supplies and tools needed for the next day set up before leaving school.
- Turn in bi-weekly calendar to lessons planned to deliver to students during that time along with the names of the groups that are receiving those lessons.] [ Creates and view/analyze reports and share statistical data with Teachers] [Maintain classroom management in and out of the classroom; create learning material geared toward student’s interest, abilities and standards.
- Motivate students and provide reinforcement of learning goals, provide assessments regularly and feedback.
- Assist with School wide culture of the school working with the counseling department] [ Supports systems and procedures and help manage student behavior to keeps students engaged in learning] [ Participate in professional development, perform other duties as assigned or directed] [ Raised over $300.00 for the school technology fund as Box Top Coordinator ].
Special Education Teacher
KIPP Memphis Collegiate Schools
2018.07 - Current
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Instructed students with Emotional disoder and Autism disabilities.
- Developed and managed instructional materials and reports.
- Worked in self-contained and resource environments to teach students variety of skills.
- Incorporated home activities to supplement classroom lessons.
- Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Redirected poor behavior using positive reinforcement method, resulting in 70% decrease in tantrums in classroom.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Education, Integrative Studies
University Of Memphis
Memphis, TN05.2014
Associates Degree - Science Arts Education
Southwest Community College
Memphis, TN05.2012
Master of Science - Special Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ05.2021
Skills
- Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Teams, Power Point, Outlook, Google documents, Google Drive, Google Slides, Google Classroom
- Maintaining red files/ student records
- Tutoring
- Special education
- Lesson Planning
- Classroom management
- Group and individual instruction
- Differentiated Instruction
- Behavior Management
- Student records management
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
KIPP Memphis Collegiate Schools
2018.07 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Shelby County Schools
2014.11 - 2018.06
Educational Assistant/Computer Technician
Shelby County Schools
2013.08
Bachelors of Science - Education, Integrative Studies
University Of Memphis
Associates Degree - Science Arts Education
Southwest Community College
Master of Science - Special Education
Grand Canyon University
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