Tom Burke
Beverly,Massachusetts
Summary
Dedicated special educator who is committed to empowering students and helping them achieve independence. Skilled at identifying student needs and developing clear, engaging lessons to address them. Can create and implement modifications and accommodations to ensure curriculum is accessible to all. Strong communicator who can motivate students to buy-in and consistently give their best effort.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reading Interventionist
O'Maley Middle School
Gloucester, MA
08.2020 - Current
- Generated targeted interventions to support 40+ 6th through 8th grade special education students with deficits in decoding, encoding, and reading fluency
- Created 12 small groups by like ability and skill levels to ensure each student is being appropriately challenged
- Developed specific IEP goals and objectives that hone in on areas of student need
- Conducted regular formal and informal assessments to monitor student progress and track skill development
- Worked collaboratively with general education teachers, counselors, and other interventionists to assure students are supported in all educational settings
Reading and Early Literacy Tutorial Teacher
Landmark High School
Prides Crossing, MA
08.2012 - 06.2020
- Identified student needs based on formal and informal assessments, and prescribed effective, targeted remediation in decoding, reading fluency, spelling, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing
- Developed original, engaging curricula and materials to hone in on specific student deficits in all 5 components of reading
- Created modifications and accommodations to curriculum to meet students at their skill level, ensure progress, and meet IEP requirements
- Produced and presented professional development trainings to support and enhance faculty content knowledge.
Live-in Residential staff
Landmark High School
Prides Crossing, MA
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Fostered a safe, positive, community environment for 20+ boys to live
- Empowered student self-advocacy and problem solving skills through constructive communication that helped them manage stress and peer conflicts
Education
Reading Specialist Certification -
Gordon College
06.2020
M.Ed. Moderate Special Needs Education -
Simmons College
01.2017
B.A. History -
College of William and Mary
01.2012
Skills
- Trained in the Visualizing and Verbalizing and Seeing Stars programs
- Confident in administering formal assessments, including the GORT-5, CTOPP, and PPVT-4
- Proficient user of Google Classroom, Drive, and Docs
- Former Division 1 distance runner with an interest in coaching
Certification
- Licensed Reading Specialist
- Moderate Disabilities 5-12, Professional Licensure, MA
- Orton Gillingham Certification, Associate Level
- Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement, English as a Second Language Endorsement, MA
Timeline
Reading Interventionist
O'Maley Middle School
08.2020 - Current
Reading and Early Literacy Tutorial Teacher
Landmark High School
08.2012 - 06.2020
Live-in Residential staff
Landmark High School
01.2012 - 01.2016
Reading Specialist Certification -
Gordon College
M.Ed. Moderate Special Needs Education -
Simmons College
B.A. History -
College of William and Mary
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