Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Hi, I’m
Traci Crowder
Montgomery,AL
Summary
Overview
13
years of professional experience
4
Certifications
Work History
Daniel Pratt Elementary School
Special Education Teacher
08.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Created and managed 15-31 IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
Highland Gardens Elementary
Special Education Teacher
08.2018 - 05.2019
Job overview
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
McDowell County Schools- Kimball Elementary School
Special Education Team Facilitator and Teacher
10.2012 - 07.2017
Job overview
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
- Piloted program to address proposed state subject area competencies and standards.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Gathered and organized materials to support operations.
- Identified issues that hindered student academic achievement.
Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church
Director of Youth Ministries
08.2010 - 07.2012
Job overview
- Planned weekly groups as well as special events and overnight retreats.
- Taught and counseled youth ages 12 to 18.
- Shared valuable life experiences with youths aged 12 to 18 to promote positive self-esteem and improve social skills.
- Prepared, coordinated and distributed information about yearly schedule of activities and classes.
- Kept program children safe and secure at all times with proactive monitoring strategies.
- Scheduled and managed teams of youth volunteers.
- Oversaw youth ministry budget and tracked all expenses.
- Planned and implemented fundraising events.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Education
Concord University Athens, WV
Master of Arts from Education Leadership
12.2016
University Overview
University of Alabama At Birmingham Birmingham, AL
Bachelor of Science from Collaborative Education
12.2011
University Overview
Skills
- Self-Motivated
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Excellent Communication
- Decision-Making
- Organization and Time Management
- Dependable and Responsible
- Microsoft Office Software Proficiency
Certification
State of Alabama
Collaborative Special Education K-6
Principal P-6
Supervisor of Instruction P-12
State of West Virginia
Multi-Categorical (LD,BD, MI) K-6
Elementary Education K-6
Principal PK-AD
Supervisor General Instruction PK-AD
BrainSpring- Phonics First Trained
Program specific using Orton-Gillingham approach
Ashlock Strategies- Science of Reading Trained
Explicit phonics instruction methods adapting programs to be use research based methods
Community Service
Community Service
St. Martin of Tours Mission Parish Board
Montgomery, AL
July 2017-Present
St. Mary's Women's Altar Society
Bluefield, WV
July 2013-July 2017
Alabama Head Injury Foundation
Birmingham, AL
January 2007-December 2012
Camp ASCCA
Jackson's Gap, Alabama
Summer 2004-Summer 2010
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Daniel Pratt Elementary School
08.2019 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Highland Gardens Elementary
08.2018 - 05.2019
Special Education Team Facilitator and Teacher
McDowell County Schools- Kimball Elementary School
10.2012 - 07.2017
Director of Youth Ministries
Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church
08.2010 - 07.2012
Concord University
Master of Arts from Education Leadership
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Bachelor of Science from Collaborative Education
State of Alabama
Collaborative Special Education K-6
Principal P-6
Supervisor of Instruction P-12
State of West Virginia
Multi-Categorical (LD,BD, MI) K-6
Elementary Education K-6
Principal PK-AD
Supervisor General Instruction PK-AD
BrainSpring- Phonics First Trained
Program specific using Orton-Gillingham approach
Ashlock Strategies- Science of Reading Trained
Explicit phonics instruction methods adapting programs to be use research based methods
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