Tracy Goglia
Special Education Teacher
Nutley,NJ
Summary
I am a veteran teacher with an engaging personality and enthusiasm for promoting hands-on learning with children. Highly qualified and certified in New Jersey with over 29 years of experience teaching general and special education at elementary, middle school and high school levels. As a versatile Special Education Teacher my focus is the individual student needs across academia and emotional development of every student I come in contact. I am an empathetic and accommodating educator in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities and all student needs. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement. As a confident Learning Disabilities Teacher with over 15 years of teaching in self-contained resource environment, I am highly skilled at blending new technologies into standard special education curriculum.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Hillside Board Of Education
Hillside, NJ
09.2017 - Current
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Completed intensive leadership training and provided training to colleagues on applied behavior analysis.
- Collaborated with students with multiple degrees of special needs to accomplish various tasks.
- Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Collaborated with numerous departments and standard education teachers.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Instructed students with a variety of disabilities with varying strengths and weaknesses.
- Incorporated home activities to supplement classroom lessons.
- Taught students in variety of settings, including self-contained and resource environments.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Worked with students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout day.
- Attended monthly staff training sessions.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Partnered with standard education teachers from Science and Math departments.
- Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
Self-Contained Special Education Teacher
Paterson Public Schools
Paterson, NJ
09.1999 - 06.2017
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
- Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED and LD classroom.
- Collaborated with numerous departments and standard education teachers.
- Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
- Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Taught students in variety of settings, including self-contained and resource environments.
- Developed and managed instructional materials and reports.
- Created and managed 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.
- Collaborated with students with multiple degrees of special needs to accomplish various tasks.
- Attended monthly staff training sessions.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Felician University
Lodi, NJ 09.1988 - 05.1992
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Felician University
Lodi, NJ 09.1988 - 05.1992
Teacher of The Handicap Certification - Special Education
Felician University
Lodi, NJ 09.1992 - 09.1993
No Degree - LDTC
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ 09.1997 - 05.1998
No Degree - Psychology
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ 09.1997 - 05.1998
Skills
Student records management
Conflict resolution techniques
Differentiated instruction
Middle school education
Disability assessment testing
Classroom management
Group and individual instruction
Special education
Child development
Student counseling
Lesson Planning
Elementary education
Good listening skills
Flexible & Adaptable
Troubleshooting
Secondary education
Excellent work ethic
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Affiliations
~National Education Association
~New Jersey Education Association
~Hillside Education Association
Quote
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
Saint Thérèse de Lisieux
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Hillside Board Of Education
09.2017 - Current
Self-Contained Special Education Teacher
Paterson Public Schools
09.1999 - 06.2017
No Degree - LDTC
Montclair State University
09.1997 - 05.1998
No Degree - Psychology
Montclair State University
09.1997 - 05.1998
Teacher of The Handicap Certification - Special Education
Felician University
09.1992 - 09.1993
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Felician University
09.1988 - 05.1992
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Felician University
09.1988 - 05.1992