Victoria Mooney
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
New Hyde Park
Summary
Special education teacher dedicated to providing education through multi-sensory and multi-learning style approaches, in order to reach the multiple intelligences for each student. Competent in early literacy skills to enable students’ growth towards chronological age appropriate literacy development. Knowledgeable in developmental learning milestones and the ability to use student centered schema for establishment of academic, social, emotional, and interactive skills at an age-appropriate level. Skilled in creation of a classroom community with focus on culturally responsive teaching, building rapport, and communicating with team and family members.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Life Skills Preschool
01.2021 - Current
- Initiate and maintain classroom community, routine expectations and rapport building to create a respectful and accepting environment for growth and learning
- Utilize differentiated instruction when developing curriculum based lesson plans
- Create individualized teaching instruction based on student centered schema and incorporation of zone of proximal development application
- Lead instructional lunch through family style participation to model appropriate mealtime behaviors, aid and promote meaningful conversations, further mealtime independence, and foster executive functioning skills
- Encourage and create open communication with student’s guardians via ClassDojo, email, phone, and providing monthly newsletters
- Engage with Department of Education representatives during student observations to provide student’s interests, strengths, and weaknesses for kindergarten placement
- Incorporate auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning opportunities into classroom curriculum to meet all students’ needs
Teaching Assistant, Preschool-3rd Grade
The Hagedorn Little Village School
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Provide support to lead teacher in childcare, reaching instructional objectives, behavioral and academic data collection, and preparation of teacher created lesson plans
Teaching Assistant
Harry H. Gordon Preschool
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Provide support to lead teacher in childcare, reaching instructional objectives, behavioral and academic data collection, and preparation of teacher created lesson plans
Education
Master of Science Education - Literacy Education B-12
State University of New York College at Cortland
Cortland, NY01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Inclusive Childhood Education
State University of New York College at Cortland
Cortland, NY01.2020
Skills
- Knowledgeable with administration, interpretation, and reporting of DAYC-2
- Commitment to professional growth
- Proficient in use of GOLD for assessment of young students’ development in multiple domains
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Culturally responsive
- Competent with Individualized Educational Program (IEP) development and progress reporting
Certification
Students With Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2)
Timeline
Students With Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2)
08-2023
Students With Disabilities (1-6)
03-2021
Childhood Education (1-6)
03-2021
Special Education Teacher
Life Skills Preschool
01.2021 - Current
Teaching Assistant, Preschool-3rd Grade
The Hagedorn Little Village School
01.2020 - 01.2021
Teaching Assistant
Harry H. Gordon Preschool
01.2017 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Inclusive Childhood Education
State University of New York College at Cortland
Master of Science Education - Literacy Education B-12
State University of New York College at Cortland