Wole Ilesanmi, Ph.D

Dynamic Special Education Teacher with a proven track record at Fairfax County Public Schools, adept at developing individualized education plans and fostering parent-teacher collaboration. Skilled in differentiated instruction and classroom management, I enhance student engagement and promote academic success through tailored support and effective behavior intervention strategies.

• K-12 Pupil Administration Virginia Department of Education - May, 2025
• Professional Special Education Certification K-12

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Ilesanmi, O. A. (2012, October). The Obstacles immigrant parents of children with disabilities encounter when seeking involvement in their children's education: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association, Park City, UT.
• Ilesanmi, O. A. (2012). A mixed-methods study of preservice teachers' perceptions of students with emotional and behavioral disorders in general education classrooms. Poster presented at the Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association, Park City, UT.
• Jacob, G., & Ilesanmi, O. A. (2013). Increased community inclusion and quality of life for people with intellectual disability using the principles of intergroup contact theory. Paper presented at the Southwest Conference on Disability, Albuquerque, NM. Ilesanmi, O. A., & Jacob, G. (2013). Preservice teachers' perceptions of students with emotional and behavioral disorders in general education classrooms. Poster presented at the Association for the Severely Handicapped (TASH), Chicago, IL
• . Ilesanmi, O. A. (2014). Impact of teacher preparation programs on preservice general and special educators' preparedness to serve students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms: A review of research. Poster presented at 17th Annual College of Education Graduate Student Colloquium, University of New Mexico.
• Ilesanmi, O. A. (2014). Using picture-to-text matching to teach sight word recognition to students with intellectual disability: A case study of a high school student with intellectual disability. Paper presented at Southwest Conference on Disability, Albuquerque, NM.
• Ilesanmi, O. A. (2014). Using self-monitoring to reduce off-task behavior of students with EBD: Literature review. Paper presented at the Association for the Severely Handicapped (TASH), Washington, DC.
• Ilesanmi, O. A. (2016). Using self-monitoring to reduce off-task behavior of students with EBD: Literature review. Poster presented at the Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association conference, Reno, Nevada.
• Baaske, L., Dragovich, C., & Ilesanmi, O. A. (2017). Exploring critical thinking in the new millennium: An interdisciplinary approach. A workshop presented at the Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association conference, Boulder, CO
  Papers Presented at Special Education Conference
• Ilesanmi, O. A. (2017). Reasons parents of students with disabilities choose charter schools: A review of literature. Poster presented at the Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association conference, Boulder, CO.
• Ilesanmi, O. A. (April 2018, accepted proposal). Using video self-modeling and video modeling to increase on-task behavior of students with EBD in school-based settings. A review of literature. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association, New York City, NY.