Experience

Niles Township District for Special Education

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Early Childhood Educator

  • Aug 2019 - Present



Keshet Disabilities & Inclusion

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Camp Site Director

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  • Oversaw staff facilitators throughout daily activities for 13 students with a variety of disabilities • Evaluate staff members and give feedback on employee performance to encourage development of skills • Collaboration with Keshet staff, host site staff, campers, and parents to ensure all needs are met • Oversaw staff facilitators throughout daily activities for 13 students with a variety of disabilities • Evaluate staff members and give feedback on employee performance to encourage development of skills • Collaboration with Keshet staff, host site staff, campers, and parents to ensure all needs are met



Lake Forest Schools District 67

• Lake Forest, IL

• Learning Behavior Specialist

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Develop a service for the district that strives to include students with Autism within their school community • Collaborate with administrators, general education teachers, teaching assistants, and specialists to facilitate and support positive inclusion opportunities for three students • Establish partnerships with parents and guardians to bridge academic and family goals for their child • Modify academics to differentiate and individualize instruction to appropriately meet the academic needs of students • Utilize technology to enhance engagement and motor skills in academic and functional activities • Conduct Functional Behavior Assessment to create a Behavior Intervention Plan to meet individual student needs • Create Individualized Education Plans and progress monitor student growth for students a variety of disabilities • Lead afterschool activities to promote positive self-esteem for Third and Fourth grade girls as a Girls on the Run Coach Show less



Northern Suburban Special Education District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Self-contained classroom teacher working with students with Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorder • Utilize Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) methodologies with an emphasis of Verbal Behavior (VB) and Natural Environment Teaching (NET) to encourage skill acquisition and generalization of skills across environments • Collaborate with general education teachers and teaching assistants to support inclusion opportunities for students • Create and analyze data collection seeking information on skill acquisition, generalization, and behaviors • Implementation of Zones of Regulation, Social Thinking, and Language for Learning Curriculums Show less



Northern Suburban Special Education District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher's Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Work with students ranging from Kindergarten to Second Grade who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder • Utilize techniques from Applied Behavior Analysis with an emphasis on Verbal Behavior to promote skill acquisition • Apply approaches of Natural Environment Teaching in order for students to learn through real world experiences • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure students are successful in the class environment • Work with students ranging from Kindergarten to Second Grade who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder • Utilize techniques from Applied Behavior Analysis with an emphasis on Verbal Behavior to promote skill acquisition • Apply approaches of Natural Environment Teaching in order for students to learn through real world experiences • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure students are successful in the class environment



Keshet Disabilities & Inclusion

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Camp Counselor

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Assisted a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder with a focus on increasing ability to socialize with same-aged peers • Communicated on a daily basis with parents to discuss progress and identify opportunities for further development • Assisted a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder with a focus on increasing ability to socialize with same-aged peers • Communicated on a daily basis with parents to discuss progress and identify opportunities for further development



Enon Primary School

• Enon, Ohio

• Student Teacher: Special Education

  • Oct 2015 - May 2016

  • Designed classroom management system that was implemented on both an individual and classroom level • Applied problem-solving, technology based, game-like intervention to school provided curriculum • Created and implemented Individualized Education Plan for students with varying academic needs • Adapted a curriculum aid for a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder who was academically below grade level • Designed classroom management system that was implemented on both an individual and classroom level • Applied problem-solving, technology based, game-like intervention to school provided curriculum • Created and implemented Individualized Education Plan for students with varying academic needs • Adapted a curriculum aid for a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder who was academically below grade level



HORACE MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Teacher

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Executed a reading intervention program with five students over a two-month period • Analyzed intervention data that showed significant growth that placed five students in the correct grade level • Implemented a Journeys curriculum for 24 students • Conducted parent teacher conferences to discuss academic progress and reading intervention growth • Established center reading programs to address and differentiate multiple reading levels within the classroom • Executed a reading intervention program with five students over a two-month period • Analyzed intervention data that showed significant growth that placed five students in the correct grade level • Implemented a Journeys curriculum for 24 students • Conducted parent teacher conferences to discuss academic progress and reading intervention growth • Established center reading programs to address and differentiate multiple reading levels within the classroom



Gemeinschaftsschule Friedrichstadt

• Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany

• English Teacher

  • Mar 2014 - May 2014

  • Observed the diverse education system throughout Germany and witnessed the impact of this system • Tutored students in grades fifth through tenth who were learning English as a second language • Observed the diverse education system throughout Germany and witnessed the impact of this system • Tutored students in grades fifth through tenth who were learning English as a second language