First Grade Teacher

• Jul 2020 - Present

Paraprofessional

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

·Works one on one with students on the autism spectrum in an inclusion kindergarten. ·Facilitates discrete trials for students on IEPs based on the child’s individual programs. Follows the behavior plans and collects data as recommended by the BCBA. ·Assists general education and special education teacher with classroom tasks. · Develops and instructs whole and small group lessons throughout the duration of the day. ·Works one on one with students on the autism spectrum in an inclusion kindergarten. ·Facilitates discrete trials for students on IEPs based on the child’s individual programs. Follows the behavior plans and collects data as recommended by the BCBA. ·Assists general education and special education teacher with classroom tasks. · Develops and instructs whole and small group lessons throughout the duration of the day.

Waitress

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

Teacher/Teacher Assistant

• May 2016 - Aug 2019

· Assisted teachers in toddler, preschool, and pre-kindergarten classrooms to develop the school curriculum and to create academic enhancing activities and crafts. · Long-term substitute in a preschool classroom for the summer program. · Created own lessons and activities following the center’s weekly themes. · Applied knowledge of child development to establish student-teacher expectations and relationships. · Assisted teachers in toddler, preschool, and pre-kindergarten classrooms to develop the school curriculum and to create academic enhancing activities and crafts. · Long-term substitute in a preschool classroom for the summer program. · Created own lessons and activities following the center’s weekly themes. · Applied knowledge of child development to establish student-teacher expectations and relationships.

Commonwealth Honors Program Thesis

• Sep 2018 - May 2019

· Conducted research in Helsinki, Finland over a span of nine days focused on how Finnish educators create supportive literate environments. · Worked alongside VisitEDUFinn, a program based in Helsinki, to observe in four different elementary schools and interview education experts. · Wrote a thesis presenting the results of the research conducted. Presentations included the Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference (MSURC) and Salem State University Undergraduate Research Day. Show less

Student Teacher

• Sep 2018 - May 2019

· Participated in my senior year undergraduate practicum placement in a first and second-grade multiage classroom. · Assisted main classroom teacher to carry out specific classroom tasks. · Worked one-on-one with students or in small groups to help complete assignments or provide additional support and provide diagnostic interventions related to science, social studies, math, and literacy. · Created, developed, and taught lessons whole group and small group in accordance with Salem State University course requirements. Show less

Student Teacher

• Sep 2017 - May 2018

·Participated in my junior year undergraduate practicum placement in a kindergarten classroom at Witchcraft Heights. ·Assisted main classroom teacher to carry out specific classroom tasks. · Assessed one child at the beginning of the year and developed lessons to support their needs based on assessment results. · Worked one-on-one with students or in small groups to help complete assignments or provide additional support and provide diagnostic interventions related to science, social studies, math, and literacy. · Created, developed, and taught lessons whole group and small group in accordance with Salem State University course requirements. Show less