Experience

Derry Township School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States 1.5 years as an Emotional Support teacher, 2 years as a Learning Support teacher for grades 2-3, moving on to grade 4, showcasing my flexibility. Job entails direct, explicit instruction in the small group setting for math, phonics/fluency, writing, comprehension, and social skills; tracking progress of student IEP goals; making classroom accommodations and modifications for the general educational setting; PSSA testing administration; developing IEP documents with team members and leading team… Show more 1.5 years as an Emotional Support teacher, 2 years as a Learning Support teacher for grades 2-3, moving on to grade 4, showcasing my flexibility. Job entails direct, explicit instruction in the small group setting for math, phonics/fluency, writing, comprehension, and social skills; tracking progress of student IEP goals; making classroom accommodations and modifications for the general educational setting; PSSA testing administration; developing IEP documents with team members and leading team meetings annually and on an as-needed basis to increase student progress and success Show less



Sunnyside Designs

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Co-Owner & Instructor

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  Seasonal work started with mother to teach others about traditional Easter Ukrainian Pysanky egg art: • Instructing students about the history and process of creating Ukrainian Pysanky egg art, while guiding them to make their own art piece. • Adapting traditional symbols and designs to meet the artistic abilities of students.



STUART TANK MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION INC

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Event Coordinator & Board Member

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2021

  Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States • Voluntarily spearheading the coordination of the nonprofit’s annual WWII event to highlight the impact of the Berwick community’s involvement in WWII. • Orchestrating the budgeting, advertising, and arrival of re-enactors on site, to resultantly provide the public with an educational overview of the WWII era’s home front and warfront efforts. • Raised thousands in funds for the restoration of the Stuart tank originally built in and brought back to Berwick.



Berwick Area School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Education Paraeducator

  • Sep 2015 - May 2018

  Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States 4th grade (1 year) & 11th/12th grade (2 years): Instruction to a 4th grade general education classroom; providing differentiated instruction in Science, Science Technology, and Physics for 11th/12th grade; worked with multi-cultural students, specifically those with learning disabilities; planned and implemented small-group instruction to inform and modify materials; assisted in providing services to students with disabilities under IDEA to maintain skills learned during the academic school… Show more 4th grade (1 year) & 11th/12th grade (2 years): Instruction to a 4th grade general education classroom; providing differentiated instruction in Science, Science Technology, and Physics for 11th/12th grade; worked with multi-cultural students, specifically those with learning disabilities; planned and implemented small-group instruction to inform and modify materials; assisted in providing services to students with disabilities under IDEA to maintain skills learned during the academic school year via fine motor skill practice, socialization, and lessons as necessary. Show less



ECKLEY MINERS VILLAGE ASSOCIATES

• United States

• Education & Event Coordinator

  • May 2012 - Aug 2015

  Weatherly, Pennsylvania, United States First started at this PHMC site as an historic interpreter when I was 15; Volunteer of the Year at the site 1 year; Worked as an intern for EMVA 1 year; Worked as Education & Event Coordinator the next year: • Coordinated immersive living history events based on research into the time periods that the village played witness to. • Working alongside site curator to document artifacts, bring articles out of the archives for display at time period-appropriate events • Facilitated tours of… Show more First started at this PHMC site as an historic interpreter when I was 15; Volunteer of the Year at the site 1 year; Worked as an intern for EMVA 1 year; Worked as Education & Event Coordinator the next year: • Coordinated immersive living history events based on research into the time periods that the village played witness to. • Working alongside site curator to document artifacts, bring articles out of the archives for display at time period-appropriate events • Facilitated tours of the village as a docent, adapting tours to audiences (i.e. senior citizen bus tours, elementary fieldtrips, etc.). • Developed academic lesson plans for field trip groups; created a cellphone tour for visitors to explore the village with auditory guidance and created site’s current website. Show less