Director of Teaching and Learning

• Jul 2022 - Present

Special Education Teacher

• Jun 2016 - Jul 2022

Special Education Teacher

• Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

Collaborative Special Education Teacher, Grades 7-8 •Develop Individualized Education Plans for caseload with special needs, empowering them to learn and achieve educationally and socially within a mainstream classroom environment. •Strategize with English and science general education teachers to differentiate programs in order to meet the needs of all students, and modify assignments, assessments, and curriculum for students with special needs based on Individualized Education Plans and grade level standards. •Additional school involvement: FCA Sponsor, Chess Sponsor, Emergency Response Committee, and Student Recognition Committee. Show less

Learning Support Teacher

• Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

Learning Support and Collaborative Teacher, Grades 6-8 •Designed and delivered individualized instruction for students with working memory and executive functioning skill deficits to support achievement against grade level expectations. •Provided in-class (“push in”) support to math and English classrooms to help teachers accommodate and modify instruction for students in special education. •Co-authored Collaborative In-Class Support Guide for the Middle School to help teachers understand and develop collaborative teaching strategies and methodologies, which was distributed to all middle and high school faculty. •Additional school involvement: Softball Coach, Cross Country Coach, and Backstage Director for Musicals. Show less

Mild Intellectual Disabilities Teacher

• Aug 2010 - Dec 2011

Life Skills Teacher in Intellectual Disabilities Program and Collaborative Teacher, Grades 9-12 •Managed Individualized Education Plan caseload in Life Skills Program to develop customized programs and transitional support for eventual graduation from high school. •Ensured the efficacy of the Life Skills Program through strategic collaborations with parents, teaching assistants, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, school counselors, transition coordinators, and other service providers. •Additional school involvement: Senior Class Co-Sponsor. Show less

Mild Intellectual Disabilities Teacher

• Aug 2008 - May 2010

Life Skills Teacher in Intellectual Disabilities Program, Grades 9-12 •Assessed students with intellectual disabilities using the Woodcock Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities to inform the development of Individualized Education Plans. •Created customized lessons for 20 students based on Individualized Education Plans, formal and informal assessment results, and Virginia Standards of Learning. •Additional school involvement: Junior Class Co-Sponsor, Prom Coordinator, and Junior Varsity Field Hockey Coach. Show less