Lisa Willard

Special Education Teacher - CCI at KANELAND CUSD 302 SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Location
DeKalb, Illinois, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • Education: Professional Educator Certificate
    Illinois State Board of Education
  • Substitute Teacher
    -

Experience

    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Special Education Teacher - CCI
      • Jun 2023 - Present

      I teach intermediate Cross Categorical Instruction. I lead facilitated IEPs and case manage students. I teach intermediate Cross Categorical Instruction. I lead facilitated IEPs and case manage students.

    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Special Education Teacher
      • May 2018 - Jun 2023

      I am a Special Education teacher and case manager for K-5 at Founders Elementary School. I am a Special Education teacher and case manager for K-5 at Founders Elementary School.

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sales Associate
      • Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sales & Support Generalist
      • Nov 2016 - Aug 2018

      Part time sales support. My responsibilities included selling on the floor (both PINK and VS Lingerie), fitting room coverage, operating the cash register, shipment processing, completing floor sets, and modeling best practices for new employees. Part time sales support. My responsibilities included selling on the floor (both PINK and VS Lingerie), fitting room coverage, operating the cash register, shipment processing, completing floor sets, and modeling best practices for new employees.

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Teacher
      • Mar 2018 - May 2018

      I completed the last 8 weeks of student teaching in a public elementary resource classroom with students grades K-3. I completed the last 8 weeks of student teaching in a public elementary resource classroom with students grades K-3.

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Student Teacher
      • Jan 2018 - May 2018

      I spent the first 8 weeks of student teaching in a therapeutic day school setting with students grades 9-12 grade.

    • Teacher Assistant
      • Aug 2015 - Jan 2018

      Taught small groups within the classroom, collected and recorded student data, provided academic assistance for students so they could meet IEP goals, exercised therapeutic crisis intervention strategies to support students, assisted students without assigned staff, and substituted in the absence of classroom teacher.

    • Special Education Paraprofessional
      • Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

      Worked one-on-one with a student with special needs, provided academic assistance to ensure students would meet their IEP goals, used therapeutic crisis intervention strategies to support students in crisis, assisted classroom instructor when needed.

    • Category Supervisor for PINK
      • Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

      Supervising selling associates during their shifts, controlled headset communication during designated periods, provided selling associates with hourly sales goals, connected customers to selling associates on the floor, maintained store cleanliness, opened and closed store, offered selling tips to associates, created a personalized customer experience for each individual guest. Supervising selling associates during their shifts, controlled headset communication during designated periods, provided selling associates with hourly sales goals, connected customers to selling associates on the floor, maintained store cleanliness, opened and closed store, offered selling tips to associates, created a personalized customer experience for each individual guest.

    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Store Manager
      • Oct 2009 - Sep 2014

      Opening and closing store, scheduling, ensuring positive customer experience, coaching and development of sales associates, maintaining store cleanliness and promoting positive work environment. Opening and closing store, scheduling, ensuring positive customer experience, coaching and development of sales associates, maintaining store cleanliness and promoting positive work environment.

Education

  • Northern Illinois University
    Master of Science (M.S.), Special Education and Teaching
    2015 - 2018
  • Northern Illinois University
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Language and Literature, General
    2009 - 2013
  • Northern Illinois University
    Endorsement, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
    2022 -

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