Experience

East Hartford School District

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

• Special Education Teacher

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Hartford Public Schools

• United States
• Education Management
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2021



farmington public schools

• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Intern

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

• Special Education Paraprofessional

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2018

• Substitute Teacher

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013



Kelly Educational Svc

• CT

• Substitute Teacher

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013



TRANSLATIONS AND MORE

• WOLCOTT, CT

• Office Manager, Interpreter/Translator and ESL Tutor

  • Jul 2001 - Feb 2004

  Office management duties, Interpreter for DCF and other State Institutions, translating in English, Italian, Albanian, and French. Tutor of ESL classes held at the business facilities. Office management duties, Interpreter for DCF and other State Institutions, translating in English, Italian, Albanian, and French. Tutor of ESL classes held at the business facilities.



CITY OF WATERBURY

• WATERBURY, CT

• Substitute Teacher

  • Dec 2001 - Jan 2004

  Used Differentiated Instruction Strategies to help all students achieve their educational goals. Worked for two semesters with Exceptional Learners. During this time I used three Tiered instructional strategies and Applied Behavioral Analysis strategies to maximize their potential and really help them excel in reaching their academic and behavioral goals. Wrote plans, graded students, held parent teacher conferences and attended weekly enrichment seminars. Used Differentiated Instruction Strategies to help all students achieve their educational goals. Worked for two semesters with Exceptional Learners. During this time I used three Tiered instructional strategies and Applied Behavioral Analysis strategies to maximize their potential and really help them excel in reaching their academic and behavioral goals. Wrote plans, graded students, held parent teacher conferences and attended weekly enrichment seminars.



S.E. TRANSLATIONS SERVICES

• London, United Kingdom

• Translator / Interpreter

  • Oct 2000 - May 2001

  Offered interpreting and translating services to Albanian speaking Kosovo refugees in the UK during the Kosovo Conflict. Assisted them in their legal battles (interpret in court and during their consulting sessions with their attorneys) to win/maintain asylum status. Helped new arrivals with their transition to the UK society and offered support in helping them navigate the system and settle in their new life. Assisted them in finding/contacting their relatives already in the UK Offered interpreting and translating services to Albanian speaking Kosovo refugees in the UK during the Kosovo Conflict. Assisted them in their legal battles (interpret in court and during their consulting sessions with their attorneys) to win/maintain asylum status. Helped new arrivals with their transition to the UK society and offered support in helping them navigate the system and settle in their new life. Assisted them in finding/contacting their relatives already in the UK



World Bank, Albanian Branch

• Tirana, Albania

• Field Worker / Interviewer

  • Jan 2000 - Aug 2000

  Completed random surveys with high-school students, high-school teachers, and conducted interviews with public and private school officials in different regions of Albania. After data was collected, wrote conclusive reports about the state and performance of the educational system in Albania. Completed random surveys with high-school students, high-school teachers, and conducted interviews with public and private school officials in different regions of Albania. After data was collected, wrote conclusive reports about the state and performance of the educational system in Albania.



University of Tirana

• Tirana, Albania

• Adjunct Instructor Lecturer

  • Oct 1999 - May 2000

  Teaching Introductory Sociology classes. Offered a variety of literary resources, domestic and international to help the students understand the concepts introduced in class in the context of different world cultures. Working individually with students to help them achieve greater understanding of the concepts taught in class. Graded exams and papers. Teaching Introductory Sociology classes. Offered a variety of literary resources, domestic and international to help the students understand the concepts introduced in class in the context of different world cultures. Working individually with students to help them achieve greater understanding of the concepts taught in class. Graded exams and papers.



ADRA

• Tirana, Albania

• Office Manager

  • Sep 1999 - May 2000

  Coordinator of Community Development and Humanitarian Programs in different regions of Albania. Writing surveys with close-ended questions and organizing focus groups with communities to gather data prior to project proposal writing. Writing reports and project proposals to help with fund raising and expansion of community reach projects. Catalog and gather data on distribution of humanitarian aid in the region. Coordinator of Community Development and Humanitarian Programs in different regions of Albania. Writing surveys with close-ended questions and organizing focus groups with communities to gather data prior to project proposal writing. Writing reports and project proposals to help with fund raising and expansion of community reach projects. Catalog and gather data on distribution of humanitarian aid in the region.



OSCE

• Tirana, Albania

• Interpreter / Translator

  • Nov 1998 - Nov 1998

  Interpreter for OSCE (European Organization for Security and Co-operation) observers during the National Referendum held on the form of government in Albania. Interpreter for OSCE (European Organization for Security and Co-operation) observers during the National Referendum held on the form of government in Albania.



United Hospice

• Valdosta, Georgia, USA

• Volunteer

  • Oct 1997 - Jun 1998

  Worked with terminally ill people in the Lakeview Health Clinic in Valdosta GA. Kept them company, read their favorite books or newspapers, and helped them with simple daily activities. Worked with terminally ill people in the Lakeview Health Clinic in Valdosta GA. Kept them company, read their favorite books or newspapers, and helped them with simple daily activities.