Experience

The Watson Institute

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • Jul 2015 - Present



South Fayette School District

• McDonald, PA

• Classroom Paraprofessional Intermediate and High School

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2015



Allegheny Intermediate Unit

• Pre-K Counts TA

  • Oct 2012 - Oct 2013



Lakewood City Schools

• Lakewood Ohio

• Intervention Specialist Substitute Teacher

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  Planning and leading group activities. Working individually with students on IEP goals. Collaborating with other Intervention Specialists on daily activities. Communicating with parents about school activities and student's progress. Participating in IEP, ESY, and various other meetings. Planning and leading group activities. Working individually with students on IEP goals. Collaborating with other Intervention Specialists on daily activities. Communicating with parents about school activities and student's progress. Participating in IEP, ESY, and various other meetings.



Camp Cheerful

• Strongsville Ohio

• Camp Counselor

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Worked as a counselor to supervise and participate in activities with campers with special needs. Was responsible for 4-6 campers at a time. Worked with campers 1 on 1 for those that needed individual support. Worked as a counselor to supervise and participate in activities with campers with special needs. Was responsible for 4-6 campers at a time. Worked with campers 1 on 1 for those that needed individual support.



Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intervention Specialist

  • 2008 - 2010

  Worked with the county to expand Brentwood Elementary's first ID: Severe classroom to meet the needs and the requirements of the students. Created unit lesson plans around a common theme based on the North Carolina Extended Content Standards, Adapted weekly lessons targeted towards each student's specific needs so he/she could achieve their goals. Worked individually and in small groups with students on specific IEP goals. Communicated with parents about school activities and student progress. Served on school and county committees; Feeding Safety Committee- helped to improve feeding safety for children with special needs, Reading Rocks Committee- involved in creating fundraisers to raise money for bettering the quality of books in our school. Show less