Experience

Bloomington Public Schools District 87

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

• LBS-1

  • 2022 - Present



The Baby Fold

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Therapeutic Teacher

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  My job description includes, but doesn't limited to: working with students with emotional disabilities between the ages 14-21 years of age in high school who have severe emotional/mental behavioral issues ( such as schizophrenia, paranoid, bi-polar, etc.) that cannot resolve in an inclusive setting as a least restrictive environment. I will identify existing educational issues and address them by monitoring their IEP goals. Also, I will identify gaps/obstacles in delivering educational services to enhance the students' capabilities in the classroom setting. I will assist the student to be empathetic towards one another and to understand that you must move forward by using Love and Logic and Conscious Discipline techniques in the classroom setting. Show less



McKendree University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2019



THE WILLIAM M. BEDELL ACHIEVEMENT & RESOURCE CENTER

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Case Manager Teacher

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  Responsible for the development, implementation and supervision of educational/treatment programs. Responsible for the development, implementation and supervision of educational/treatment programs.



East St. Louis School District

• East St. Louis, Illinois

• Special Education Teacher

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  My job description includes, but doesn't limited to; working with students between the ages of kindergarten through high school who have severe emotional/mental behavioral issues ( such as schizophrenia, paranoid, bi-polar, etc.) that cannot resolve in an inclusive setting as a least restrictive environment. I will identify existing educational issues and address them by monitoring their IEP goals. Also, I will identify gaps/obstacles in delivering educational services to enhance the students' capabilities in the classroom setting. I will assist the student to be empathetic towards one another and to understand that you must move forward. Show less



Catholic Childrens Home

• United States
• Law Enforcement

• Behavioral English Teacher

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  My job descriptions includes, but doesn't limited to: working with students who fail to meet the conditions of their rehabilitation plan or who pose continuing danger to school safety as determined by their local school districts, identify existing educational issues that causes students not to learn literature and basic grammar skills, identify gaps/obstacles in delivering educational services to expelled students and how these gaps/obstacles are addressed, work with students to change their outlook on life, family and themselves, and show the students how to appreciate the services that will provide each student (if they desire it) a certificate of completion/high school diploma. Show less



Gateway Science Academy-South

• Greater St. Louis Area

• Special Education Coordinator/Learning Specialist

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2013

  As a Special Education Coordinator/Learning Specialist, I Special Education Coordinators facilitate the Special Education process at the building level. This position provides a monetary supplement and requires year round duties, to include summer months when deemed necessary. In general, communication to and from Central Office will be routed through the building level Special Education Coordinator. Coordinators are required to attend monthly meetings at Central Office in order to better facilitate this communication. Special Education Coordinators are expected to comply with all policies and philosophies of Charter/Public Schools. I also teach either individuals or small groups of pupils within or outside the class, preparing lessons and resources, marking and assessing work, developing and adapting conventional teaching methods to meet the individual needs of pupils,using special equipment and facilities, such as audiovisual materials and computers to stimulate interest in learning, using specialist skills, such as teaching Braille to pupils with visual impairments or sign language and lip reading to students who have hearing impairments, collaborating with the classroom teacher to define appropriate activities for the pupils in relation to the curriculum, assessing children who have long or short-term learning difficulties and working with colleagues to identify individual pupils' special needs, liaising with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists, liaising closely with parents and guardians, organizing learning outside the classroom in activities such as community visits, school outings or sporting events, assisting in severely disabled pupils' personal care/medical needs, administration, including updating and maintaining records on pupils' progress, attending statutory annual reviews or other related meetings, receiving in-service training, and behavior management. . Show less



Southwestern Illinois College

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Jan 2008 - May 2010

  As an Adjunct Instructor, I draw knowledge from my life and professional experiences. Students reap the most benefit from this real world expertise, but the educational community also gains recognition and respect from their association with the college or university. My expertise enables the institution to offer not only the required courses but additional courses that would not ordinarily be scheduled. In doing so, I bring an increased level of productivity and flexibility to degree programs. As an Adjunct Instructor, I draw knowledge from my life and professional experiences. Students reap the most benefit from this real world expertise, but the educational community also gains recognition and respect from their association with the college or university. My expertise enables the institution to offer not only the required courses but additional courses that would not ordinarily be scheduled. In doing so, I bring an increased level of productivity and flexibility to degree programs.