Taught in first and second grade inclusion rooms to service students with Specific Learning Disabilities.Developed and implemented appropriate learning activities to help students progress toward their annual IEP goals.

Served as “on call” substitute teacher, accepting teaching assignments delivered on the morning of class. Carried out lesson plans across all subjects for kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. Worked with teachers to create and execute lesson plans using appropriate core curriculum content standards. Instituted positive classroom management strategies that effectively handled challenging behavior.

Assumed all teaching responsibilities under the leadership of classroom teacher. Helped design and facilitate weekly lesson plans and activities in all subject areas for a Kindergarten class of 18 students, including hands-on, and multi-modal activities. Accommodated instruction to meet the individualized IEP goals of special needs students and ESL students.

Worked within a teaching team that supported three-, four-, and five- year old students in a preschool classroom. Designed, implemented, engaged, and assessed age- appropriate, hands-on experiences.