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Teach basic skills to 7th and 8th grade students with special needs. Case manage students on IEP’s. Write IEP’s and evaluations. Coordinate with classroom teachers and communicate individual needs of special education students. Monitor accommodations and program modifications needed for these students.

Taught graduate level course entitled “Teaching Exceptional Children” to students in Environmental Education Teacher Certification program.

Served as Principal for Early Childhood through Grade 5 program of 200-250 students. • Expanded programming for high-end learners by implementing Renzulli’s Schoolwide Enrichment Model. Facilitated joint sponsorship of international conference at EAB in November 2004 on gifted and talented education, including Dr. Joseph Renzulli as keynote speaker.• Developed and implemented character development program enhancing focus on values education.• Incorporated Jane Goodall’s “Roots & Shoots” program as bridge between enrichment and character education initiatives.• Facilitated adoption of balanced literacy program and development of new literacy center.• Initiated school book drive for donation to local children’s organization.• Supported implementation of first EAB Family Day to promote building community.• Chaired Child Study Team. Developed CST handbook of procedures and referral documents.• Wrote new Lower School and Early Childhood handbooks to reflect current philosophies, programming and procedures. • Led faculty in revisions of grade-level curriculum guides and report cards to accurately reflect newly written standards and benchmarks and curricular materials.Coordinated academic, special needs, counseling and ESL services. Chaired Child Study Team. Taught special needs students in grades 1-6. Implemented IEP’s, provided quarterly reports, and consulted with classroom teachers on effective teaching strategies to meet the needs of each child. Coordinated with teachers within an inclusion model to insure that each student’s instructional program was optimized. Provided individual educational assessments as needed for admissions, placement and instructional decisions. Served on admissions and curriculum committees.

Developed and supervised academic and special education programs for boys with behavioral and emotional disabilities, grades 4-12. Coordinated with case managers in writing IEP’s, implementing IEP goals, assessing progress and recommending appropriate placement. Hired and supervised teaching staff, developed curriculum for special needs students, coordinated state assessments, coordinated professional development and managed academic budget.

Developed school for expatriot community in rural Pakistan. Taught children grades pre-K through 3 in multi-age classroom setting. Coordinated grades and assessment. Taught art to grades pre-K through 6.

Taught math, communications, English and computer skills to employees of selected local companies. Coordinated class offerings and enrollment with company representatives and developed appropriate curriculum.

Developed, designed and implemented day school for English and Arabic speaking learning disabled students aged 8-12 years. Trained and supervised American and Arabic staff. Administered and interpreted educational diagnostic and admissions tests. Taught creative arts and language arts classes. Developed and provided full training programs, seminars and workshops on learning disabilities and classroom methodologies and management. Served as liaison to international schools and communities in Kuwait.

Taught composition, grammar and English conversation classes. Participated in implementation of ESL program designed to prepare Japanese students for the TOEFL.

Trained, supervised and evaluated faculty in math and language curricula and in the special instructional needs of dyslexic students. Scheduled and observed classes and tutorials. Designed and evaluated diagnostic testing and curricula. Planned and monitored individualized educational program. Responsible for students’ overall academic programs. Counseled students in understanding their individual learning disabilities and in college and career choices. Developed and taught art history survey course and art history portion of college humanities courses. Taught basic math, algebra, geometry and study skills. Tutored students in reading, writing and study skills. Developed college darkroom and photography club. Organized and advised campus woman’s group. Served as member of college Board of Selectpersons. Developed and implemented college film series. Organized off-campus horseback riding program.