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Support children with maintaining a love of movement and living a life full of vitality. Facilitate the development of emotional wholeness and personal strength in children.

Rising Star Elementary

Building systems and plans to support students that have more intensive service needs. They receive specially designed instruction (SDI) addressing their moderate to intensive academic and functional needs. Instructional content varies, based on each student’s IEP.These students make progress on their IEP goals while spending the majority of their instructional time in general education settings with a full range of supports needed. These students benefit from a variety of specialized instruction, including: -smaller group instruction -intervention, for part of the day I provided services in any setting, based on the student's IEP. This involves substantial collaboration with families, general education teachers, and other service providers.I serve students who qualify in any IDEA disability category.

I work with students to improve their ACT Science scores. The ACT Science subtest is all about strategy. There are six sections total, and in all but one students shouldn't read the passages. I help them identify the type of question and use a step-by-step process to find the answer. The goal is to help them save time and improve their score significantly.

Seattle, Wa

Provide case management for a caseload of students: Ensure students are consistently receiving supports, accommodations, and/or modifications as delineated in the each student’s Individualized Education Plans (IEP) Consult with general education teachers to adjust core curriculum, instruction and assessment to meet the unique learning needs and styles of a caseload of students Collaborate with school staff, related service providers and parents to collect information and monitor the progress of a caseload of students in order to review and adjust educational plans at least annually

Greater Seattle Area

As a Special Education Teacher, it is my responsibility to provide multi-grade, standards-based instruction and academic interventions that afford students the opportunity to thrive academically. I provide a clear, consistent structure for the classroom, ensuring that each student's needs are met within the guidelines of the Individualized Educational Program (IEP) and the Treatment Plan. It is my goal to provide an enriching and successful environment where students' strengths are celebrated and their needs addressed with a variety of targeted interventions.

Contributed to the structure and stability of the classroom by helping students stay on task and focused within the classroom. Utilized behavioral and therapeutic interventions to support the mental health needs of students. Worked with students on skills such as anger management, coping with frustration, and interacting positively with peers.Collaborated as a member of a multidisciplinary team with teachers, therapists, psychologists, and other therapeutic and educational staff.Provided crisis intervention for students, using de-escalation techniques to resolve conflicts; this at times included physical management of clients and implementation of Seneca’s Ahimsa Model Training.

Fremont, California

Oroville, California

Worked with community agencies to develop letters of support to submit to Cal Trans for an Environmental Justice Grant.Researched greening opportunities for the SGC Urban Greening Grant.Developed a brochure to educate the general public regarding safe wood burning practices as an action plan under the Butte County General Plan.

Santa Clara, California

Bachelor'S, Public Administration And Social Science

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Special Education And Teaching