Enthusiastic, creative, resourceful Special Education, Behavior Class, and General Education Teacher with the ability to establish cooperative, professional relationships within a diverse educational community. Experienced in creating, implementing, evaluating, and differentiating curricula. Skilled at utilizing appropriate teaching techniques according to the needs of students; accommodating various learning styles as necessary; developing and implementing lesson plans; establishing positive academic, social, and emotional development of students; collaborating with families and school district community for the well-being and success of students. Corporate background includes roles as a computer programmer (with IBM and Nortel Networks), training specialist (teaching technical and train-the-trainer courses, course needs assessment, collaboration with Subject Matter Experts, course design and updates), and manager of training department (with 3 remote and 12 local team members).