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Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

High School Of World Cultures

Curriculum: Create and modify differentiated curriculum and materials in all subject areas, develop integrated cross-curricular lessons, use a variety of media to present lessons.Assessment: Create and modify differentiated assessment materials, developed systems to track student skills and IEP goals, use data to drive instruction.

New York, NY

Assist and coach teachers in implementing strategies to improve the performance of their students with autism-academically, behaviorally, and socially. Design and present professional development workshops to teachers and paraprofessionals working with students with autism. Curriculum support and development.

Bronx, NY

M.S. 363XInitial Certification; General Education/Students with Disabilities grades 1-9Leadership: Developed and presented workshops on school-wide behavior systems, co-teaching, ASD Nest Program and students with autism for MS363 staff, collaborate to try new strategies and methods in lab classroom, facilitate ASD Nest team meetings, member of UFT.

Bronx, NY

M.S. 363XInitial Certification; General Education/Students with Disabilities grades 1-9Curriculum: Create and modify differentiated curriculum and materials in all subject areas, develop integrated cross-curricular lessons, use a variety of media to present lessons, develop project-based creative arts activities for MS363 After School Program. Behavior.

Bronx, NY

P.S. 176X at I.S. 181Transitional B Certification; General Education/Students with Disabilities grades 1-9Curriculum: Create and modify curriculum and visual and tactile materials in all subject areas, develop integrated cross-curricular lessons, use a variety of media to present lessons, EQUALS math program team leader. Behavior: Trained in Therapeutic.

Brooklyn, NY

Also known as the New York City Teaching Fellows Review applicant materials, conduct phone interviews, transcribe applicant answers, and evaluate applicants based on rubric and program criteria.

Brooklyn, NY

Also known as the New York City Teaching Fellows Planned and presented sessions on effective teaching strategies, modeled strategies, provided anecdotes, and shared educational resources, communicated programmatic information to fellows, and evaluated fellows based on rubrics and program criteria.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Long-term Kindergarten position; regularly assigned to 2nd-5th grade pull-out, 2nd and 4th grade inclusion, 9th-12th grade self contained, and K-3 general education. Created school-wide data tracking spreadsheets. Wrote a grant for Kindergarten classroom resources.Also worked as a Substitute Teacher in January 2007 to May 2007

Ramtha, Jordan

Developed curriculum and materials, taught small student groups; designed, organized, and implemented two regional workshops to train 100 educators and parents from 12 Special Education centers assessed. Monitored and evaluated sustainability of projects; completed grant writing training; integrated in community; trained 13 new Special Education and Youth.

East Lansing, Michigan

Constructed lessons based on student needs; worked on vocabulary, writing and conversational skills with international students

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Worked with children below grade level in reading, visual and auditory discrimination, phonemic awareness, numbers, and number concepts, assessing, evaluating, and recording improvements/skills learned.

Ma Educational Leadership, Adminstration And Supervision

Activities and Societies: SBL & SDL certification

Master Of Science (Ms), Students With Disabilities

Graduated with Honors Fullbright English Teaching Assistantship Finalist

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Dean’s List (2005-2006), Phi Beta Delta honor society (2006) Trustee’s Transfer Student Scholarship (2004-2006).

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), General Studies

Activities and Societies: Dean’s List (2001-2004), Delta Pi Alpha (2004) and Phi Theta Kappa (2002) honor societies GRCC Distinguished.

Education record

Studied in Ankara, Turkey, TED Ankara High School

Education record

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Nest Program Classes Continuing education in behavior and curriculum