Professional Summary
Flexible and caring teacher that strives to create an engaging and growth mindset learning-environment while encouraging students to be respectful, to be responsible, and to be safe. Enriching discussion during lessons and inquiry-orientated activities allows students to become intrinsically motivated and pushes them to pursue higher education. Understanding that students learn differently, it is important to support individual learners with special education needs through differentiated instruction. Technology is essential in differentiated instruction, and therfore ought to be infused within a classroom to address all students’ needs.
Education
Master of Special Education Anticipated March 2018
Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelors of Elementary Education May 2009
The University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Certification
Class 2-Standard Teaching 7/1/14 - 6/30/19
SEID: 83750
Endorsements: Elementary K-8, Reading K-12
Class 5- Alternative License 9/6/16 - 6/30/19
SEID: 83750
Special Education PK-12
Teaching Experience
Shodair Children's Hospital; Helena, MT 9/1/16 - Present
Residential Unit Teacher, 8th-12th grade
- Coordinate and facilitated an individualized accredited school plan in a safe and secure environment for students/patients
- Contact home schools and parents bi-weekly to update on student progress
- Increase attendance rates by 65% by creating a calm theraputic classroom that meets students/patients where they are at
- Build a supportive trusting relationship with students/patients by sharing joys and concerns each school day
- Create a goal focused classroom and graduated the highest number of students
- Manage Individual Education Plans for students/patients
Shodair Children's Hospital; Helena, MT 5/1/16 - 7/30/16
Long Term Guest Teacher, 8th-12th grade
- Took over a classroom and kept the routines consitstent in the teacher's absence
- Kept record of the attendace and grades
- Coordinated and facilitated an individualized accredited school plan in a safe and secure environment for patients.
- Contacted schools and parents bi-weekly.
- Built a supportive trusting relationship with students/patients by sharing joys and concerns each school day
- Worked with a medical team to manage a treatment plan for student/patient during their stay.
Shodair Children's Hospital; Helena, MT 6/1/15 - 9/30/17
Long Term Guest Teacher, 5th-8th grade
- Took over a classroom and kept the routines consitstent in the teacher's absence
- Kept record of the attendace and grades
- Coordinated and facilitated an individualized accredited school plan in a safe and secure environment for patients
- Contacted schools and parents bi-weekly
- Built a supportive trusting relationship with students/patients by sharing joys and concerns each school day
- Worked with a medical team to manage a treatment plan for student/patient during their stay
Montana City School; Montana City, MT 8/24/113 - 6/8/14
Paraprofessional, Middle School
- Worked intensively with special needs students one-on-one introducing new concepts
- Worked with remedial students to master concepts through reteaching
- Monitored students on the playground and at crosswalks
- Covered teacher's classrooms when a substitute was not available
- Safely, accurately and efficiently follow verbal and written instructions
Other Experience
Ballweber Orthodontics; Helena, MT 7/8/14 - 8/31/16
Orthodontic Technician
- Worked under the direction of a doctor to advance treatment in order to increase patient flow
- Used medical instruments to work in patients mouth, removing/applying appliances, wires, and bands/brackets
- Took impressions of patients mouths for prescribes appliances
- Cared for patients in a caring mannar
Merry Maids; Bozeman, MT 4/1/11 - 8/1/13
Business Manager
- Performed office duties and customer service aspect of business
- Dealt with clients to insure an individualized cleaning service in their homes
- Managed employees including hiring/firing, training, and day-to-day management
- Maintained equiment and cleaning solutions