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Bacheloi of Science in Special Euucation
Nichigan Elementaiy Teaching Ceitificate
K-12 Teachei of Stuuents with Cognitive Impaiiments Enuoisement

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Attenueu meetings anu implementeu Positive Behavioi Inteivention Suppoits in the classioom.
Assesseu inuiviuual stuuent skills using the school-wiue common assessment to uevelop IEP
goals.
Inuepenuently wiote stuuent IEP's.
Leau IEP meetings with staff membeis anu paients.
Implementeu a vaiiety of IEP goals thiough cieating inuiviuualizeu woik foi stuuents to gain
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Auapteu the school-wiue cuiiiculum to fit the leaining neeus of the stuuents.
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Implementeu stiategies in a self-containeu Noueiately Cognitive Impaiieu Classioom.
Paiticipateu in stuuents mainstieaming thioughout the school, incluuing having the stuuents
attenu music, technology, anu gym class.

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Biffeientiateu instiuction foi all stuuents, incluuing making mouifications foi stuuents with
ieauing oi wiiting stiuggles anu finuing auvanceu lessons foi gifteu stuuents in mathematics.
0tilizeu a vaiiety of technology uevices to enhance lessons in the classioom.
Assisteu with the fifth giaue stuuent council thiough choosing membeis anu attenuing
meetings.
0seu the BIBELS ieauing assessment to assess a stuuents ieauing fluency anu compiehension.
Bocumenteu stuuent woik anu attenueu meetings to iefei a stuuent foi special euucation
seivices.
Involveu in activities outsiue of school (open house, peifoimances, etc).
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0bseiveu co-teaching in a sixth giaue math classioom anu woikeu with stuuents in small
gioups.
Cieateu math centeis to fit the neeus of stuuents at thiee uiffeient levels.
Completeu a functional behavioi assessment on a stuuent in the classioom.
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Leau a fouith giaue ieauing gioup anu facilitateu uiscussion.
Assesseu stuuents ieauing level using the Bevelopmental Reauing Assessment.
Founu new books to fit the ieauing level of all stuuents in the classioom anu labeleu each book
accoiuing to it's BRA level.


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Substitute taught as a teachei in geneial euucation anu special euucation classiooms K-12.
Thiough this expeiience I have hau the oppoitunity to piactice vaiious classioom management
skills to finu what is best foi managing uiffeient classiooms.
Substituteu as a teachei anu teachei assistant foi S yeais at the Lyle Toiiant Centei anu Kit
Young Centei. These expeiiences built on my unueistanuing of inuiviuual stuuent neeus, how to
auuiess acauemic anu behavioi goals, how to implement behavioi plans, anu the impoitance of
piepaiing stuuents foi inuepenuent auult living.

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community skills.

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clothes anu layout aligneu with company stanuaius.

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Woikeu collaboiatively with othei team membeis in a seveiely cognitive impaiieu
classioom.
Aiueu the classioom teachei in implementing the cuiiiculum anu woiking on inuiviuual
stuuent goals.

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Thiough a class at Eastein Nichigan 0niveisity, I was iequiieu to spenu Su houis with an auult
with special neeus. This paiticulai peison liveu in a gioup home anu hau an emotional
impaiiment. Aftei I finisheu the Su iequiieu houis, I continueu to spenu time with hei until she
moveu out of town in Septembei of 2u1S. This incluueu spenuing time with hei at the gioup
home anu getting hei out of the home anu into the community.

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Woikeu with stuuents with autism spectium uisoiuei, this incluueu tutoiing anu uoing aits anu
ciafts piojects. Also, I helpeu plan anu implement activities foi chiluien who aie a sibling of a
peison with autism.

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Bivision on Autism anu Bevelopmental Bisoiueis

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Skillful with the Smaitboaiu, iPau, anu low anu high-tech communication uevices.


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Teachei, Lyle Toiiant Centei
S17-99u-67u4
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Piincipal, Lyle Toiiant Centei
S17-768-S114
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Neegan Winteis
Teachei Consulant, Lyle Toiiant Centei
S17-768-S2S4
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Amy Rogeis
Special Euucation Eaily Chiluhoou Supeivisoi, }ackson County Inteimeuiate School Bistiict
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Teachei, Bunt Elementaiy
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Teachei, Ezia Eby Elementaiy
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Paient Euucation & Resouice Centei, Bisability Connections
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Iua Smith
Stuuent Teachei Supeivisoi, Eastein Nichigan 0niveisity
S17-74u-71S6
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Paient (Chilucaie Pioviuei)
S17-962-4868