Jessica Twombly

544 South 1200 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (978) 877 0833, jes.twombly@gmail.com
http://jestwomblyeportfolio.weebly.com/
EDUCATION
B.S., Special Education Mild/Moderate Disabilities K-12
University of Utah
ESL Endorsement
Community Engaged Scholar Designation from the Bennion Center
Undergraduate Research Scholar Designation from the Undergraduate Research Office
Captain of U of U Womens Ultimate Frisbee Team
CERTIFICATION
Special Education Mild/Moderate Disabilities Teaching License K-12, ESL Endorsement
Passed PPST: 5750 Combined
Passed Praxis I: 5343 Special Education Content and Applications
Passed Praxis I: 5543 Special Education Content and Mild/Moderate Applications

May 2015
Salt Lake City, UT

July 2012
February 2015
February 2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
James E. Moss Elementary School, Granite School District
January 2015-May 2015
Student Teacher
Salt Lake City, UT
Teach Kindergarden-3rd grade students with mild/moderate disabilities in reading, writing, mathematics, and social skills
to ethnically and linguistically diverse students at a Title I inner city school.
Teach small groups of students in Tier II and Tier III instruction levels using direct instruction methods to increase their
reading, writing, and math skills.
Teach social skills of self-regulation and emotional identification in Tier III instruction to kindergarteners using The
Zones of Regulation Intervention.
Assess students using DIBLES Next in Oral Reading Fluency, Nonsense Word Fluency, and Phoneme Segmentation
Fluency.
Assess students writing using 3 minute Curriculum-Based Measurement probes and assess math skills using EasyCBM
instructional level probes.
Evaluate students achievement for classification and identification purposes using the Woodcock-Johnson III Test of
Achievement.
Assess students using Core Phonics Survey as a diagnostic phonics screener to inform reading instruction to create
instruction targeting the students individual needs.
Create an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and conducted a collaborative meeting with the IEP team to determine
appropriate and measurable academic and behavioral goals for the student with disabilities.
Glendale Middle School, Salt Lake City School District
August 2014 - December 2014
Student Teacher
Salt Lake City, UT
Teach 6th grade special education class in reading, writing, and mathematics to ethically and linguistically diverse
students with mild/moderate disabilities in a Title I inner city school.
Co-taught writing and reading class to 29 students with and without disabilities using direct instruction teaching
techniques.
Progress monitored students using DIBLES Next Oral Reading Fluency probes, CBM 3 minute writing probes, and math
EasyCBM probes at students instructional level.
Teach whole class, groups of 10, and small groups of 3-5 students using direct instruction teaching strategy to increase
students language skills, writing ability, and math computation abilities.
Observe students in their general education classroom using event recording, interval recording, and duration recording
data collection methods.
Collaborate with general education to support students with disabilities in the general education curriculum.
C Street Child Development Center, Salt Lake City
April 2014 May 2014
Positive Behavior Support Consultant
Salt Lake City, UT
Collaborate with Center Director and Classroom teachers to create positive behavior support system school-wide.
Create age appropriate behavior standards, behavior matrices, and procedures for behavior management to ensure a
common language center-wide.
Create and implement school-wide rules and a Positive Behavior Support training of all staff at the center.
Create a Behavior Management Tool Kit as a resource for classroom teachers.
SKILLS
Teach skiing, swimming, and Ultimate Frisbee, and operate a SMART board