Experience

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  Island trees public schools

  Sept 1993 - Jun 1996

  Kindergarten teacher

  • Developed and implemented units and lessons with a focus on whole language, interdisciplinary themes, learning centers, cooperative learning, and individual needs• Utilized Harcourt Brace’s The Treasure Tree, Math Their Way, and New York State Elementary Science Program by BOCES

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  Lawrence public schools

  Feb 1998 - Apr 2002

  Special education teacher

  • Provided inclusive, collaborative, consultant, resource, and self-contained services to students with various disabilities• Created and taught whole group and small group lessons based on grade level curriculum and the students’ individualized education plans using differentiated instruction and direct instruction• Team-taught with general education teachers, reading and math specialists, and physical, occupational, and speech and language therapists Show less

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  Nassau community college

  Sept 2007 - now

  Psychology Department Courses• Foundations of Education• Psychology of the Exceptional Child • Human Development Across the Lifespan• Introduction to Developmental Disabilies • Reviewed individualized education plans for students with disabilities enrolled in the Basic Education Program to determine appropriate testing accommodations• Tutored students with disabilities enrolled in the Basic Education Program

  • Adjunct Professor

    Sept 2000 - now

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2007 - Oct 2014
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  North bellmore union free school district

  Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

  Reading specialist

  • Worked collaboratively with self-contained special education teachers to provide guided reading instruction to third through sixth grade students• Provided guided reading instruction to sixth grade students from the general education setting• Administered Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System• Incorporated close reading, paired books, graphic organizers, vocabulary activities, and word structure analysis to enhance and improve reading strategies.

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  North bellmore union free school district

  Sept 2016 - Jun 2018

  Resource room teacher

  • Provided resource room services to elementary school students • Collaborated with general education teachers to accommodate and modify the curriculum• Participated in the Committee on Special Education • Completed initial, annual, and re-evaluations of students• Created annual goals • Utilized Frontline IEP (formerly IEP Direct)

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  West hempstead union free school district

  Sept 2018 - now

  Special education teacher