Candace Grant

Experience

• 

  Halcyon School

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1987

  Special Education Paraprofessional

  Worked in a day treatment program working with students who had emotional disabilities. Because none of the teachers knew math, I became the math teacher and learned I could teach math and algebra to students with disabilities.

• 

  Boulder Valley School District

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

  Substitute Teacher

  Substituted in a wide range of classrooms from kindergarten to 12th grade.

• 

  Attention Homes, Inc

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Special Education Teacher

  Taught at a group home for students who were homeless or who had recently been released from residential treatment. I created a curriculum based on famous people whose earlier lives were similar to those of my students to show them that they could overcome tough times and succeed.

• 

  Boulder Valley School District

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Substitute Teacher

  Substituted in a wide variety of classrooms from kindergarten to 12th grade.

• 

  Elizabeth High School

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Teacher

  Taught computer classes and humanities. In 2002, as a long term sub at an alternative high school, acted as ACE coordinator, contacting employers for verification of students' hours for work/high school credits.

• 

  Jefferson Hills - Aurora

  May 2004 - Jan 2005

  Special Educator

  Taught math and computer in a residential treatment center. Assigned one student pre-calculus as a treatment plan. Saw him successfully exit residential treatment two months later.

• 

  Aurora Public Schools

  Jan 2005 - Jun 2007

  Special Educator

  Taught Affective Needs students English and Science in self-contained classroom. Co-taught 9th and 10th grade math students in inclusion classrooms. Honored for having taught the highest number of students who showed substantial growth in math on CSAPs. Saw math students gain two years' growth in math using Measures of Academic Progress (MAP).

• 

  Denver Public Schools

  Aug 2007 - Jul 2014

  Florence Crittenton High School is a school for pregnant and parenting girls. As the educational arm of Florence Crittenton Services, we have an onsite Early Learning Center for our teen moms' children.Co-taught general education Adv. Algebra and taught special education classes: Intervention Math; High School Reading; and Algebraic Thinking. Taught English Language Learners. Took courses in ELL. Created a two-year stretch differentiated algebra scope-and-sequence/framework for the district for students with disabilities. Department chair; school data team member. Show less Taught moderately- and intellectually-disabled special education students in algebra and pre-algebra classes. Co-taught inclusion algebra and advanced algebra classes that included students with moderate learning disabilities. Highly qualified in Math. Department co-chair from 8/2009-5/2012. Member of school's data/leadership committee from 8/2009-5/2012. Chair, MTSS Team, 8/2012 to 5/2013. As chair, I designed a flowchart to help determine interventions for math, reading, and writing concerns.Recognized as a teacher who "Exceeds Expectations" when modified algebra students in 2010-2011 showed median growth at the 59th percentile in math skills as determined by CSAP results. Modified algebra students in 2011-2012 attained a median growth at the 66th percentile.Services for Students with Disabilities Coordinator for TCAP, ACT, and AP.Sponsor of TJ's 4H horse project club -- first horse club in Denver Public Schools. Show less

  • Special Educator

    Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Special Educator

    Aug 2007 - Jul 2013
• 

  Douglas County School District

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2018

  Special Educator

  Case manager for students with disabilities. Co-taught algebra, geometry and English classes. Taught math and pre-algebra strategies to students with with a wide range of disabilities.Awarded grant from Jared Polis Foundation for a classroom set of graphing calculators.Selected to participate in the Colorado Department of Education's program, All Students All Strategies, to create math lessons for teachers.

• 

  Temple Grandin School

  Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  Math Educator

  Taught pre-algebra to pre-calculus and beyond to students with Autism. Researched and implemented highly effective math curriculum. Reduced math anxiety. One parent wrote how I helped her son learn to love math and how his confidence improved. Another parent thanked me for helping her student overcome math anxiety. Encouraged students to use their curiosity and explore complicated math problems. Collaborated with school psychologist to create student research projects focused on careers. Staff point person for taking students to Rocky Mountain Riding Therapy where they participated in Equine Assisted Learning. Yearbook sponsor. Broke through red tape to get approval from county for school to adopt a road. Show less

• 

  Proximity Learning, Inc.

  Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

  Online Math/Special Educator

  Taught algebra to students in Maryland and West Virginia virtually. Created professional development session related to mindsets which was adopted by company to share with on-boarding teachers. Student shared she had never known such a charismatic math teacher before.

• 

  Colorado Preparatory Academy

  Dec 2020 - May 2024

  Virtual Special Educator

  Co-taught 8th grade English and math classes. Taught resource classes to further understandings of reading, writing, and math skills and study skills classes to increase engagement and success in the students' general education content classes. Co-taught social emotional skills classes with school psychologist. Used research-based content that used games in resource classes to close achievement gaps successfully. Used reflection in study skills classes to help students understand their strengths and struggles in order to increase engagement in general education classes as well as prepare them for understanding that in high school, passing grades helped them earn high school graduation credits.Recordings of co-teaching Math and English classes shared with the western region of Stride as an exemplar of effective co-teaching. Selected to present session at a national educational conference on how student reflections increased engagement, including data that demonstrated the success of students.Presented session at another national educational conference on effective and easy co-teaching strategies which was highly rated by participants. Managed a caseload of 35 8th graders. Held timely annual, evaluation, and re-evaluation reviews. Wrote effective Prior Written Notices. Noted for ability to connect with students.Rated a highly effective teacher. Show less

• 

  St. Vrain Valley Schools

  Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

  Afterschool Academic Achievement Interventionist/Math

  I support middle school students who are struggling with math.