Resume

• 2004

  M.Ed.

  Special Education

  Old Dominion University

• 1999

  B.A.

  Political Science

  Virginia Tech

• Educational Technology

  Special Education

  Literacy

  Data Analysis

  Politics

  Lesson Planning

  Educational Leadership

  Education Policy

  Curriculum Development

  Teaching

  Classroom

  Differentiated Instruction

  K-12

  Public Speaking

  Learning Disabilities

  Staff Development

  Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Curriculum Design

  Pennington

  Jeffrey

  Pennington

  Floyd County Public Schools

  Virginia Education Association

  Portsmouth Public Schools

  Suffolk Public Schools

  Suffolk Public Schools

  Texas A&M International University

  Virginia Education Association

  Floyd

  Virginia

  Floyd County Public Schools

  Suffolk Public Schools

  Mack Benn Jr. Elementary School

  As an elementary school Special Education Teacher in Suffolk Public Schools

  I served as the inclusion teacher for students in Kindergarten through Fifth grade. I identified the academic and behavioral needs of students and worked collaboratively to differentiate instruction in the General Education classroom. My students had a variety of disabilities including Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading and Mathematics

  Emotional Disturbance and Behavior Disorders

  Autism

  and Other Health Impairments.

  Special Education Teacher

  Richmond

  Virginia Area

  VEA is a statewide community of more than 50

  000 teachers and school support professionals working for the betterment of public education in the Commonwealth. First organized in 1863

  VEA has consistently advocated for quality instruction and curriculum

  adequate funding

  and excellent working conditions for Virginia public employees.\n\nThe Vision of the VEA is: \"A great public school for every child in the Commonwealth of Virginia.\"\n\nHere's our Mission:\n\"The mission of the Virginia Education Association is to unite our members and local communities across the Commonwealth in fulfilling the promise of a high quality public education that successfully prepares every single student to realize his or her full potential. We believe this can be accomplished by advocating for students

  education professionals

  and support professionals.\"\n\nhttp://www.veanea.org/

  Vice President

  Virginia Education Association

  Mt. Zion Elementary School

  Special Education Paraprofessional

  Suffolk Public Schools

  Laredo

  Texas

  Courses Taught:\nEDCI 2210: Foundations of Education\nEDCI 3224: Teaching in Diverse Settings\nEDSE 3315: Low Incidence Disabilities\nEDSE 3320: Measurement and Evaluation for Special Education\n\nStudent Success Coordinator: \nAs the Student Success Coordinator for the College of Education

  I am responsible for tracking the performance of candidates as they prepare for their certification exams. I also facilitate the development individualized of plans of study to promote student success based on a candidate’s progress on performance benchmarks in addition to coordinating supporting resources. \n

  Assistant Professional

  Texas A&M International University

  Churchland Primary and Intermediate School

  As an elementary school Special Education Teacher in Portsmouth Public Schools

  I am responsible for the identification of academic and behavioral needs of students with disabilities and the subsequent planning of instructional methods to enhance their performance. I frequently assess and collect data on my students to inform the process of differentiating instruction in collaboration with General Education Teachers. In my current school

  I have managed cases of students in Kindergarten

  Fourth

  Fifth

  and Sixth Grades. My students have had a range of disabilities including Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading and Mathematics

  Emotional Disturbances and Behavior Disorders

  and have been on the high-functioning end of the Autism Spectrum Disorder. I have served students with Attention Deficit/Hyper-Activity Disorder

  Dyslexia

  Dyscalculia

  and Orthopedic Impairments. Most of my students are served in a fully inclusive setting

  though some have had services in a resource room.

  Special Education Teacher

  Portsmouth Public Schools

  Radford

  Virginia

  UniServ Director

  Virginia Education Association