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Experience

Special education teacher, Drexel Hill Middle School: Drexel Hill, PA — 2003-present
Taught Learning Support Class in all content areas. Student Council Advisor, 2004-present.  Member Staff Advisory Committee, 2008-2009.  New Teacher Mentor, 2006-2007.  Enhancing Education Through Technology Consultant 2005-2006.

Special education teacher, Beverly Hills Middle School: Upper Darby, PA — 2002-2003
Taught Learning Support Class in all content areas. Member of Anti-Bullying Committee.

Special education teacher, Springton Lake Middle School: Media, PA — 2002
Taught Learning Support Class in Language Arts and Mathematics.

Professional Development Presentations

Progress Monitoring of Goals and Objectives on Cleartrack, 3 hours, August 2007
Developing an IEP on Cleartrack, 6.5 hours, November 2006
An Introduction to the Cleartrack Web-based Special Education Management System, 6.5 hours, August 2006
Using the Four Square Writing Program in the Elementary Learning Support Classroom, 1 hour, May 2004
Using the Four Square Writing Program in the Middle School Learning Support Classroom, 1 hour, May 2004

Education

St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA — Master of Science in Education, 2002
St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA — Bachelor of Science, 2001

Awards and honors

DHMS Pay It Forward Award 2006.  Summa Cum Laude Master of Science 2002. Cum Laude Bachelor of Science 2001.  Alpha Upsilon Alpha 2002. Kappa Delta Pi 2000.

Skills

Experience with students with disabilities including Autism/PDD, Emotional Disturbance, Mental Retardation, Other Health Impairment, Specific Learning Disability, Speech/Language Impairment, and Visual Impairment. Ramp-Up Literacy training 2008.  SRA Corrective Reading training 2008 and 2002. Read Naturally training 2008.  REWARDS training 2008.  Sonday Reading System training 2005.  Responsive Classroom level 1 training 2004. Olweus Anti-Bullying System training 2002.