I have more than 10 years teaching experience, designing and implementing individualized research-based education programs with large instructional teams: consisting of multiple consultants, paraprofessionals, and related service providers. This specialized training and direct experience implementing "best practices" for high-needs students consists of the following specialized training: • 2 Years of Direct Relationship Development Intervention (RDI ) Consultant Mentoring • 5 Years of Direct Consultant Training in Applied Behavior Analysis Mentoring • Jed Baker's No More Meltdowns: Handling Challenging Behaviors and Teaching Social Skills, 6 hours • Research and Practice: A Partnership to Improve the Lives of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5 hour conference • Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Science and Practice of Effective Interventions, 5.5 hour conference • Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5.5 hour conference • Promoting Best Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5 hour conference • Advanced/Consultant Verbal Behavior, 14 hour workshop • Teaching Verbal Behavior in a Classroom Setting, 21 hour workshop I have experience with the following assessments and curriculum: • Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised (ABLLS-R) • Distar Arithmetic • Fountas & Pinnell Level Literacy Intervention • Language for Learning • New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) • Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) • Saxon Math I also have experience with the following behavior strategies: • Applied Behavior Analysis • Applied Verbal Behavior • Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) • TEACCH • The Incredible 5-Point Scale
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I hold a B.S. in Students with Disabilities/Childhood Education, M.S. in Literacy Education, a Generalist Certification for grades 7-9, and an Initial Early Childhood and Students with Disabilities B-2.
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PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Specialty, Special Education, Other (Specialty), Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Writing, Poetry, School Psychology