KAREN PARKER
25 Hillcrest Ct., Georgetown,SC
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Epic Special Education Staffing
12.2020 - Current
- Colleton County Middle School-Provided virtual instruction for Middle School LD, ED students (all subjects, including a social-emotional curriculum-Caseload 20-25).
- Colleton County Middle School-Monthly in person student visits to enhance relationship-building.
- Developed IEPs tailored to individual student needs, ensuring their academic success and personal growth.
- Enhanced students' communication skills by implementing group activities and collaborative projects.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport (Capturing Kids' Hearts) to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Provided instruction via dual approach (virtual and face to face simultaneously) in ELA, Math, and Supportive Study.
- Promoted a positive learning environment through the use of differentiated instruction and individualized support for diverse learners.
- Fostered strong relationships with parents and guardians, maintaining open lines of communication to ensure student progress.
Special Education Teacher
Berkeley County School District-Cane Bay Middle
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Provided instruction (virtual and face to face simultaneously) in ELA, Math, Academic Strategies and Supportive Study (Grades 5-8).
- Managed a caseload of 30+ students, direct teaching to a total of 40 students, meeting compliance requirements for all IEP paperwork.
- Differentiated instruction and collaboration with general education teachers and parents.
- Progress monitoring through standardized testing, along with Aleks Math and Achieve 3000 software.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement.
Special Education Teacher-ED Program Manager
Houlton Middle/High School
10.2017 - 02.2020
- Created a new middle school program, specially designed for students with emotional, social and behavioral challenges, with emphasis on direct instruction in Math, ELA and Supportive Study Hall for grades 6-8.
- Marzano Model of Instruction ~Caseload: 8-10 students.
- Focused on building healthy coping, anger management and social skills, along with improved conflict resolution and self-esteem; weekly success celebrations.
- IEP formulation and monitoring; Daily/weekly contact with parents, teachers, outside agencies.
- Created unit curriculum maps for students, utilizing Bloom's Taxonomy.
- Utilized learning experiences that make subject matter meaningful to students by incorporating learning style/interest/readiness inventories, and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Model.
- Continuous progress monitoring through STAR testing, MobyMax, Maine Comprehensive Assessment System (specifically Maine Educational Assessments-MEA), easyCBM, and others.
- Used a variety of instructional strategies (e.g. learning stations, activity centers) and appropriate technologies for effective differentiation (Apple TV/SMART Board, various interactive websites, including Google Earth/Maps-Virtual Field Trips, ReadWorks, Newsela, Flocabulary, Online Mind Mapping, Kahoot, etc.)
Special Education Teacher
Regional School Unit 50
09.2014 - 10.2017
- Tutoring services provided to students out of school due to medical issues/behavioral infractions.
- Responsible for providing instruction in Math, ELA and Supportive Study Hall to grades 7-12 with emotional and learning challenges.
- Marzano Model of Instruction ~Caseload: 18-22 students.
- IEP formulation and monitoring; Daily/weekly contact with parents, teachers and outside agencies; daily/weekly student success/celebrations.
- Progress monitoring completed through Maine Comprehensive Assessment System (specifically Maine Educational Assessments-MEA), easyCBM, and others.
- Differentiation through varied instructional strategies based on individual learning preferences/styles.
Behavioral Interventionist/Project Coordinator
Justice Works Behavioral Care
06.2011 - 06.2014
- Coordinator of Community-Based Prevention Services' Contract, overseeing the Department of Social Services' family referrals, assigning cases to front line staff, managing cases from intake to discharge.
- Provided intensive individual and family counseling services within all settings of the community, as well as home and school.
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy strategies employed.
- Worked in tandem with DSS, Guardian Ad Litem, and others.
Education
Credit Hours - Special Education
University of Maine At Machias
Machias, ME12.2019
Credit Hours - Special Education
Endicott College
Beverly, MA09.2017
Master of Science - Clinical/Community Psychology
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC05.1998
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD12.1991
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Epic Special Education Staffing
12.2020 - Current
Special Education Teacher
Berkeley County School District-Cane Bay Middle
08.2020 - 11.2020
Special Education Teacher-ED Program Manager
Houlton Middle/High School
10.2017 - 02.2020
Special Education Teacher
Regional School Unit 50
09.2014 - 10.2017
Behavioral Interventionist/Project Coordinator
Justice Works Behavioral Care
06.2011 - 06.2014
Credit Hours - Special Education
University of Maine At Machias
Credit Hours - Special Education
Endicott College
Master of Science - Clinical/Community Psychology
Francis Marion University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Salisbury University
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