Violeta Tanase

Managed IEP caseloads - 8th grade

• Collaborated with teams, including high school representatives from all four high schools in the area, to create IEPs for students on my caseload
• Taught instructional Math and ELA, Resource
• Co-taught Social Studies, Math, and ELA
• Promoted a positive learning environment through the use of differentiated instruction and individualized support for diverse learners.
• Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
• Participate din PLC teams: ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Student Services.
• Member of Advisory and SEL committees. participated in development of GVS for school's social-emotional learning program.
• Fostered strong relationships with parents and guardians, maintaining open lines of communication to ensure student progress. This includes the use of Google Voice and Google Translate to text parents, especially Spanish-speaking ones.
• Supported students in gaining knowledge of their IEPs, becoming an active member of their IEP team, and increasing appropriate self-advocacy skills.
• Mentored general education and special education students as part of a school-wide intervention called CICO (Check In Check Out)

• Supported 1st-6th grade students with transition, behavior management, and completing assignments
• Taught 3 guided reading small groups (2nd and 5th grade, many ESL students)
• Taught reading intervention using SRA program to special education ESL student
• Administered standardized testing to special education ESL student
• Completed tasks as assigned by case managers, classroom teachers, and supervisors.

• Worked with 6th – 8th grade students in inclusion setting (ELA, Science)
• Managed IEP caseload
• Worked with general education teachers to provide appropriate accommodations and modifications
• Modified ELA materials for ESL students, especially one who was in non-verbal stage of English language development
• Communicated with general education teachers, ESL teachers, and other service providers.

• Worked with 5th-8th grade students with behavioral disabilities and other additional disabilities in self-contained setting (alternative school)
• Taught Corrective Reading, Language Arts, and 4 Mathematics classes
• Managed IEPs, as 6th grade homeroom teacher
• Managed teacher assistants and students’ behavioral needs, according to school wide behavior management plan
• Worked collaboratively with social workers, school interventionist, and other professionals to address needs of students, as documented in their IEPs.

• Worked with high school students with Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disabilities, Mild Mental Disabilities, Autism, and Other Health Impairment
• Provided services to ESL special education students, collaborating with ESL teacher
• Managed IEPs for students pursuing high school diploma
• Served as Freshman Academy Learning Strategies teacher for last 3 years
• Provided services in homebound setting for 2 students with Autism – one-on-one (one student at his residence – 2011 and another one at school, after school day was over -2012).

• Worked with high school students with Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disability, Mild Mental Disability, Other Health Impairment, and Orthopedic Impairment
• Managed IEPs for learning disabled students in Aiken County Employability Skills program (“self-contained”), and for other learning disabled students served through resource and itinerant program (Freshman Academy resource teacher)
• Taught Employment English - all high school grade levels, modified Physical Science, and Career Preparation 1
• Developed Transition Portfolios for students receiving special education services
• Worked with paraprofessionals to address needs of specific students and entire class.

• Worked with students with Learning Disabilities and/or Other Health Impairment
• IEP case manager for special education students with increased amount of special education services throughout their school day (“self-contained”)
• Taught basic subjects (English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Life Skills) using modified below- and on- grade-level curriculum
• Worked with paraprofessionals to address needs of specific students and entire class
• Taught reading-literacy skills and math remediation skills to regular and special education students as part of school-wide program.

• Taught all subjects to 8th grade special education students with border intellect, mild, medium, severe mental deficiency, and associated disorders: language deficiencies, emotional and behavioral struggles, hyperactivity and attention deficit, neurological disorders, vision and hearing deficiencies, Wilson disease (one student).