Consuelo "Liz" Anderson
Chico
Summary
Special Education Teacher with focus on individual student needs across academia and social-emotional, and communication development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities. Patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering, and celebrating students personal achievement.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Education Teacher Specialist
West Street Elementary School
08.2024 - 11.2024
- Instructed English and Non-English learners with disabilities meet their goals and objectives in their IEP
- Hands on materials to produce an optimal level of learning
- Differentiate instruction to enable all students to participate in projects
- Developed positive social-emotional behaviors
- Understand the strengths of each student and to capitalize on using it when instructing
- Collaborate with parents to obtain more information about students and their work
Special Education Teacher Specialist
Sierra View Elementary School
11.2023 - 06.2024
- Provided projects that are stimulating activities
- Fostered a strong student rapport in a caring environment
- Use of timers to minimize students' stress
- Working knowledge of SEIS for IEPs
- Develop positive social-emotional behaviors
- Encourage music and movement
- Allowed student to choose their work freely
- Use of Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to communicate students' needs and wants
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Kelly Services
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Followed lesson plans designed by absent teacher
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Continuation of classroom routines
- Monitored student behavior and documented the behavior
- Enforced school and class rules to maintain order in classroom.
- Provided assistance to students
Special Ed Teacher, Resource, FSC, Integrated
The State of Hawaii Department of Education
07.2007 - 06.2019
- Created and managed IEPs team to meet student learning objectives and goal
- Worked with service providers to support students goals in the classroom
- Developed activities that support students physical, emotional, and social growth
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistants based on rapport
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals
- Provided professional development (Intro Singapore Math) to district general education teachers
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans to improve students' behavior
Education
Master of Arts - Special Education
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI03-2007
Master of Arts - Business Administration
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI02-2004
Bachelor of Science - Applied Economics
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA12-1998
Skills
- Motivating students
- IEP and BIP implementation
- Cognitive and behavioral development
- Excellent classroom management
- Life skills instruction and personal hygiene support
- Behavior modifications
- Learning style assessment and differentiated instruction
- Social skills development
- Curriculum adjustments and Lesson planning
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Classroom management
- Positive role model and Behavior intervention plans
- Strategies for small group and individual Instructional strategies
- IEP implementation
Timeline
Special Education Teacher Specialist
West Street Elementary School
08.2024 - 11.2024
Special Education Teacher Specialist
Sierra View Elementary School
11.2023 - 06.2024
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Kelly Services
01.2021 - 06.2022
Special Ed Teacher, Resource, FSC, Integrated
The State of Hawaii Department of Education
07.2007 - 06.2019
Master of Arts - Special Education
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Master of Arts - Business Administration
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Bachelor of Science - Applied Economics
University of San Francisco
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