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Patricia Botelho

Mississauga,ON

Summary

Special Education Teacher with extensive experience, specializing in IEP development and team collaboration. Proven success in enhancing student communication and self-regulation through ABA strategies and technology integration. Committed to fostering inclusive environments and supporting smooth transitions for students with exceptionalities.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

STEP ASD Elementary Teacher

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
09.2024 - Current
  • Teach students with a diagnosis of ASD in a special education class with partial integration.
  • Develop and manag IEPs providing individualized goals and programming from the Ontario and Alternative curriculums.
  • Deliver effective and differentiated classroom instruction.
  • Work closely with support staff (i.e., ERWs, CYW, SLP) to support instruction, self-regulation, social skills development and communication.
  • Collaborate with integration and planning time teachers to develop accomodations or modifications necessary for successful inclusion.
  • Consult and liaise with community agencies and board support staff (i.e., ErinOak SBRS, ASD Team).
  • Provide ongoing communication with parents and guardians.
  • Participate in case conferences to support transitions of students entering and exiting the program.

Primary Communication Class Teacher

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
09.2018 - 06.2024
  • Taught students with communication needs in a special education class with partial integration.
  • Used Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) to develop and improve students' communication skills.
  • Developed and managed IEPs providing individualized goals and programming from the Ontario and Alternative curriculums.
  • Worked closely with support staff (i.e., ERWs, SLP) to support instruction, independence with personal care, self-regulation and communication.
  • Collaborated with integration and planning time teachers to develop accomodations and modifications necessary for successful inclusion.
  • Integrated technology tools such as interactive whiteboards, relevant iPad apps (Student Centre BoardMaker, Bits Board) and assistive devices (communication iPad with Proloquo2Go) to increase student engagement.
  • Improved learning readiness by implementing consistent routines, clear expectations, and ABA strategies.
  • Consulted and liaised with community agencies and board support staff (i.e., ErinOak SBRS, ASD Team).
  • Provided ongoing communication with parents and guardians.
  • Participated in case conferences to support transitions of students entering and exiting the program.

Special Education Teacher

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
09.2015 - 06.2018
  • Taught junior students with communication and intellectual exceptionalities in a special education class with partial integration
  • Provided one-on-one support for students struggling in specific areas (i.e., Literacy, Numeracy, Self-regulation)
  • Assessed student performance regularly using various evaluation tools (Weschler, PM Bencmarks, CASI) to determine a baseline.
  • Developed IEPs and supported implementation of goals.
  • Collaborated with teachers to develop accomodations or modifications necessary for successful inclusion.
  • Consulted and liaised with community agencies and support staff (i.e., ErinOak SBRS, SLP, Psychologist, CYW, SW, ASD Team).

Education

Bachelor of Education - Primary Junior

York University
Toronto, ON

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

York University
Toronto, ON

Skills

  • IEP Development
  • ABA Strategies
  • Transition planning
  • Team Collaboration

Certification

  • ABA for Educators Level II: Reinforcement and Prompting (Geneva Centre for Autism), August 2024
  • Core Teaching Strategies for Autistic Students (Geneva Centre for Autism, August 2024
  • CPI: Crisis Prevention Intervention April 2024
  • Charting a Path to Success in Your Classroom (Geneva Centre for Autism), August 2023


Timeline

STEP ASD Elementary Teacher

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
09.2024 - Current

Primary Communication Class Teacher

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
09.2018 - 06.2024

Special Education Teacher

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
09.2015 - 06.2018

Bachelor of Education - Primary Junior

York University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

York University

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