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Laurie Brennan

Laurie Brennan

Tallahassee,FL

Summary

Versatile Special Education Teacher with focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement. Exceptional skills working with teachers, parents and specialists to meet educational needs of students.


Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification

Work History

High School ESE Teacher

Leon County Schools
Tallahassee, FL
08.2011 - Current
  • Create and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Create engaging lesson plans, fostered culture of discovery and provided well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed in program.
  • Evaluate students' academic and social growth, kept appropriate records and prepared progress reports to gauge performance.
  • Inspire academic success based on belief that all students can achieve excellence, regardless of background.
  • Foster positive and pleasant classroom culture while maintaining learning development goals.
  • Consult with teachers in other disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies.
  • Cultivate connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Have taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Use modified curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Lead activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
  • Redirect students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
  • Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
  • Work with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
  • Instruct students with physical and significant cognitive disabilities.
  • Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
  • Communicate nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  • Create learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
  • Organize instruction material, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
  • Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
  • Teach reading, language arts, science and social sciences in self-contained classroom for students with significant disabilities.
  • Provided daily, face to face instruction digitally to total of 25 students using Zoom and Canvas programs for 2 years during pandemic.

Elementary ESE Teacher

Leon County Schools
Tallahassee, FL
08.2000 - 07.2011
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
  • Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
  • Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
  • Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
  • Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
  • Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
  • Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  • Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
  • Organized instruction material, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
  • Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
  • Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED classroom.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
  • Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment
  • Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently

Elementary Resource ESE Teacher

Broward County Schools
Hollywood, FL
08.1999 - 07.2000
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
  • Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
  • Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
  • Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
  • Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
  • Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
  • Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
  • Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.

Pediatric Registered Nurse

Miami Children's Hospital
Miami, FL
06.1988 - 07.1999
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
  • Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
  • Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
  • Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
  • Provided basic educational services to parents and guardians on topics such as child growth and development and special needs.
  • Provided bedside care and treatment for patients in Pediatric/Surgical units.
  • Helped young patients feel comfortable with procedures and immunizations.
  • Trained family members in how to care for patients and manage individual conditions.
  • Provided educational support to patients and families to inform them of procedures.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Exceptional Student Education

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
04.1999

Associate of Science - Nursing

Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, FL
05.1987

Skills

  • Educational research
  • Educational leadership
  • Instructional design
  • SMART Boards
  • IEP design
  • Time management
  • K-12 education
  • Technology integration
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Classroom management
  • Lesson Planning

Certification

Have certifications in K-12 Varying Exceptionalities and K-6 Elementary Education; have endorsements in severe or profound disabilities and reading.

Timeline

High School ESE Teacher

Leon County Schools
08.2011 - Current

Elementary ESE Teacher

Leon County Schools
08.2000 - 07.2011

Elementary Resource ESE Teacher

Broward County Schools
08.1999 - 07.2000

Pediatric Registered Nurse

Miami Children's Hospital
06.1988 - 07.1999

Bachelor of Arts - Exceptional Student Education

Florida Atlantic University

Associate of Science - Nursing

Santa Fe Community College

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