Kira M.
Howe
howek3@[Link]
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position in which I can utilize my educational background, organizational skills, and willingness to work
with others
EDUCATION
Sage Graduate Schools 2016-Present
Masters of Science in Childhood/Special Education upon program completion
Coastal Carolina University 2010-2014
Bachelors of Arts in Early Childhood Education
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Special Education Teaching Assistant January 2015-Present
Hudson City School District, Hudson, NY
Collaborate with classroom teachers to complete various tasks
Design and implement developmentally appropriate small and whole group lessons and units
Guide students in self-contained special education settings towards meeting various IEP goals
Design and implement classrom management and bheavior techniques
Take over the roles and responsibilities of classroom teaching during their absence
Work with behaviorally challenged students to promote both social-emotional and academic skills and learning
Communiate with parents via phone, in-person conversations and parent-teacher conferences
Attend CSE meetings
Collaborate with related service providers to ensure a students success
Attend therapeutic response trainigs to assit in responding to students in crisis
Attend workshops and trainings for professional development hours
Chaperone field trips and school events
Summer School Teaching Assistant July 2017-Present
Questar III BOCES-Rennsselaer City School District, Rennsselaer, NY
Collaborate with classroom teacher to complete various tasks
Provide students a safe environment centered on life skills based tasks
Design and implement differentiated tasks to meet IEP goals of individual students
Assist in day-to-day tasks with wheel chair bound and non-verbal students
Summer School Teaching Assistant July 2016-August 2016
Questar III BOCES-Catskill Academy, Catskill, NY
Collaborate with classroom teacher to implement behavior management techniques
Guide students in a self-contained behavioral classroom
Design and implement daily activities and lessons to meet individual IEP goals
Camp Counselor-Camp Mahican June 2015-July 2015
COARC, Copake, NY
Worked alongside camp counselors and staff to provide a safe and engaging learning environment outside of a classroom setting
Worked with students of varying levels of abilities cognitive development
Implemented camp management and behavioral management techniques for students between the ages of 5-18
Preschool Teacher May2014-January 2015
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Albany, NY
Designed and implemented daily lesson plans
Implemented hands on and engaging activities to provide differentiation
Provided students with developmentally appropriate tasks and activities
Implemented classroom management techniques
Actively participated in parent teacher interactions
1st Grade Student TeacherJanuary 2014-April 2014
Ocean Bay Elementary School, Myrtle Beach, SC
Designed and implemented daily lesson plans for a class of 20 students
Designed and implemented Teacher Work Sample
Implemented hands on and engaging activities to provide differentiation
Instructed students using Imagine It! and Everyday Math curricula
Used assessment data to guide instruction for the benefit of various learning styles
Implemented classroom management techniques
Actively participated in parent teacher conferences
Chaperoned a field trip to Cinderella
Chaperoned a field trip to Play Card
2nd Grade Practicum October 2013
Waccamaw Elementary School, Conway, SC
Designed and implemented a variety of lessons
Designed and implemented Teacher Work Sample
Kindergarten Practicum March 2013
Myrtle Beach Primary, Myrtle Beach, SC
Capitalized on the socioeconomic status
Designed and implemented lessons
Observed and acted in daily classroom procedures
Pre-K Practicum November 2012
North Myrtle Beach Primary, Myrtle Beach, SC
Designed and implemented small and whole group instruction
Designed a classroom management plan
Performed a clinical observation on 1 male and 1 female student
Observed and acted in daily classroom procedures
RELATED EXPERIENCE
1st Grade Tutoring September 2013-December 2013
Waccamaw Elementary School, Conway, SC
Designed and implemented 1st grade tutoring sessions for 10 weeks to fulfill EDEC 422 requirements
Designed a variety of hands on take home activities for tutoring sessions
Mentoring
River Oaks Elementary School October 2013-December 2013
Worked directly with a student on a weekly basis
Attended lunch twice weekly
Attended school field trip
AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
New York State Teachers Certification (Intial, Birth-2nd grade)
New York State Teaching Assistant Certification (Level III)
DASA
Fastbridge Reports and Progress Monitoring trainings
RTI Tier 1 Classroom Interventions Training
Mindfullness Training
Therapeutic Response Training
Right to Know
Blood Borne Pathogens
