Deepa Rajat Sharma
Bangalore
Summary
A dedicated Special Education Teacher with Bachelor’s in Special Education- ASD and 2 years of experience with excellent communication and organizational skills providing exceptional instructions to students with diverse learning needs on building students' strengths and confidence, focusing on curriculum development, classroom management, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and comprehensive lesson planning. expertise in curriculum implementation and student assessment of the students with ASD, ADHD, intellectual disabilities and Learning disabilities
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Special Education Teacher
CAPAAR-Centre for Advanced paediatric and adult rehabilitation, Karnataka
Bengaluru
01.2024 - Current
- Conducted assessments to identify areas of need for students requiring special education services.
- Developed and implemented individualized education plans for students with special needs.
- Provided individual counseling and instruction to students with ASD, ADHD, ID, learning difficulties or disabilities.
- Worked collaboratively with other educators, administrators, parents and community members to meet student's educational needs.
- Served as a mentor for new Special Education teachers entering the Special Education department.
- Maintained records of student attendance, academic performance, behavior, health and development.
- Provided support to teachers, staff and students in the implementation of IEPs.
- Implemented evidence-based instructional strategies in order to maximize student learning outcomes.
- Assisted in developing behavior management programs tailored to individual student's needs.
- Monitored and evaluated student progress against IEP goals.
- Advocated for needs of the students with disabilities.
- Developed interesting and interactive learning methods tailored to help students with individual needs.
- Maintained consistent and timely contact with parents about student behavior and upcoming events.
Teacher trainee
St. John's Higher Secondary school
08.2022 - 11.2024
- Engaged 30 classes during field immersion in Govt
- Inclusion school for Grade 11 - 12 students ~ Developed lesson plans & teaching-learning materials, conducted tests and evaluations
Special Educator
NIEPMD-Special Educator
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Engaged 20 classes during field immersion for primary and secondary unit students with Autism spectrum disorder ~ Developed lesson plans and teaching-learning materials
Teacher trainee
SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) inclusive school
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Assessed students with disabilities in the Govt
- Inclusive school
- Developed IEP and teaching learning materials for Grade 2 - 9 students
Teacher trainee
St. Louis Institute for the Deaf and the Blind
12.2022 - 01.2023
- Engaged 10 classes during field immersion for Grade 11 - 12 for students with visual impairment and hearing impairment ~ Developed lesson plans and teaching learning materials
- Supported mentor teacher throughout lessons
Teacher trainee
NIEPMD-Prospective Teacher Educator
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Engaged handling 15 classes during field immersion in teacher education institution offering B
- Ed & D
- Ed Special Education Programme ~ Developed lesson plans
Center Administrator
CAPAAR
11.2019 - 11.2020
- Worked as Center Administrator in Multidisciplinary rehabilitation setup
- Handled the finances, human resources
- Managed Client relationships, planning center operations etc
Education
M.Sc. Psychology - Clinical and Child Psychology
Jain University, Bangalore
07-2024
B.Ed Special Education -ASD - Special Education
National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai
08.2023
Diploma in pharmacy - Pharmacist
BES College of Education, Bangalore
08.2019
BCA- Bachelors of Computer Applications - Computers
BAPUJI INSTITUTE OF HI-TECH EDUCATION, Davangere
08.2013
MCA- Master Of Computer Applications - Computers
RNSIT, Bangalore
08.2013
Skills
- Classroom management
- Individualised Education Programs (IEP’s)
- Team leadership
- MS Office suite
- Relationship building
- Hardworking & enthusiastic
- Effective communication skills
- Impeccable Presentation Skills
- Great Problem - Solving Skills
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Literacy strategies
- Life Skills Instruction
- Vocational Training
- Transition planning
- Individualized Education Plans
- Cognitive and behavioral development
- Social Skills Development
- Parent Communication
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Differentiated Instruction
- Behavior Modifications
- Lesson Planning
- Student Records Management
Exposure - Specialeducation
- Special education assessment
- IEP (Individualized Education Programs)
- Group teaching for children with ASD
- ITP (Individualized Transition Programs)
- Preparation of TLM (ASD, MD, HI, VI)
- Exposure in school environment (inclusive school, special school, cross disabilities-(VI&HI)
- Lesson plans for inclusive schools and special school
- IEP and IFSP for ASD
- Planning and executing curriculum adaptations, accommodations and modifications according to the child’s ability.
Registration
Registered professional under Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)
Academicexposure
- Posted in various department in NIEPMD
- Early Intervention
- Special education (CP, ASD, SPMD, Db)
- Occupational therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Speech hearing & communication.
- Prosthetic & Orthotics
- Department of adult independent living (DAIL)
- Participated in various programme
- Special Olympics (volunteer) 7 April 2022
- World autism awareness 2022-2023 (organised, hosted and trained student)
- Multiple sclerosis awareness
- White cane day (organised, volunteer)
- World braille day
- World down syndrome day (organised, hosted)
- International Day of Person with disabilities.
- World schizophrenia awareness
Dob
08/27/1988
Personal Information
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Marathi
Hobbies and Interests
- Painting
- Event management
Disclaimer
I Here by declare that all the above furnished detail are true to the best of knowledge and belief.
Timeline
Lead Special Education Teacher
CAPAAR-Centre for Advanced paediatric and adult rehabilitation, Karnataka
01.2024 - Current
Special Educator
NIEPMD-Special Educator
02.2023 - 08.2023
Teacher trainee
SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) inclusive school
01.2023 - 03.2023
Teacher trainee
St. Louis Institute for the Deaf and the Blind
12.2022 - 01.2023
Teacher trainee
NIEPMD-Prospective Teacher Educator
09.2022 - 01.2023
Teacher trainee
St. John's Higher Secondary school
08.2022 - 11.2024
Center Administrator
CAPAAR
11.2019 - 11.2020
M.Sc. Psychology - Clinical and Child Psychology
Jain University, Bangalore
B.Ed Special Education -ASD - Special Education
National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai
Diploma in pharmacy - Pharmacist
BES College of Education, Bangalore
BCA- Bachelors of Computer Applications - Computers
BAPUJI INSTITUTE OF HI-TECH EDUCATION, Davangere
MCA- Master Of Computer Applications - Computers
RNSIT, Bangalore
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