Monica Junkins
Lebanon,IN
Summary
Versatile and dedicated special education teacher who focuses on and advocates for student's needs by creating an atmosphere that promotes growth with engaging instruction and strong relationship building. Confident and empathetic professional educator with excellent behavior management techniques and interpersonal skills that facilitate positive communication, personal connections, and rapport with students, families, colleagues, and members of the school community
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
MOSAICS 5th and 6th Grade
Westfield Washington Schools
08.2018 - Current
- Expert at behavior modification approaches and research based techniques to apply to a spectrum of eligibilities and mental health needs
- MTSS Tier 3 behavior lead for building wide process to support students and equip general education teachers
- Trained district special education teachers with streamlined data collection process to produce valid data ponts that can be used for progress monitoring, FBA, BIP, and progress reports
- Team member for MOSAICS systems to systems evaluation PLC team
- Implement 5th and 6th grade curriculums within a self-contained classroom for math, reading, written expression, science, social studies, and social emotional learning
- Manage and implement IEPs for students in a variety of LRE settings: self-contained, inclusion, transition to inclusion, intensive outpatient, day school, and residential facilities
- Manage, lead, and train multiple instructional assistants with best practices, research based behavior approaches, provide daily schedules, and daily lesson plans for all students within the program/setting
- Daily and hourly collaboration with teammate on students' needs, schedules, and behavior supports for the instructional day
- Mentor teacher for 2 transition to teaching candidates within the self-contained MOSAICS program
- Mandt trained
- TBRI Course 101 completed
- Extensive knowledge of Zones of Regulation, Social Thinking Detective, Why Try, Superflex, Social Behavior Mapping, A Five is Against the Law, Thinking About You Thinking About Me and other social cognitive deficit curriculums to facilitate employability skills
Sp. Ed. Teacher, K to 4th Grade
Eagle Elementary
08.2007 - Current
- Implement multiple curriculums(math, comprehension, decoding, science, written expression, social skills) at varying grade levels, incorporating common core standards and addressing IEP goals
- Develop strong relationships with students and parents from diverse backgrounds by maintaining communication through email, phone, and face to face conversations
- In-depth knowledge and use of Collaborative Problem Solving, Comprehension Connections, Herman Method, Seeing Stars, LiPS, Visualizing and Verbalizing, Touch Math/Money, IRI, PAT
- Differentiate instruction to meet all student needs and learning profiles while implementing research based strategies with fidelity which resulted in an average student gain of 39 percentile points in math scores and 1 grade level in reading comprehension
- Students attained their academic SLO goals for all academic years evaluated with RISE
- Coach, advise, and coordinate 4 instructional assistants to ensure best practices, differentiation, student needs, and IEPs were all addressed and implemented correctly
- Extensive exposure to the spectrum of special education disabilities(SLD, ADD, ADHD, ASD, OHI, Down’s Syndrome, Prader Willi Syndrome, Mild to Moderate Cognitive Disability, ED, Psychotic Disorder NOS, Orthopedic Impairment, TBI, ODD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Mild to Moderate CP)
- Created, developed and led a school wide behavior support team under the model of collaborative and Proactive Solutions, Ross Greene
- Teacher union representative who chaired district discussions with administrators and communicated for teachers with building administrators to alleviate concerns and increase building morale
- Teacher representative for district committee to create special ed
- Collaborated and created special education evaluation rubric in alignment with RISE for district administration use
- Created and led building lunch mentor program with local firefighters and police officers for at risk students
- TEACHH trained at Bloomington Resource Center for Autism
Sp. Ed. Teacher, 5th Grade
Zionsville Middle School
08.2005 - 06.2007
- Planned and created schedules for over 30 students in order to address students’ academic needs, IEP service requirements, and personal choices to create a positive academic environment
- Designed, created, implemented, and managed positive behavior support plans and student success plans for struggling students while supporting general education teachers and parents
- Coordinated all inclusion support and direct instruction support for over 30 identified 5th grade students
- Trained a therapy dog and earned certification through Pet Partners in order to provide students with various profiles(academic, behavior, emotional disabilities) bonding time, positive support, and a trusting classroom
- Instructed and accommodated 5th grade level curriculum in math, reading, writing, and US History to provide all students access to general education classroom instruction within their least restrictive environment
Sp. Ed. Teacher, 6th Grade
Chapel Glen Elementary
12.2004 - 05.2005
- Introduced and implemented new reading instruction techniques, curriculum, and strategies for the building with 6th grade non-readers in the school community
- Teamed and taught with 6th grade general education teachers to instruct grade level curriculum in an inclusion setting for students with IEPs
- Managed all IEP paperwork, case conferences, and direct service instruction with efficiency and accuracy to be in compliance
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Hanover College
Hanover, IN05.2001
Elementary Education And Special Education
Marian University
Indianapolis12.2004
Skills
- Task prioritization
- Self-Directed
- Active listening
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Student centered educator
- Teamwork and collaboration
Accomplishments
Graduate Course Work Completed
- Drake University- Dealing with Discipline Problems
- Chapman University- Practical Strategies for Teaching Social Skills and Addressing the Challenging Behaviors of Students with High Functioning ASD/Asperger's Syndrome
Timeline
MOSAICS 5th and 6th Grade
Westfield Washington Schools
08.2018 - Current
Sp. Ed. Teacher, K to 4th Grade
Eagle Elementary
08.2007 - Current
Sp. Ed. Teacher, 5th Grade
Zionsville Middle School
08.2005 - 06.2007
Sp. Ed. Teacher, 6th Grade
Chapel Glen Elementary
12.2004 - 05.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Hanover College
Elementary Education And Special Education
Marian University
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