Lisa Lyons
Career Objective
To obtain a teaching position that offers the opportunity to enhance student learning and provides opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Certifications
- New Jersey Elementary School Teacher K-8 Standard Certificate
- New Jersey Teacher of Students with Disabilities
- Pennsylvania Early Childhood
- Pennsylvania Special Education
Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA
Special Education Certification, GPA 4.0, April 2009
Richard Stockton College, Pomona, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts Degree, GPA 3.5 May 2002
Major: Teacher Education
Widener University, Chester, PA
Bachelor of Social Work, May 2000
Major: Social Work Minor: Criminal Justice
Professional Experience
Downingtown Area School District, Downingtown, PA
Kindergarten Autistic Support Aide, 2010-Present
- Assisted in collecting data for individual Behavioral Plans and for student assessments and progress monitoring.
- Assisted the teacher in developing modifications to meet each student’s abilities.
- Implemented a successful crisis management plan for individual students.
- Served as the substitute teacher in the Autistic Support classroom multiple times throughout the course of the year.
Substitute Teacher Service, PA
Substitute Teacher, 2009-2010
- Provided the service of substitute teacher, ranging from elementary to special education, throughout various locations in Chester and Delaware Counties.
Upper Deerfield Public School, Seabrook New Jersey
Pre-K Teacher, 2003-2005
- Taught cooperatively with the special education teacher.
- Differentiated instruction with special need students within a regular classroom setting.
- Developed and implemented theme-based units of study.