Verlena S. Walker

I am the one who always do what is right. Even in adversary, my life-focus is to not become what's before me. Equity and identity is very important. Both separate the odds from the even. More Good Stuff About Me: I have 15 years of experience in instruction or teaching Pre-K thru 12th grade, special needs students [Special Education], telemarketing, social services, health care, business, management, and customer service. Strengths in Curriculum and Instructional Design: I am well versed in working with all learning styles. Regularly attended professional development seminars, faculty meeting, and parent-teacher conferences to remain connected to the needs of children and their parents. Well-written and full of passion as a Special Education Teacher. I am adept at incorporating each student's unique needs and creating effective lesson plans to accommodate them focusing on auditory, visual, tactile, and kinesthetic needs of all students. Desire a roll in a day class or resource room environment. Specialization is in designing and using precision teaching and behavior management systems for remediation. My creative skill is to develop a wide range of engaging activities appropriate for child with special needs. I am versed in crisis management and establishing direct, clear and helpful boundaries with students of varying emotional and intellectual capacities. In adherence to building each students strength and confidence, as well giving students firm guidelines that regularity and dependability foster special needs students' social and academic growth. Responsible Special Education Teacher with excellent communication skills demonstrated by 15 years of teaching experience. Talented Spiritualist with expertise as a writer of Poetry Therapy. Caring teaching professional with over 3 years experience as a 7th grade English teacher. Motivated, enthusiastic educator with 5 years experience fostering a cohesive student learning atmosphere. Skilled special needs middle school teacher with the ability to work with children of various intellectual, behavioral and physical challenges. Creative special education teacher with an emphasis on artistic therapies. Versatile child advocate professional with over 9 years experience working in a student-focused learning environment helping special-need students excel.