Yelena Vayner
Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant
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About
Enthusiastic Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of identification, evaluation, and classification of students with academic and social-emotional difficulties. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in preparing future teachers and learning consultants for a successful and fulfilling career in education.
Experience
Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant
(2015-09)
- Administer and interpret formal assessments to identify learning needs.
- Adept with WIAT-4, WJ-IV, BDI, and other standardized assessment administration, scoring, and interpretation of scores.
- Consult with and advise teachers in inclusive practices to improve teaching practices.
- Create and manage IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Lead the IEP team in meetings.
- Cultivate connections and positive relationships with students, parents, and teachers.
Unified Sports Coach
(2022-09)
- Organized competitions with other districts.
- Coached Unified athletes in basketball, bocce, and soccer.
- Organized a mentor program for Unified Sports.
- Applied and received a grant from Special Olympics.
Special Education Teacher
(2007-09 - 2015-05)
- Implemented social emotional learning teaching approach.
- Created learning strategies to meet needs of differently abled students.
- Established a safe environment for students.
- Designed and implemented a variety of classroom management techniques.
- Taught in self-contained, pull out resource, and in-class support programs.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Collaborated with numerous departments and general education teachers.
- Used UDL practices to optimize student learning.
Education
Doctorate in Education - Educational Leadership with Concentration in Special Education - Caldwell University (2015-09 - 2019-05) Caldwell, NJ 07006
Masters in Special Education - Special Education - Montclair State University (2012-09 - 2015-05) Montclair, NJ 07043
Bachelor in Special Education - Special Education - William Patterson University (2002-09 - 2007-05) Wayne, NJ 07470
