April Bastine

Holland, New York 14080 716-698-9524 April.Bastine@gmail.com

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New York State

Certification

Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2)

Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2)
Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6)
Students with Disabilities Generalist (Grades 7-12)
Gifted and Talented (Grades K-12)

Education

Master of Science in Differentiated Instruction, Students with Disabilities Grades 7-12

St. Bonaventure University
Major: Differentiated Instruction Students with Disabilities
Specialization: Gifted and Talented Students, Students with Disabilities
GPA: 3.90

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Bachelor of Science in Education

State University of New York at Fredonia
Major: Childhood Inclusive Education
Specialization: English
Overall GPA: 3.78
Major GPA: 3.83
Early Childhood Development Course
Erie Community College
Class GPA: 4.0

Teaching
Experience

Co-Teacher: September 2014-present

Mandala School of East Aurora, grades K-8
Private Tutor: June 2012-present
Students age 9-18, special and general education
Individualized instruction for increased academic performance
Part-Time Teacher: September 2013-June 2014
Mandala School of East Aurora, grades 5-8
Long Term Substitute Teacher: April 2013-June 2013
Union Pleasant Elementary, Hamburg CSD
Grades 1 and 2, 12:1:1 Special Education classroom
Daily Resource Room: Kindergarten
Home Bound Instructor
Hamburg Central School District
Grade 11 Special Education/English, January 2014
Grade 2 Special Education, April 2013-May 2013
Substitute Teaching
Orchard Park Central School District, November 2013-present: grades K-12, with a focus
on Special Education classes
Hamburg Central School District, April 2012-present: grades K-12, with a focus on
Special Education classes
Pioneer Central School District, January 2010-June 2011: all grade levels
Graduate Internship
Hamburg Central School District, December 2013-February 2014: Grade 11 English
Special Education (180 hours)
Holland Central School District, March 2014: Grades 8-12 Resource Room (70 hours)

Student Teaching: [Award-Winning] Fredonia-Hamburg Internship Program

Hamburg Central School District
Grade 3
Charlotte Avenue Elementary School, Hamburg, New York, March 2012-May 2012
Grade 5
Boston Valley Elementary, Hamburg, New York, January 2012- March 2012
Grade 2- Special Education
Union Pleasant Elementary, Hamburg, New York, September 2011-December 2011
Junior Field Experience, Grade 1
Silver Creek Central School, Silver Creek, New York, Spring 2011
Sophomore Field Experience, Grade 2
Dunkirk City Schools, Dunkirk, New York, Fall 2009
Conducted Miscue analysis and reading comprehension tests
Freshman Field Experience, Grade 5
Dunkirk City Schools, Dunkirk, New York, Fall 2008
Observed by NCATE officials
Extended Freshman Field Experience, Special Education
Dunkirk City Schools, Dunkirk, New York, Fall 2008
Observed and assisted in a 12:1:1 special education classroom

Professional

Vernier Data Collection Workshop, Rochester, NY, December 2014

Development

DASA Workshop, St. Bonaventure University, December 2013

Testing Accommodations Workshop, Erie 1 BOCES, West Seneca, NY, December 2011
Google Technology, SUNY Fredonia, Spring 2011
Generations of Teaching, SUNY Fredonia, Fall 2010
Using Technology in the Classroom, SUNY Fredonia, Fall 2009
Working with Parents, Teacher Education Club, SUNY Fredonia, Fall 2008

Research
Experience

Graduate Original Research Project

Awards

Deans Graduate Scholarship; St. Bonaventure University

Deans List: SUNY Fredonia, All semesters
Deans Scholar Award: SUNY Fredonia, Received four times
Academic Competitiveness Grant; SUNY Fredonia
Christine Padasak Memorial Scholarship; SUNY Fredonia

Honor
Societies

Pi Lambda Theta National Honor Society in Education

Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
President, August 2010-May 2011, Vice President, December 2009-August 2010
Golden Key International Honour Society
Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society in English
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society

Skills

Adult and Child CPR/AED Certified, Infant CPR

First Aid Certified
New York State Security Guard Certification

The Perceptions of Secondary Students on the Use of Positive Verbal Feedback, Fall 2013
College of Education- Professional Education Unit Research Symposium:
SUNY Fredonia, Spring 2011
Presenter of a workshop on how to use Gloggster to attend to Multiple Intelligences
Student Research and Creativity Exposition: SUNY Fredonia, Spring 2010
Presented research material and a poetry reading of Joy Harjos poetry
OSCAR Research Symposium- SUNY Fredonia, Spring 2009
Presented on the Galileo Project with faculty member Mrs. Jean Michielli-Pendl