AmberLee

amlee07@syr.edu
(315) 404-6358
EDUCATION
Syracuse University, Syracuse NY Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Master of Science, August 2017 Bachelor of Science, May 2015, GPA: 3.7
Major: Inclusive Special Education 7-12 Major: Selected Studies in Education
Initial Certification: Special Education 7-12 Generalist (Anticipated Aug. 17)
STUDENT TEACHING AND FIELD EXPERIENCE
Vernon Verona Sherrill Middle School, Verona, NY December 2016-June 2017
Special Education Teacher (Long Term Substitute and Student Teacher)
Conducted assessments, wrote IEPs, and led annual CSE meetings for a caseload of 7th & 8th grade students
Developed an IEP goal progress monitoring system using interactive journals in resource room
Supported the instruction of eight teachers on two teaching teams for two grade levels in resource room
Fostered a positive classroom environment for a group of students with significant behavioral needs

Vernon Verona Sherrill High School, Verona, NY September-December 2016

Student Teacher, 11 grade resource room
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Designed pre-teach and reteach lessons based in UDL, students saw images and text as well as wrote and
heard information for all subjects
Created guided graphic organizers for simplified writing of ELA research papers and U.S. History DBQs
Integrated voice to text technology in assignment completion for students in need of writing support
Assessed students reading comprehension progress using Cloze Reading once a week
Managed a color coded organizational folder system for students in need of organizational support

Solvay Middle School, Solvay, NY July 2016

Teacher, Middle School summer program
Designed an inquiry-based series of lessons about school lunches in which students surveyed peers and
teachers on their opinions
Integrated Smart Board and chromebook technology into lessons on data collection
Assessed student writing and reading comprehension progress through the use of interactive journals

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY January-May 2015
Discussion Leader
Facilitated weekly discussion groups with undergraduate students enrolled in a Human Sexuality class

LitWorld, Manhattan, NY June-August 2013

Intern
Worked on a team of 4 other interns to design and facilitate a month long literacy based summer program
in Harlem to prevent the summer slide
Developed literacy focused lessons across all subject areas for grades 2-7