Sarah Fitzgerald Resume
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Sarah Fitzgerald Resume

Sarah Fitzgerald

65 Whipple st Apt. 3f
Brooklyn NY 11206
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Education Manhattan College, Riverdale NY
Bachelor of Science in Special Education, May 2014
Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education, May 2014
Concentration: Psychology
Cum GPA: 3.27
Brooklyn College , Brooklyn NY
Masters of Science in Early Childhood Education, May 2019
Cum GPA 3.5

Certifications New York State Initial Certification (ATS-W) August 2014
Multiple Subject CST Exam July 2014
Educating All Students (EAS) Exam June 2014
ALST Exam July 2014
Special Education CST Exam July 2014

Honors Deans List, Academic Scholarship, Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society



Teaching Experience
Public School 50Q (District 28) Jamaica, Queens
Special Education Teacher, 3rd grade ICT classroom 2015-present
Developed IEP’s, created and managed annual academic goals, created and managed testing accommodations, as well as created and enforced Behavior intervention plans
Designed and differentiated ELA, social studies and math lesson plans across multiple units throughout the school year
Use google programs such as google classroom and google sheets and forms to create assignments for the students and to create interactive reading and math lessons
Utilized effective classroom management skills to create a productive and comfortable learning environment for all students
Worked with a co-teacher to instruct students in multiple different formats such as team teaching, parallel teaching, and station teaching

Public School 110 (District 14) Greenpoint, NY
Special Education Teacher, K-2nd grade
(ICT & 12-1, and General Education classrooms)
Created and utilized behavior management strategies and behavior management programs
Created activities to promote an effective and positive learning community within the classroom
Worked collaboratively to develop IEP’s for students with parents and school based support teams
Created an educational program for a 12-1-1 classroom with high needs students across grades K-2
Worked collaboratively with a Co-teacher to develop lessons and differentiate lessons across all subjects
Nature Place Day Camp, Chestnut Ridge, NY
Camp Counselor 2006-2011
Planned, differentiated, and conducted group activities
Led groups on hiking trips and overnight camping trips
Assisted in teaching swimming lessons, art, and nature oriented activities daily
Managed group and individual behavior
Personal Nanny for Twin Boys (3 months old - 10 months old) Woodlawn, NY, 2014-2015
Watched and cared for the infant boys Monday through Friday from 6am-4pm
Played with the twins, had tummy time, fed, changed, bathed, and helped the boys learn to sit up, roll over, stand, and begin to speak
Medicated the infants when needed, used a nebulizer on the boys when they were ill, as well as accompanied the mother on doctors visits

Related Experience:

Weekday babysitter for one non verbal 12 year old boy with autism (Summer 2014)
Worked with student on communication, swimming, and fine motor skills
Took student out to the park and pool daily
Assisted student in daily tasks such as eating, bathing, going to the bathroom and managing emotions
In-home SETTS provider with EBL coaching (May 2014-present)
Administered WRAT tests
Taught literacy and math concepts
Created literacy games and engaged students in fun and multi-sensory educational activities
After-school babysitter/tutor for one 10 year old girl (December 2013-2015)
Assisted with homework and prepared dinner daily
Taught students from ages four to fourteen english for 2 weeks in Barcelona, Spain at La Salle Comtal (June 2014)
Worked with preschoolers on greetings in english
Held conversations with high school students in English and Spanish, had them compare and contrast the differences between American and Spanish schools in both languages
Worked with second graders on art and english vocabulary words for animals and greetings
Office assistant and tour guide for Manhattan College Admissions Department