Danielle Chemello

Address: 150 South Whitehall Court Palatine, Illinois 60067 Email: dchemello2@gmail.com http://daniellechemello.weebly.com Phone: (224) 402-5661 EDUCATION: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois Bachelor of Science in Special Education LBS I Special Honors: Diploma received with Highest Honors Deans List Lamp of Knowledge, academic award for a GPA of 4.0 in a semester CERTIFICATIONS: Learning Behavior Specialist I LBS-I, Type 10, Ages 5-21 May 2013 May 2013 Fall 2010 Present Fall 2011-Present May 2013

EXPERIENCE: Student Teaching: Student Teacher, Stratton Elementary School, Champaign, Illinois Spring Semester 2013 Cross-categorical Classroom, Grades K and 1 Cooperating Teacher: Johnna Dunne Provided instruction to students in both individualized and small group settings Managed student behaviors while promoting a positive environment through a token reward system Designed and implemented a social skills intervention that taught social initiation skills using a visual task analysis for a student with a developmental delay to employ during recess with her same aged peers Obtained experience with social behavior mapping instruction, direct instruction using Reading Mastery and Lexia Learning curricula Co-planned a small group center station in a general education classroom that focused on word work and reading sight words Investigated the curriculum needs of a student through interviews and assessment in order to develop appropriate goals and objectives to be included in the individualized education plan Created a schedule for providing all services, including related services, to the students during the school day Collaborated with a paraprofessional to ensure that students received their services throughout each day Early Field Experience: Student Practicum Teacher, Champaign Central High School, Champaign, Illinois Fall Semester 2012 Functional Academics and Co-taught Classrooms, Grades 9-12 Cooperating Teacher: Tara Miller Provided instruction in both a self-contained functional reading and functional math course Collaborated with a general education teacher to co-teach a freshman Transmath course using the parallel teaching and station teaching models Conducted a functional based assessment and devised a behavior intervention plan for a student who exhibited shouting out behaviors in order to access teacher attention during a co-taught class Assessed a students receptive communication skills and developed an instructional program that employed the use of a self-monitoring checklist as alternative and augmentative communication Developed a transition plan for a sixteen year old female with learning disabilities that embedded objectives and services to prepare the individual to pursue post-secondary education Investigated the curriculum needs of a student through interviews and assessment in order to develop appropriate goals and objectives to be included in the individualized education plan
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 Monitored and assessed a students progress using Aimsweb, a curriculum based measurement tool Researched the high schools English language learners curriculum and service model Student Practicum Teacher, Franklin Middle School, Champaign, Illinois Spring Semester 2012 Cross-categorical Resource Classroom, Grade 8 Cooperating Teacher: Chanita Jones-Howard Provided differentiated instruction in both a self-contained English language arts class and a selfcontained math class using the Language! and TransMath curricula Monitored and assessed student progress during the self-contained math class using curriculum based assessment Interviewed cooperating teacher about the management of paraprofessionals in the middle school setting Practiced social skills such as reciprocal conversations to a student with autism during his lunch period Collaborated with a general education teacher to develop and implement three lessons using the parallel, team, and station co-teaching models during a co-taught math class Created and implemented a class-wide behavior management program in a co-taught classroom that required students to raise their hands when asking a question rather than shouting out Developed a longitudinal curriculum for a high school aged student with an intellectual disability Developed a skill sequence for a student with an intellectual disability that focused on the skills required to independently and safely arrange transportation on the city bus in order to get to a store and pay for items using a dollar up strategy Assessed a students present levels of performance to develop academic goals and objectives in literacy Collaborated with a family of a child with Down syndrome for professional development Researched and critiqued commercialized curriculum programs such as Touch Math, Language!, and Reading Mastery Student Practicum Teacher, East Park Elementary School, Danville, Illinois Fall Semester 2011 Self-Contained Life Skills Classroom, Grades 1 and 2 Cooperating Teacher: Penny Norgaar Instructed a student with developmental delays on how to write her name using the hand over hand instructional technique Provided instruction for one student on how to control and use a computer mouse for leisure reasons Assisted students with developmental delays with feeding and toileting Reviewed and critiqued a district wide disciplinary plan Gained an understanding of applied behavior analysis and data collection methods Created ecological inventories to identity opportunities for inclusive and community based instruction Monitored, assessed, and evaluated instructional programs Facilitated a person centered planning meeting to highlight the strengths of a student in order to foster self-determination skills Related Experience: Volunteer, Teen After School Program, Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation Association Interacted with participants through arts, crafts, cooking, card games, and sports February-May 2011

Worked with participants to create and send cards to soldiers overseas as part of a service learning opportunity Volunteer, College Buddy, Best Buddies Program January-May 2011 Attended organized events with an 18 year old girl who had autism Socialized with my buddy through phone calls and one on one outings
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