LISA KELLY OCONNOR

280 Manhattan Avenue, Apartment 2C, New York, New York 10026
Mobile Phone: (646) 245-6057
E-mail: Lisakellyoconnor@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier, New York, NY
Special Education Teacher, August 2009 to Present

Teach first grade students in an inclusion classroom

Formulate Individualized Education Programs and lead IEP meetings for special education students

Integrate multiple teaching styles and differentiate instruction based on needs to increase learning

Use student data and monitor progress to inform students and parents of monthly and yearly goals in all subject areas

Utilize Therapeutic Crisis Intervention to prevent and / or deescalate crisis situations among students. Received
certification in March 2015.

Use ReadyGEN curriculum for Reading and Writing and Go Math curriculum for Mathematics.

Also familiar with Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Fountas & Pinnell Assessment System, and
Everyday Mathematics curricula.

Co-lead the first grade teacher team and run weekly grade level meetings to collaborate across the first grade to create
unit and lesson plans, share best practices, and analyze student work

Lead grade team in curriculum planning workshops to design unit plans for literacy instruction across grades Pre-K
5 aligned to the Common Core Learning Standards

Collaborate with staff on the inquiry, multi-cultural festival, school garden, sunshine, and green team committees

Attend a series of district workshops for Emergent Teacher Leaders to collaborate with other teachers on best
practices to raise student achievement

Frequently host student teachers to observe and provide feedback for planning and teaching in an inclusion classroom
Harlem RBI REAL Kids, New York, NY
After-School and Summer School Teacher, October 2011 to May 2013

Designed and led a daily Literacy Workshop featuring read-alouds and creative writing for students in kindergarten
and first grade

Helped students build social-emotional skills through teamwork and conflict resolution during developmental play
and workshop activities

Supervised learning coaches and provided feedback on improving instruction and interactions with students

Participated in weekly collaboration meetings with other grade level staff

P.S. 198, Bronx, NY
Special Education Teacher, August 2008 to July 2009

Taught 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students with emotional and learning disabilities in a 12:1:1 classroom setting

Created Behavior Modification Plans for students

Administered Developmental Reading Assessments (DRA)

Taught Wilson Reading System lessons focusing on decoding and encoding

Participated in Understanding by Design lesson planning sessions for the 4 th grade curriculum

Applied Life Space Crisis Intervention techniques in order to defuse escalating situations among students. Received
certification in April 2009

EDUCATION
Hunter College, New York, NY
Master of Science in Education: Special Education, June 2010: GPA 3.932

Certified to teach elementary special education grades 1-6

New York City Teaching Fellows Cohort 16

Received the Merle E. Frampton Special Education Award

New York University, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, May 2002

Major in Fine Arts; Minor in Urban Design / Architecture

Deans Honor List (Spring 2001)

LISA KELLY OCONNOR

280 Manhattan Avenue, Apartment 2C, New York, New York 10026
Mobile Phone: (646) 245-6057
E-mail: Lisakellyoconnor@gmail.com

REFERENCES
Anne DeNyse
First Grade Co-Teacher
P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier
315 East 113th Street
New York, NY 10029
addenyse@yahoo.com
630-740-3326
Craig Pinckney-Lowe
Principal
P.S. 102 - Jacques Cartier
315 East 113th Street
New York, NY 10029
cpinckn2@schools.nyc.gov
212-860-5834
Richard Dinkes
Teacher
P.S. 102 Jacques Cartier
315 East 113th Street
New York, NY 10029

rdinkes@hotmail.com
646-522-8116