Brandon W.

Niblett
Home: (434) 616-6279 Cell: (302) 344-8248
niblett_b@students.lynchburg.edu
3800 Weeping Willow Dr. Apt. K
Lynchburg, VA 24501
LICENSURE
State of Virginia Department of Education
Special Education - General Curriculum K-12

Five-Year Teaching License

Submitted May 2015

EDUCATION
Lynchburg College
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
Special Education: General Curriculum K-12
Theatre Minor

May 2015
Lynchburg, VA
Cumulative GPA 3.615/4.0
Deans List: Four Semesters

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Student Teaching
Spring 2015
Dearington Elementary School
Lynchburg, VA
v Collaborated with administrators, educators, and/or parents in:
o Parent teacher conferences, teacher assistance team, child study, eligibility, and IEP meetings
o Professional development meetings concerning district-wide lesson formatting and delivery

v Maintained appropriate classroom rapport and discipline within the following:

o 2nd Grade Math (Co-Teaching Classroom)

Shared responsibility in preparation and implementation of weekly lesson plans
Provided daily small group support using various instructional activities/methods
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o 5 Grade Resource
Prepared/executed individualized lessons consistent with Wilson Reading System
Offered tools for experiential learning for development of higher level thinking
o 2nd Grade Language Arts Resource
Provided individual support for students uncompleted classroom assignments
Prepared instructional activities that fostered growth in reading/writing abilities

P.L. Dunbar Middle School

Senior Field Experience
Brookville High School
v Self Contained Mathematics Class (8th grade Geometry)

Lynchburg, VA
Fall 2014
Lynchburg, VA

o Planned and delivered individualized lessons three days out of the week

v Study Skills Class (9th-12th Grade) Provided testing/studying accommodations

v Vocational Skills Class (9th-12th Grade) Assisted classwork for groups and individuals
Junior Field Experience
Spring 2014
T.C. Miller Elementary School
Lynchburg, VA
v Book Buddies Program one-on-one reading tutoring with a 3rd grade student

Sophomore Field Experience

T.C. Miller Elementary School

Spring 2013
Lynchburg, VA

v Observation of 2nd grade inclusion based general education classroom

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WORK EXPERIENCE
LArche Blue Ridge Mountains
Primary Caregiver/Assistant

Lynchburg, VA
May 2013-December 2013

v Building relationships of mutual care and support with persons having intellectual disabilities

v Provide direct care support and skill building for residents by means of:
o Personal care needs, money management, medical care, family and work relationships,
household chores, laundry, medications, meal preparation, and transportation

Lynchburg College Library

Circulation Desk

August 2011-December 2014

CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING

Red Cross CPR/First Aid/AED
Medication Administration Training
Therapeutic Options of Virginia (TOVA)

AWARDS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Teachers of Promise Award, Lynchburg College
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society In Education
Member
Academy of Fine Arts
Ensemble Member - Hello Dolly
Lynchburg College Theatre Department
Ensemble Member - The Pajama Game
Ensemble Member - Babes In Arms

Spring 2015

Lynchburg, VA
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Fall 2011

COMPUTER SKILLS
SMART Technologies Windows OS Mac OS iOS Microsoft Office iWork
Google (Mail, Docs, Drive & YouTube) Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest)