EDUCATION

Brittany Meland 129 Larch Rd Amherst, NY 14226 (716) 863-3503 Britrmel@gmail.com Master of Science, Childhood Education University at Buffalo, Amherst, NY Bachelor of Science, Childhood Education/ Students with Disabilities (1-6) Daemen College, Amherst, NY Area of Study: Social Studies G.P.A.: 3.189 Childhood Education/Students with Disabilities 1-6 Early Childhood Education/Students with Disabilities B-2

Present

01/2013

INITIAL CERTIFICATION RELATED EMPLOYMENT

Issued Pending

Heritage Centers Teacher Assistant, Cheektowaga NY 1/13-present Responsible for assisting classroom teacher with daily tasks for students, ages 13-21, with severe and multiple disabilities; Implementing IEP goals. Providing a safe environment. Assisting students in Physical Education, Art, and Music classes. Feeding students during meal times. Assisting students with personal needs. Harvest PCI Assistant, Cheektowaga NY Responsible for care of a child from age 7 months to 15 months. Provided all care as needed. Just For Kids! Team Leader, Williamsville NY Responsible for a group of school age children, ages 4-10; Assisted with students homework completion. Organized fine art activities. Supervised and interacted during physical fitness time. 12/11-7/12

08/10-01/12

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

Student Teaching; Summit Educational Resources Fall 2012 Grades 1-2, Getzville, NY Prepared and implemented five weeks of themed activities. Created bulletin board on the life cycle of an apple tree. Created lessons for individual casebooks/IEP goals. Modified activities to accommodate all students. Communicated with students using Chat PC and Dynavox. Attended staff development days and parent teacher conferences. Student Teaching; Union East Elementary School Grade 4, Cheektowaga NY Fall 2012

 COLLEGE ACTIVITIES

Prepared and implemented four weeks of lessons. Modified assignments for students with disabilities. Created and taught two interactive science units. Attended staff development days. Experienced Co-Teaching.

Sigma Pi Epsilon Delta; Special Education Honor Society; Daemen College Co-President 9/11-5/12 Planned and led bi-weekly meetings. Coordinated and participated in volunteer opportunities including; o Variety Kids of Buffalo Halloween Party and Easter Breakfast. o SABAH o Public events on campus. Scheduled and organized fundraising events and clothing order. Planned and led bi-annual inductions. Member 10/10-5/11 Participated in volunteer opportunities including; o Bornhava date nights, SABAH, Variety Kids of Buffalo Member of Science Teachers Association of NYS Member of Council for Exceptional Children Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities Member of Teachnology SMART Board 11 Training, Summit Educational Resources Project WILD workshop, NYS Dpt. of Environmental Conservation 11/12-present 9/11-9/12

AFFILIATIONS

9/10-9/11 10/12 2/11

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEER

Seneca Street Church, Buffalo, NY Spring 2009, 2010 Guided children, ages 5-12, through homework completion. Assisted children in computer lab. Guided children in science activities. Completed a total of 80 volunteer hours Deans List; Daemen College Spring 2010, Fall 2012

AWARDS OTHER EMPLOYMENT

Wegmans, Customer Service, Amherst NY 12/05-present Coffee Shop Customer Service Responsible for creating made-to-order drinks and sandwiches based on customer request and provide excellent customer service to all customers. Successfully work in a team environment. Responsible for housekeeping and food safety.