JULIE BRATTON

Bratton638@gmail.com
EDUCATION
ZS Endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education, expected August 2016
Grand Valley State University, Allendale MI
Master of Science in Education, May 2008
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Specializations: Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Orientation and Mobility
Bachelor of Arts in Theater, May 1993
George Mason University, Fairfax VA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Practicum Experience Infant-Toddler (ages 1 2.5), David Hunting YMCA Grand Rapids MI
May June 2016
Hands on experience in all aspects of instruction and classroom management for full day
Creative Curriculum wobbler/toddler education/child care program. NAEYC endorsed.
Early Childhood GSRP Associate Teacher, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids MI
October 2014 May 2016

Co-manage all aspects of instruction and classroom routine for a low SES full-day
Creative Curriculum/T.S. Gold preschool room (Dickinson & Campus ES) with a wide range of
abilities and needs.
Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax VA
August 2011 to June 2014
Serve 20 students in 12 schools, ages 2 to 18, multi-needs to academically gifted
Monitor student testing accommodations for local, state, and national exams
Instruct students in compensatory academic and daily living skills
Daily collaboration with parents, classroom and special education teachers, school
administrators, instructional assistants, and related service providers (physical and occupational
therapists, speech language pathologists, adapted PE specialists, etc.)
Staff summer camp for secondary students VA School for the Blind summer 2013
Certified Orientation and Mobility Teacher, Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually
Impaired (formerly Iowa Braille School), Vinton IA
August 2008 to July 2011
Serve 18 students in 10 different school districts within 2 area education agencies over a 5000
square mile territory
Caseload ranged from birth to high school, multi-needs to academically gifted, no light
perception to 20/70, both students with visual impairment only and with multiple disabilities
Teach the range of O&M curriculum including long white cane, spatial concepts, auditory
localization skills, street crossing, self-advocacy, bus travel, independent living skills
Co-created two-week summer theater camp for visually impaired students in July 2009
Staffed and co-planned summer mobility camps for visually impaired secondary students

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Internship in Orientation and Mobility, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Blind Rehabilitation Center,
Hines (Chicago), IL
January May 2008
Evaluated and trained adult students in developing safe and efficient travel skills
Engaged in weekly multidisciplinary staff meetings to coordinate client progress
TVI Student Teaching, Cooperative Association for Special Education, DuPage County, IL
August December 2007
Taught 15 direct students in 13 schools within 7 school districts, and assisted with consult
services for 23 additional students
Age range of students 3 21, academic and multi-needs
Graduate Assistant, The Center for Access-Ability Resources, Northern Illinois University
(the campus disability resources and equal access agency)
September 2006 August 2007
Transcribe materials from print into braille
Proctor exams with appropriate accommodations, and securely return exams to professors
Assist CAAR student clients with registration and other needs, maintaining client confidentiality
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Admissions Coordinator, The Ingenuity Project, Baltimore, MD
August 2002 June 2006
Administer admissions process at magnet program targeting mathematically and scientifically gifted
children in the Baltimore City Public School System
Processed approximately 700 applications annually for 1 high, 2 middle, and 1 elementary
school sites
Responded to very sensitive parent concerns about their childrens testing performance and the
admissions decision
Recruitment presentations at community and open house events
Arts Education Practitioner and Administrative Experience
Big Science Theater, Whitaker Center, Harrisburg PA: Performer. Presented science-based
plays for guests, visiting school groups, and as a touring school assembly show at this regional
arts and science center (2001 2002)
Touchstone Theatre, Bethlehem, PA: Actor-Educator. Performed at student assemblies and
facilitated accompanying theater arts workshops (2000 2001)
The New Victory Theater/The New 42nd Street, New York City: Executive Assistant to the
President. Administrative coordination of Presidents office in all administrative aspects of
nationally prominent childrens theater / urban revitalization project of historic vaudeville theaters
on West 42nd Street in New Yorks Broadway district. (1996 2000)
The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington DC and Center Stage, Baltimore, MD: Arts Education
and Research Intern: (1992 1994)
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
Michigan SK Professional Certificate # PF0000000669785 Visual Impairments K-12
(Will apply for ZS when GVSU grades post in August 2016)
Virginia Postgraduate Professional License Visual Impairment PreK 12

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