Tiffani M.

Lind
Cell: 719-243-5029 343 Silver Spring Ct
tiffani.lind@earthlink.net Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Professional Summary and Objective

 Motivated and inspiring education provider able to participate in the actions of a professor of
higher education or advisor to students and/or educators working within a schooling system
towards a common goals of student success in becoming future community contributors, within
the included forums: face-to face, online environments, and/or through community outreach
and programming, while consistently maintaining and incorporating expertise of best practice
education, implementation and initiatives, creation of curriculum maps and curriculum tracks,
uses and execution, special education and the student-centered programming management
that exists in running a special education program as well as continuous data collection and
analysis for student growth and program success, cultural and diversity experiences related to
inclusion and alternate learning tracks as well as through travel and global sensitivity, and art
influences, both in history as well as in creation and therapeutic benefits, all of which I have
obtained, while jointly benefiting the community and more directly the students in the
community through education and immersion: consisting of constant hands and real-life goals
and practice with lively, entertaining, and inspirational presentation, with a continuous focus on
student achievement while concurrently enriching the lives of the those students and the
community they intend to join by being a professional, respectful and caring authority figure
and leader in addition to enforcing the regulations, expectations, and support of personal
growth and encouraging imagination and inspiration simultaneously in working towards an end
goal.

Education and Licensure

 MA Western State in Curriculum and Instruction May 2017

o emphasis in Online Teacher Leadership
o 4.0 grade point average

 Teacher Cert. Alternate Licensing program at Western State University, July 2014
o 4.0 grade point average

 BA University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in Art History

o emphasis in Gallery Management and Architecture May 2005
o 2.98 GPA undergrad

 CDE Professional Colorado Teaching License August 2015

Honors and Awards

 Teacher of the Year Award awarded by Centurion Lodge #195 Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons (AF&AM) of Monument, CO, 2017

 Dr. Donald P. Timm Scholarship awarded for the 2014-15 academic year
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Research Experience and Testing

 Online Learning Project, Western State University, Gunnison, CO

Advisor: Chrissie Nehrenberg, MA
o Action Research Project- Evaluation of engagement and accuracy between face-to-
face, blended, and online learning
https://empowermentinspecialneeds.weebly.com/

 Capstone Project, Western State University, Gunnison, CO

Advisor: Christopher Benedetti, PhD
o Action Research Project- Evaluated the role a paraprofessional play in the education
and inclusion of students with disabilities
https://empowermentinspecialneeds.weebly.com/

 Endorsements
o PRAXIS Test, Colorado Department of Education
 Social Studies Content Knowledge 5081, Passed 2018
o PLACE Test, Colorado Department of Education
 General Education K-6, Passed 2014
 SPED Generalist, Passed 2014
 Art, Highly Qualified through College Credits

Summary of Career History

 Individuals and Societies Teacher (Humanities/World Studies)

o High School, Honors, IB
o Discovery Canyon Campus, District 20
o Blended Learning Forum using Face-to-Face and Google Classroom
 Significant Support Needs Special Education Teacher and Case Manager
o Elementary School, K-6
o District 38- Kilmer Elementary and Bear Creek Elementary
o Blended Learning Forum to include online modified curriculum lessons for In-class,
paraprofessional and home room teacher facilitated
- Experience with numerous disability eligibilities, to include; Multiple Disabilities,
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Speech Language Disability,
Traumatic Brain Injury, Vision Impaired, and Other Health Impairment
 Fourth Grade Teacher
o Elementary School
o Harrison District 2
o Title I school of low socio-economic status; including 89% free and reduced lunch,
approximately 50% English Language Learners, and in an inclusive special education
setting

Professional Qualifications

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 Created online teaching platform using a piloted Learning Management System to perform a
blended learning environment for students in kindergarten through sixth grade participating in
a special education program
 Successfully began and implemented a new special education program consisting of students
qualified for SSN services in a school that previously had not have this programming- Bear
Creek Elementary
 Three years of experience as a paraprofessional in a Special Education Inclusion Program
within the preschool and elementary environment as a paraprofessional (K-5)- Academy
School District 20- Foothills Elementary
 Prepared, ran, and implemented an all staff PD for Behavior best practices and interventions
techniques
 Intimately knowledgeable in deconstructing standards to create and present appropriate
lesson objectives and DOLs (Demonstrations of Learning), equally adequate at analyzing
effectiveness of each
 Participated in the Reading, Writing, Communicating Collaborators Committee where district
curriculum maps were created, analyzed and edited
 Implementation and familiarity of Blooms Taxonomy and depth of knowledge strategies
 Confidently familiar with best practice lesson writing using UDL strategies, including and
incorporating an adequate gradual release model with KAGAN and Marzano active
engagement strategies
 Comprehensive understanding of the Five Pillars of Successful Reading Instruction
 Experience with Macmillan McGraw Hill Treasures Reading, Every Child a Reader, Every
Child a Writer, Scott Foresman Reading Street and Pathways Reading Curriculums, and
ZooPhonics; As well as intervention material such as Really Great Reading, Read Naturally
(Fluency), HillRap, Focus on Reading (Comprehension) and Edmark Reading Program (for
students struggling with conventional reading methods), Accessible Literacy Learning,
Lindamood-Bell Visualizing and Verbalizing
 Everyday Math, EnVisions math curriculum; as well as intervention material such as Touch
Math, Math U See
 Seasoned knowledge, implementation, and writing of RtI, IEP, ALP, Read Plans, and
standards based goals using Alpine online data system and successful facilitator of IEP
meetings, encouraging student centered growth and collaborative relationships with all
stakeholders, including grade level teachers, itinerants, administration and parents
 Intense and effective collaboration with stakeholders and support staff members including
teammates, itinerants, parents, SPED teachers, ELD teachers, other interventionists, and
administration for the benefit of each student to successfully implement the MTSS system for
all IEP, RtI, and Behavior interventions
 Experience in the education and inclusion of students who are diagnosed with Down
Syndrome, Autism, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Brain Injury, ADHD, Juvenile Batten’s Disease,
chromosomal disorder, and other various medical conditions (seizures, wheel chairs, feeding
tubes)
 Knowledge and successful proctoring of PARCC, DLM, NWEA MAP tests, CoAlt and other
district assessments, including whole group and alternate setting with and without
accommodations
 Constant use of DIBELS data system for continued and appropriately shared evidence of
data points and collection
 Carried responsibilities of a mentor teacher to new teachers in the district, teachers on an
Alternate License, and to a student teacher

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  Continued mentorship through Western State university for those students working in special
education settings while obtaining Online Teacher Leadership emphasis on a Master’s
Degree track aiding in program growth and expansion to include an online forum

Additional Information

 Extensive knowledge of materials and procedures for a variety of mediums and their
beneficial use in educating children as well as the therapeutic qualities for student with
special needs
 Widespread and passionate knowledge of the evolution of Art from ancient times through the
modern era instituted in formal, collegial teachings
 Basic knowledge of the Spanish language through four years of formal college education,
three years formal high school education and travel
 Traveled the world in search of greater knowledge of art, language and the cultures that
created them, including but not limited to: the Louvre in Paris, Rykes Museum in Amsterdam,
Vatican City and the Sistine Chapel in Rome
 Interest and experience with Art and cultures through architecture during travel: ancient ruins
of Tulum and Chichen Itza in Mexico, Tikal in Guatemala, Mesa Verde in Colorado, Angor Wat
in Cambodia, Roman Bathes in Bath, England, civilizations in Pompeii. Appreciation of more
modern architecture through Sydney Opera House in Australia, Eiffel Tower in Paris, House of
Parliament and Big Ben in London, Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Brandenburg Bridge in
Germany
 Culturally sensitive experience through travel to parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, South America,
North America and Australia and surrounding islands
 Traveled to Mexico over a dozen times exploring and identifying with both ancient and
modern cultures through art, architecture, dance, cuisine and language
 Extensive knowledge in Microsoft applications: Word, Power Point, Excel, Google Apps,
Various Learning Management Systems
 Six years extensive customer service and food service experience

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References Available Upon Request

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