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- 1. Maria Fagan Hassani, M.A., ET/P Maria@LearningLink.me (818) 538-4370 (cell) EDUCATION ? Masters in Multi-Categorical Special Education received from St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL August 2005 ? Attended Educational Therapy Certificate Program at UC Berkeley Extension and UC Santa Cruz from September 2001 to June 2002 ? B. A., Liberal Studies, Hutchins School, Sonoma State University, June 1990 CREDENTIALS ? Professional Educational Therapist ¨C Association of Educational Therapists ? Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate (CLAD) #020014624 ? Clear Level II Education Specialist Instruction Credential (Mild/Moderate) #090007333 ? Professional Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential #060067887 HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS ? Trained in multi-sensory approaches to learning, i.e. Lindamood Bell and Making Math Real ? Committed to empowering happy, self-assured, independent learners ? Effective team member, collaborator, and leader ? Experience special education teacher and learning specialist ? Strong skills in assessing and teaching to a variety of learning differences ? Experience with diverse populations PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACADEMIC Learning Link, Pacifica and Los Angeles, CA ¨C 8/2006 ¨C Present - Educational Therapist in private practice Facilitate learning process by performing formal and informal assessment, deliver multi-sensory remediation methods, provide knowledge about student¡¯s learning style, and/or study skill intervention for students with and without a diagnosis of learning disabled, as well as translate and interpret professional¡¯s reports, provide referrals and support for families, professionals, and teachers working with these students. Child Success Center, Santa Monica, CA ¨C 9/2011 ¨C 8/2014 ¨C Educational Therapist Collaborated as part of multi-disciplinary team that included occupational and speech therapy, performed formal and informal assessment, created remediation plans, interpreted reports from allied professionals and provided mentorship and training for the team. Educational Services Associates, Chicago, IL and Oakland, CA ¨C August 2002 ¨C June 2006 Performed formal and informal assessment and remediation for students, as well as provided referrals, and support for families, professionals and teachers working with these students.
- 2. Maria Fagan H ss n 2 John F. Kennedy Elementary School (K-5), Daly City, CA; Keys School (K-8), Palo Alto, CA; Good Shepherd Elementary School (K-4l, Pacifica, CA; and Tehiyah Day School (K-8), El Cerrito, CA ¨C August 2005 ¨C June 2011 As part of the learning services team, provide support for students by performing assessments, interpreting Psycho Educational evaluations, consistent communication with parents, interfacing with teachers to create and integrate appropriate accommodations and modifications into curriculum, supply individual and small group remediation, coordinated the schedule and proper implementation of accommodations for standardized test, i.e. ERBs, as well as offer regular in-service presentations for staff on the topics of interest within the educational community. Jefferson School District, Daly City, CA ¨C Summer 2006 and 2007 Taught self contained, second (¡¯06) and eighth (¡¯07) grade, special education class. Utilized multi- sensory reading and mathematics systems, while instructing students for summer school. S.T.A.R Learning Academy, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL ¨C January 2004 ¨C August 2005 As a graduate assistant, performed assessment, provided supplemental educational services to students with special needs, and trained new graduate assistants. Hyde Park Day School, Chicago, IL ¨C August 2002 ¨C June 2004 Taught mathematics, reading, and drama to students with special needs in grades first through eighth. Participated in creating, implementing and updating ILP (Individual Learning Plans) in partnership with colleagues, parents and students. Pacific Learning Center, Los Altos, CA - June 2001 ¨C June 2002 Tutored students aged third through tenth grade in a variety of academic areas. Jefferson School District, Fernando Middle & M.P. Brown Elementary Schools, Daly City, CA ¨C September - 1999 ¨C 2001 Taught eighth grade pre-algebra and algebra at a California Distinguished Middle School, as well fourth grade at one of the middle school¡¯s feeder schools. Redwood City Elementary School District, Kennedy Middle School, Redwood City, CA October 1995 ¨C August 1999 Taught eighth grade pre-algebra and sixth grade mathematics, science and physical education at a California Distinguished Math and Technology Middle School. Alameda County, Woodland Community School, East Oakland, CA May 1994 - July 1994 Taught complete curriculum to tenth through twelfth grade students in a self-contained classroom. Student body consisted of males and females on probation and/or within the foster care system. North Peninsula Jewish Community Day School, San Mateo, CA December 1993 ¨C March 1994 (Long Term Substitute) Created and implemented integrated curriculum units that supported the development of reading skills at the first grade level.
- 3. Maria Fagan H ss n 3 WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS GIVEN Differentiated Instruction, Tehiyah Day School, El Cerrito and Ecole Bilingue De Berkeley, CA August 2006 and 2007 Full day in-service presented for kindergarten through eighth grade faculty. Differentiated Instruction, California Association of Independent Schools, Atherton, CA March 2007 Ninety minute talk educating attendees about the theory that supports differentiated instruction, as well as techniques and strategies to implement within their classrooms. Second International Conference on Positive Behavior Support, Tampa, FL ¨C March 2005 As a graduate student, presented results of a case study on implementing a positive behavior support plan, conducted in a classroom in Chicago, Illinois. WORKSHOPS ATTENDED National Association of Educational Therapy, Chicago, IL 10/2015 New Developments in ADHD Research, Linda Pfiffner, 2/2011 The Evaluation and Beyond: Presenting and Implementing the Results of Psychoeducational and Neuropsychological Assessments, Dr. Alan Siegel, 11/2010 Reading, Writing, and Rage: The impact of emotions on learning, Barbara Kalmanson, PhD, National AET Conferences 10/2010 Writing is Thinking in Slow Motion: Teaching Expository Writing Skills in the Context of Educational Therapy, Ann P. Kaganoff, PhD, BCET, FAET, National AET Conferences 10/2010 Hampton Brown, Inside Language Program 5 ¨C Grades 4-8 ¨C Year 1, San Mateo County Office of Education, 10/2010 Procedural Deficits in Learning Disorders; A View Beneath Verbal/Non-Verbal Dichotomy, National AET Conferences 2009 The Oral Language Model and Executive Functioning, National AET Conferences 2009 How to Spot the Anxious Child, Kristen Ohlenforst, PhD, 3/2009 How to Use Coutertransference Reactions in the Practice of Educational Therapy, Ann Gordon PhD, BCET, 1/2009 Is It ¡°Just¡± a Learning Difference, Leyla Bologlu, PhD., 3/2008 Syndromes, Susan Ashley, Ph.D., 2/2008 Autism and Aspergers, Elisa Gagon, 2/2008 Sensory Processing Disorder, Summit Education, 1/2008 Aspergers and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, Cindy Schulmeister, ET/P, 11/2007 Effective Teaching Strategies Tailored to Students with Aspergers Syndrome, Emily D. Iland, M.A. ¨C AET 29th Annual National Conference, 10/2007 Unwrapping the Gifts of the Mind, Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. ¨C AET 29th Annual National Conference, 10/2007 Assessment of Second Language Learners ¨C Challenges and Possible Solutions, Maria Carrillo ¨C Ann Martin Center, 2/2006 Understanding and Treating Selective Mutism, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum - Selective Mutism Conference, 1/2006
- 4. Maria Fagan H ss n 4 Helping Children Recognize, Decrease, and Cope with School Related Stress, Jill Reder, M.S. Ed, M.A., Karen Enyedy, Ph.D. ¨C AET 27th Annual National Conference, 10/2005 Family-School Collaboration, Kathleen Minke, Debby Boyer ¨C 2nd International Conference on Positive Behavior Support, 3/2005 Girls & Women with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder: Learning from Their Stories, Jan Adelizzi, Ph.D., BCET ¨C AET Chicago Regional Conference, 3/2005 AD/HD in It¡¯s Many Guises, Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D. ¨C AET 26th Annual National Conference, 10/2004 HONORS/MEMBERSHIPS ? Kappa Delta Pi ? Association of Educational Therapists ¨C Professional Member ? Council for Exceptional Children ? Association for Positive Behavior Support ? Selected to complete student teaching with West Glamorgan University in Wales ? Outstanding American Woman of the Year 1991 ? Doyle Scholarship 1988