Karen Marie Bina

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1224 19th Street South,
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 782-3912
[email protected]
Middle School Physical Science Instructor

Objective:

• Energetic education graduate seeking to obtain a teaching position in science at the elementary or junior high level.
  

Clinical Experiences:

• C-I 211/ Level I Clinical 7th Grade- Sparta Meadowview Middle School, 9/01-12/01.

• ESS 327 -Kindergarten through Second Grade- Mount Calvary Elementary School, 1/02-5/02.

Experiences working with children in an educational setting:

• Classroom/Program Assistant, Chileda Habilitation Institute La Crosse WI, 9/99-present.

  -Advocate for special needs students to gain access to necessary technology for successful class work.

  -Use behavior programs and visual communication to redirect student's challenges.

  -Create a stimulating environment for students as a long-term substitute teacher in science and social skills.

  -Modify lesson plans to best fit each special needs individual in class.

• Tutor, Chileda Habilitation Institute, 8/00-5/01, 8/01-1/02, 1-2 hours per week as needed for mainstreamed teen with Autism.

Professional Activities:

• Medical Facilitator, Chileda Habilitation Institute, 30-40 hours per week, 9/00-present

  -Supervise of medical needs for 42 residents.

  -Distribute prescribed medication for 42 residents.

  -Staff resource regarding behavior management programs and recreational activities.

  -Contact parents regarding medical concerns for 42 residents.

  -Contact parents for holiday home visitation.

• Co-Chair Technology Advisory Committee, Chileda Habilitation Institute, 4/01-present.

  -Advocate for technological needs of all Chileda Institute students and staff.

• CPR and First Aid Instructor, certifying all Chileda Institute staff, 8/01-present.

• Advisor for Self Advocacy/Student Council, Chileda Habilitation Institute, 8/01-present.

  -Contact parents for holiday home visitation, Chileda Habilitation Institute.
  

Professional Growth:

• Continual expansion of knowledge involving the population of students I currently work with through workshops from 9/99-4/02

  -Autism Certificate
  -Social Services
  -Sexual Education and the Cognitively Disabled
  -Crisis Prevention and Intervention
  -Teaching Strategies 100
  -Teaching Strategies 200
  -TEACCH, a method of communication involving icon exchange used by non-verbal students at Chileda Institute
  -Rett Syndrome
  -Sensory Integration
  -Hmong Culture
  -Down Syndrome

Work History:

• Chileda Habilitation Institute - La Crosse Wisconsin. Classroom Assistant and Medical Facilitator, 2001-present.

Education:

• University of Wisconsin La Crosse B.S., Elementary Middle Education, (2003)
• University of Utah Studies toward a Degree in Education, 45 credits.
  
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