Career+Notes

My name is Elena Tobin. I appreciate the opportunity to meet with you today!

I was an elementary special education teacher for 8 years in both PA and NJ. I earned a MS in Educational Technology in 2005, and am currently pursuing Educational Leadership certification (Administrative I). For the past three years, I have conducted training, consultation, and follow-up on a variety of topics in special education, assistive technology, and technology integration.

//Below are files and photos highlighting my training experience and quality of support provided to students and staff.//
 * **Sample Training Documents** ||
 * [|Excel_educators_wiki.pdf] - Excel training, March, 2009 ||
 * [|MS_in_cls_PCPDF.pdf] - Microsoft Word in the classroom - 2008 ||
 * [|PM_VG_handouts.pdf] - Progress Monitoring Update, February, 2009 ||
 * [|Excent_Tera_Basics.pdf] - Training document for the school-adopted online IEP writing product ||
 * [|kurzweil training.pdf] - Kurzweil 3000 training, January/February/April, 2009 ||
 * [|How Do You Use netTrekker2.pdf] - Quick Reference sheet provided for a student as per an assistive technology action plan. ||

- Presentation in NYC - MyLearningPlan

- Presentation in NYC - MyLearningPlan - PowerPoint handout

//Excent Tera training, September, 2008//

//Showing off some visual strategies from a Boardmaker session - November, 2008//

//AT & the SETT process for new hires - August, 2008//

DI in a Box
Differentiated Instruction was the ongoing theme for the 2007-2008 school year. I surveyed the staff and coordinated the purchase of supplies to fill 26 "DI in a Box"(es) for classroom teachers. I conducted follow-up to review with staff ways to successfully use the items with students.

[|DI in a Box_port.pdf] - The literature provided for each teacher with helpful strategies for differentiated integration.



//A good glimpse of the contents of the "DI in a Box"//

certification process - March, 2009//
 * [[image:pix_till_march_2009_378.jpg width="388" height="199" align="left"]] ||  ||   ||
 * //Paraprofessionals participate in an Assistive Technology activity as part of their

//Assisting a teacher with functions of Kurzweil 3000 - April, 2009// ||  ||   ||
 * **School-Wide Newsletters** ||  ||   ||
 * [|january splash 2009.pdf] ||
 * [|MarchNewsletter_di_in_box.pdf] ||  ||   ||
 * **Additional:** ||
 * [|E_Tobin_resume.pdf] - Elena Tobin's resume ||
 * [|Act48.pdf] - Act 48 hours as recorded by PDE ||  ||
 * [|training report1.pdf] - Trainings provided to staff during 2008-2009 ||  ||
 * [|Act48.pdf] - Act 48 hours as recorded by PDE ||  ||
 * [|training report1.pdf] - Trainings provided to staff during 2008-2009 ||  ||