Meena Beardsley

• Deep Learning Integration: Guided students in developing social, emotional, and cognitive skills as part of ASIJ's commitment to SEL, enabling academic growth through supportive relationships and metacognition practices.
• Metacognition Strategy: Emphasized learning approaches that promote self-reflection, empowering students to understand and improve their learning processes.
• Individualized Learning: Created accessible, challenging learning experiences that aligned with ASIJ's vision of developing engaged, responsible students prepared to make a positive impact.

• Collaborative Approach: Worked closely with classroom teachers to align EAL support with the mainstream curriculum, enhancing students' language and academic skills.
• Student Services Team Member: Contributed to a multidisciplinary team to address diverse student needs, incorporating UDL principles to foster an inclusive classroom environment.
• Promoted critical thinking to build subject engagement and interaction.
• Created and delivered engaging lesson plans to accommodate different learning styles.
• Modified curriculum plans with colleagues to meet changing student needs.
• Improved instruction methods by using various assessment tools and strategies.

• Comprehensive Language Development: Developed and delivered targeted EAL curricula that enhanced students' English language proficiency across reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Adapted content to be culturally relevant and accessible for multilingual learners.
• Individualized Support for Neurodiverse Learners: Taught neurodiverse students through differentiated instruction and personalized strategies, ensuring an inclusive environment that addressed various learning profiles and needs.
• Social-Emotional Support: Integrated SEL principles to help students build resilience, confidence, and effective communication skills, ensuring a supportive learning environment that valued student identity and cultural backgrounds.
• Collaborative Curriculum Planning: Partnered with classroom teachers to co-design lessons that integrated EAL objectives with core subjects, allowing EAL students to succeed alongside peers.
• Active Role in Student Services Team: Worked closely with the Student Services Team to monitor progress, address language-related challenges, and create supportive accommodations, contributing to each student's holistic development and academic growth.

Learning Support Teacher, K-9

• Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
• Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
• Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
• Customized Interventions: Designed personalized learning plans and interventions for diverse learners, helping students reflect on their progress and set achievable goals.
• Collaborative Team Member: Worked with the Student Services Team to implement accommodations that ensured curriculum accessibility for all students.

Holistic Instruction: Developed and delivered engaging lesson plans across core subjects, balancing foundational skills with opportunities for students to explore complex, abstract knowledge.
Cognitive Skill Development: Fostered an environment where students could understand and apply different cognitive processes, supporting metacognitive growth and self-reflection in learning.