Instructor:
, Phone: E-mail: cassandraschmid@gmail.com |
Instructor Level
| Affiliate I | |
| Ann Moore |
Education
| High school diploma or GED in Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies Master's degree in Early Childhood Special Education | |
| VTAEYC Exchange Fellow for Our Diversity and Young Children | |
| has not received formal instruction in adult education or in the facilitation of learning for adults. |
Work Experience
| TEACHING EXPERIENCE Early Childhood Special Educator, Winooski School District Winooski, VT | Full Time | August 17, 2023 to Current I am a classroom teacher and special educator for two half day preK programs. Early Childhood Special Educator, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union Sheldon / Bakersfield, Vermont | Full Time | August 17, 2022 to Current I was an early childhood special educator, providing special education services and case management to 16 students. These services are small group, individual, and outreach, designed and implemented around UDL, VELS, and IEP goals. Extended School Year Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, Ira Allen Burlington, Vermont | Part Time | July 2022 I was the classroom teacher and early childhood special educator. For the program I designed the curriculum in accordance with UDL, IEP goals, and VELS Standards. Assistant Teacher, Early Learning Center Colchester, VT | Full Time | January 4, 2021 - December 23, 2021 I was an Assistant Teacher in the four inclusive, play-based classrooms with children 6 weeks to 6 years old. INTERNSHIPS / FELLOWSHIPS Vermont Humanities Council Montpelier, VT | Part Time | March 2023 - Current Working with VT Humanities partners to design a flagship program focusing on children’s books on diversity and corresponding workshops for public libraries. Vermont-AEYC Fellowship, Diversity and Early Education Burlington, Vermont | Part Time | January 2022 to March 2023 I wrote a blog that went into depth about domains of diversity: race, culture and ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, and socioeconomic status. I also had the opportunity to participate in and speak at the 50th VT NAEYC Conference. Early Childhood Special Education Student Teacher, Flynn Elementary Burlington, VT | Full Time | January 18, 2022 to May 10, 2022 I was an Early Childhood Special Education Student Teacher for Elizabeth Weaver in a class of thirteen students. Growing Gardens Environmental Education Intern, Growing Gardens Boulder, Colorado | Part Time | March - May 2019 Environmental education intern working with children ages 4-18 teaching sustainable, urban agriculture at a farm. Goats & Gardens Camp Educator, Growing Gardens Boulder, Colorado | June 2019 | 60 teaching hours Environmental education intern working with children ages 4-8 teaching sustainable urban agriculture on a goat and iris farm. Centro de capacitación y desarrollo integral (CaDI) - Center of Training and Integral Development Mexico City, Mexico | October 2017 - November 2017 Greenhouse intern working with developmentally delayed adults to help achieve independent living. | ||||||||||
| 0-5 years instructing adults. | ||||||||||
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Additional Information
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| Child Development (Early Childhood) Families and Communities (Early Childhood) Observing and Assessing (Early Childhood) | |||||||||
| - Make the material engaging and approachable - Organization of materials and vast resources to provide for questions and further research - Embrace and work through the feeling of discomfort that can be created when when addressing challenging topics |
Logistics
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