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Tammy Wood

Rushville - NY

Overall User Rating: 3.3 / 4.0
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My Teaching Experience

I have taught in the special education and remedial reading field in upstate New York for 18 years. In the past six years, I have been the key creator and coordinator of a high school learning center. The learning center has proved to be the school's answer to New York State's mandated Academic Intervention Services (AIS) for high school students. It not only houses resource 9-12 but also remediation for Regents and RCT exams as well as homework or project assistance on a drop-in basis. The high school houses approximately 650 students grades 9-12.

My Teaching Style

I am a multi-sensory learner, thus a multi-sensory teacher. I adapt lessons to fit individuals or small groups of students. My teaching style varies according to whom I am assigned. Think alouds paired with visual examples are my preferred style of getting "messages" to my students. I "advertise" and promote the use of study guides that are literacy-based with content area teachers to use when remediating students in the learning center as well as in their classrooms. Many ideas have been shared!

Honors/Awards/Shining Teaching Moment

1993 Central New York State Learning Style Network Leadership Award (Given by Dr. Don Richarson, a mentor)This was given due to my work as a staff development presenter for the Mexico, New York, school district as well as the Oswego County Teacher Center. 2004 Nominated and accepted membership in Delta Kappa Gamma Society International for key women educators--- New York State's Alpha Tau Chapter 2006 Accepted the leadership positon of First-Vice President of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International---Alpha Tau Chapter 2007 Nominated and accepted to Cohort 5 of the Wayne-Finger Lakes Leadership Institute. I am currently attending the University of Rochester Margaret Warner School of Education and Human Development to attain my certification in district and school-based administration. I cannot choose just one or even a few shining teaching moments. I love being a teacher! I have been blessed with great students. They make the shining moments, I just sit back and watch to see which light bulb needs replacing or a little adjustment!