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After earning my Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in Adapted Curriculum, I launched my career as a self-contained Community-Based Instruction teacher. I serve high school students in grades 9–12, designing and delivering instruction that centers on functional academics, essential life skills, and hands-on vocational training. My lessons are individualized and practical — from reading and math skills applied to real-world tasks, to money management, cooking, community navigation, job readiness, and workplace routines.
Currently, I teach in a transition program for learners ages 18–22, supporting their pathway to greater independence, meaningful employment, and community inclusion. I collaborate closely with families, job coaches, and community partners to create work-based learning opportunities, internships, and functional assessments that inform personalized transition plans. I’m passionate about creating respectful, student-centered environments where each learner’s strengths are celebrated and progress is measurable.
I feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity to empower young adults as they develop the skills, confidence, and agency needed for life after school.
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Transition to Work MEGA Bundle | Job Skills & Workplace Readiness for Special Ed
Help your middle and high school special education students build real workplace readiness skills with this comprehensive Transition to Work MEGA Bundle! Designed especially for students working around a 2nd–3rd grade reading level who are in age-appropriate (grades 7–12+) settings, this bundle combines structured teaching pages, task cards, scenarios, and reading activities to teach: Job basics and workplace expectationsGood vs. bad work behaviorsFollowing schedules and clocking in/outAs
1st - 12th
For All Subjects
Functional Money Skills MEGA Bundle: High School Transition
Age‑Respectful Real‑World Money Resources for Special Education, Life Skills, Autism, & Transition Classrooms Build the real‑life money skills your students truly need for community access, independence, and adult life! This Functional Money Skills MEGA Bundle includes multiple best‑selling resources, all designed for students working at a 2nd–3rd grade cognitive level while maintaining totally age‑appropriate visuals for middle school, high school, and transition classrooms. Perfect for le
1st - 12th
Money Math
High School Social Scenarios + Functional Writing MEGA BUNDLE
Special Education • Life Skills • Mild Intellectual Disabilities • Autism Support • Transition (14–22) Give your high school life skills and special education students age‑respectful, real‑world, and functional practice with this comprehensive bundle of writing prompts, social scenarios, SEL worksheets, and differentiated task cards. All materials are designed specifically for teens and young adults who work around a 2nd–3rd grade reading/writing level, but who need mature, relevant conten
1st - 12th
For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Functional Money Math MEGA BUNDLE | Special Education Transition, Life Skills
⭐ What’s Included in the Bundle 1. Real‑World Money Math Task Cards (20 Functional Purchase Task Cards) Help your students build real-world money skills with 20 functional Money Math Task Cards designed specifically for special education, life skills, and intervention classrooms. Students practice: Adding two item pricesFinding total purchase amountsDetermining how much more money is needed Features: 4 task cards per page (print, cut, laminate, done!)High-contrast, easy-to-read layoutsAge-
1st - 12th
For All Subjects, Mental Math, Money Math
Workplace Scenario Task Cards for Life Skills, SPED & Transition
Teach real-life workplace behavior, problem‑solving, and social skills with these age‑respectful, engaging Workplace Scenario Task Cards! Perfect for SPED, Life Skills, Autism Support, Mild/Moderate ID, and Transition Classrooms, these cards help students practice the exact skills they need to succeed at a job—using simple text (2nd–3rd grade level), clear visuals, and real‑world scenarios. Students read workplace situations such as: ➡ “Your boss says, ‘Wipe the tables.’ What should you do?”
4th - 12th
For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific, Social Emotional Learning
Vocational & Work Skills Task Cards Bundle | Job Training for Life Skills & Tran
Do you teach vocational or job training skills in your CBI or life skills classroom? This hands-on task card bundle gives students meaningful, real-world practice with grocery store job skills such as counting inventory and checking customer order accuracy. Perfect for task boxes, independent work, small groups, or vocational rotations, these task cards help students build attention to detail, counting skills, and workplace responsibility—all essential for success in retail and food serv
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Job Skills Reading & Vocational Bundle – 20 Posters, 20 Task Cards, 20 Passages
Help your students learn about real jobs in the community while practicing functional reading and comprehension! This Job Skills Bundle includes 20 posters, 20 task cards, and 20 reading passages that introduce common entry-level jobs in a clear, age-respectful way. Designed with simple text and visual supports, it’s ideal for students who read around a 2nd–3rd grade level but are in middle school, high school, or transition programs. Jobs included in this bundle feature familiar, real-wor
1st - 12th
For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Interview Warm-Up & Workplace Behavior Bundle – High School Transition
Help your students get ready for the world of work with this Interview Warm-Up & Workplace Behavior Bundle, designed especially for high school special education, mild intellectual disabilities, autism, and life skills/transition classrooms. This bundle builds interview skills, workplace behavior, and job readiness using simple language, clear visuals, and age-respectful activities perfect for students working around a 2nd–3rd grade level. Use it for: Transition and work readiness uni
3rd - 12th
For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Change Back Money Math | Life Skills & Vocational Activity Packet
Do you teach change back to your students? These practical, easy-to-use worksheets and task cards are perfect for teaching students how to calculate change when making a purchase. This resource is ideal for direct instruction, whole group lessons, independent practice, classroom assessments, and IEP data collection. With both worksheets and task cards included, you can easily differentiate instruction and use the materials in task boxes, centers, small groups, or independent activities. W
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Real-World Money Skills Bundle
Counting Money Task Cards & Worksheets – Functional Money Skills
Teach real‑world money skills with this comprehensive Counting Money Task Card & Worksheet Set—perfect for Special Education, Life Skills Math, Mild/Moderate ID, Autism classrooms, and any students who need structured, visual money practice. This resource includes 40+ task cards and a full set of leveled worksheets designed for students working at a 2nd–3rd grade cognitive level while remaining completely age‑respectful for middle and high school learners. Build students’ independence wit
2nd - 12th
For All Subjects, Money Math, Not Subject Specific
Also included in: Functional Money Skills MEGA Bundle: High School Transition
Job Interview Skills | Worksheets & Task Cards | Life Skills & Transition
Help high school students with disabilities build confidence and prepare for real-world job interviews with this Job Interview Skills resource. This no-prep product includes instructional worksheets, guided practice activities, role-play pages, and task cards designed specifically for special education, life skills, and transition programs. Students learn what a job interview is, how to act appropriately, and how to answer common interview questions using simple language, visuals, and senten
4th - 12th
Financial Literacy, Reading
Next Dollar Up Task Cards
Next Dollar Up Task Cards are a great strategy to use in your community based instruction or adapted curriculum classrooms. This activity can be used as a center or with task boxes. Laminate these cards and cut them out for multiple uses. What's Included with this Product: 100 task cardsPrices up to $10.00Prices up to $20.00Prices up to $50.00The Next Dollar Up Task Cards are an effective and functional strategy for teaching real-world money skills in community-based instruction (CBI), life ski
K - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: CBI Money Math Bundle | Life Skills, Task Cards & Independent Activities
CBI Menu Math Restaurant Activity | Life Skills & Vocational Task Cards
Bring real-world menu math into your CBI, life skills, or vocational training classroom with this highly engaging, hands-on activity! Students practice essential money and job skills while working with a realistic restaurant menu in multiple instructional formats. This resource is perfect for whole group instruction, independent practice, small groups, or task box centers. With three differentiated levels, you can easily meet the diverse learning needs of your students. Activities focus on
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Next Dollar Up Task Cards | 72 Real‑Life Money Skills Cards | Special Education
Build real‑world money skills with this comprehensive set of 72 Next Dollar Up Task Cards—perfect for high school Special Education, Transition, Life Skills, and Functional Academics classrooms! Designed for students working at a 2nd–3rd grade cognitive level, these task cards use clear visuals, age‑respectful images, and real‑world prices to help students master the essential Next Dollar Up strategy. Students practice rounding up to the next whole dollar when paying for items—a critical
1st - 12th
Basic Operations, Money Math, Not Subject Specific
Restaurant Job Skills | Special Education Transition Activities | Vocational
📘 What’s Included This resource includes a variety of differentiated activities to support reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and functional job readiness skills: 📖 Reading & Comprehension 3 Restaurant-Themed Reading Comprehension Passages Easy-to-read text Check-the-box and short-answer questions Focus on real-life restaurant responsibilities and expectations 🧠 Task Cards & Practice Activities 20 True or False Task Cards Great for small groups, centers, or 1:1 instru
3rd - 12th
Reading
Identifying & Counting Coins | Money Activities & Task Cards
🪙 Identifying & Counting Coins Hands-On Money Activities + Word Problem Task Cards Make teaching money simple, engaging, and effective with this comprehensive money unit! This resource is packed with hands-on activities, print-and-go worksheets, math centers, and multiple-choice word problem task cards to help students confidently identify coins and count money. Perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade, as well as intervention and special education, this unit provides everything you n
K - 12th
Basic Operations, Money Math, Other (Math)
Also included in: Real-World Money Skills Bundle
Career Exploration Activities for Students with Disabilities
This Career Research Resource is designed to help students explore jobs while building essential literacy and life skills. Perfect for students with intellectual disabilities, this resource uses simple language, structured tasks, and clear expectations to support understanding and engagement. Students will practice learning about careers through true/false questions, short responses, vocabulary practice, and basic research skills. Activities are ideal for special education, life skills, tra
4th - 12th
Classroom Community, Informational Text, Reading
Real-Life Social Scenarios for Teens-Task Cards-Open-Ended & Multiple Choice
Help your students practice real-world social problem solving with 20 high-interest social scenario task cards, each available at two differentiated levels: Level 1: Verbal prompt – students listen or read the scenario and respond in their own wordsLevel 2: Multiple-choice – students choose the BEST response from four options These task cards are designed especially for teens and young adults who may read and process at an elementary level but need age-respectful, real-life content. They’r
1st - 12th
For All Subjects, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: High School Social Scenarios + Functional Writing MEGA BUNDLE
Can I Buy This Task Cards: Budgeting Community Based Instruction (CBI) Activity
Budgeting Task Cards! Students will practice identifying if they have enough money to make a purchase. This is a great activity to use in your life skills, daily living skills or community based instruction classes. These can be used in task boxes, centers or as an independent or whole group activity. What is included in this product: 100 total task cards20 up to $10.0020 up to $20.0020 up to $50.0020 up to $75.0020 up to $100.00Thank you for downloading this product. If you enjoyed this product
1st - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: CBI Money Math Bundle | Life Skills, Task Cards & Independent Activities
Finish the Sentence Task Cards – Sentence Starters for Elementary & Special Ed.
Description: Help your students build strong writing skills with this engaging Finish the Sentence Activity! Perfect for elementary classrooms or special education settings, this resource teaches students how to take a sentence starter and turn it into a complete, meaningful sentence. Students will: Learn what a sentence starter is and how to use it. Practice creating complete sentences that make sense. Express their ideas clearly and creatively. Explore “What if…” scenarios to expand th
1st - 12th
Grammar, Other (ELA), Writing
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Experience
After earning my Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in Adapted Curriculum, I launched my career as a self-contained Community-Based Instruction teacher. I serve high school students in grades 9–12, designing and delivering instruction that centers on functional academics, essential life skills, and hands-on vocational training. My lessons are individualized and practical — from reading and math skills applied to real-world tasks, to money management, cooking, community navigation, job readiness, and workplace routines.
Currently, I teach in a transition program for learners ages 18–22, supporting their pathway to greater independence, meaningful employment, and community inclusion. I collaborate closely with families, job coaches, and community partners to create work-based learning opportunities, internships, and functional assessments that inform personalized transition plans. I’m passionate about creating respectful, student-centered environments where each learner’s strengths are celebrated and progress is measurable.
I feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity to empower young adults as they develop the skills, confidence, and agency needed for life after school.
Teaching style
I use a student-centered, strength-based approach that emphasizes hands-on, community-based learning. My lessons are functional and goal-oriented—focused on real-world skills like money management, cooking, travel training, and job readiness—delivered through differentiated instruction, task analysis, and visual supports. I collaborate closely with families, job coaches, and community partners, use data and functional assessments to guide instruction, and create structured, respectful environments that build independence, self-advocacy, and meaningful post-school outcomes.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2021 Educator of the Year
My own education history
I hold a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and a Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in Adapted Curriculum. I am currently pursuing a Specialist degree in Special Education to deepen my expertise and better support students with diverse learning needs
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