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Overview
Work History
Education
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Professional Licenses
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NICOLE ELIZABETH HELENA MYERS

Summary

Dynamic Special Education Needs Coordinator with a proven track record at Campion School, adept at designing individualized interventions and fostering a nurturing learning environment. Skilled in evaluating pupil progress, mentoring colleagues, and empowering and motivating students with diverse needs to reach their full potential through tailored strategies.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Special Education Needs Coordinator and Learning Support Teacher

Campion School
Pallini
09.2021 - Current
  • Advising class teachers on effective strategies for supporting pupils with SAEN
  • Assessing and observing pupils upon receipt of Initial Concern Forms
  • Continuing professional knowledge of best practices in SAEN across the UK and Greece through coursework, workshops, and conferences
  • Creating new IEPs to address individual learning needs, and conducted formal and ongoing reviews of pupils with CAPs and IEPs
  • Developing, implementing, and overseeing the Junior School SAEN Policy
  • Implementing academic and socioemotional interventions for pupils with SAEN
  • Liaising closely with parents, school staff, leadership, and specialists to address and monitor pupils with SAEN
  • Monitoring the progress of pupils throughout the Junior School to ensure that needs are identified and met
  • Teaching small groups of pupils with identified special educational needs who benefit from extra support in a variety of areas, including phonics, mathematics, and pragmatics
  • Working extensively with pupils with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, selective mutism, and many more areas of learning differences

Junior School Yearbook Coordinator

Campion School
Pallini
01.2012 - Current
  • Adhering to strict deadlines for project completion
  • Both photographing and overseeing the photographers of classes and portraits
  • Collaborating closely with the Senior School design leader and professional printers in order to ensure a cohesive look for the yearbook and fine production
  • Collecting raw materials for the Junior School yearbook
  • Designing the Junior School section of the annual school yearbook
  • Liaising with the Social Media Coordinator to gather necessary material
  • Setting deadlines and requirements for the submission of materials from relevant staff, and responsible for quality control
  • Working thoroughly through all stages of production, from initial concept to design, to final proofing

Private Tutor/Examination Preparation

Private
Athens
01.2011 - Current

Private tutoring for over fifteen years, starting in New York and successfully building and maintaining clientele in Athens.

  • Tutoring mainly in English, mathematics, and Swedish
  • Working with pupils from early learners to adults, including pupils with ADHD, dyslexia and more
  • Encouraging pupils to build good study habits and organizational skills
  • Preparing pupils for certifications required by their schools or jobs, such as the Cambridge FCE and Proficiency exams

Mathematics Leader

Campion School
Pallini
01.2019 - 01.2021

General Education Teacher

Campion School
Pallini
01.2012 - 01.2021

Invigilator/Test Scoring UCLan/Cambridge Oral Exams

Europalso
Athens
01.2011 - 01.2013

Classroom Special Education Teacher

Rufus King School
Fresh Meadows
01.2008 - 01.2011

Classroom Special Education Teacher

Carl Ullman School
Oakland Gardens
01.2006 - 01.2008

Classroom Special Education Teacher

Robert F. Wagner Jr. School
Long Island City
01.2005 - 01.2006

Education

International Award in Special Education Needs Coordination - Post Graduate Certificate

Middlesex University
London, England
09.2022

Master of Art - History of Art

Queens College
New York
01.2017

Master of Science - Special Education

Queens College
New York
09.2010

CELTA - Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

University of Cambridge
Cambridge
06.2010

Bachelor of Art - History of Art, Business and the Liberal Arts Honors Minor

Queens College
New York
05.2003

Studies in French and Art History -

American University of Paris
Paris
01.2001

Skills

  • Adapting to technological advances
  • Creating a warm and safe learning atmosphere
  • Communicating ideas
  • Encouraging independence, curiosity, and a passion for learning
  • Evaluating pupil progress
  • Following the assess, plan, do, review cycle
  • Designing attainable goals and interventions
  • Leading professional development
  • Liaising with colleagues and parents
  • Maximizing pupil potential by first building a foundation of trust
  • Mentoring interns and colleagues
  • Optimizing curriculum guides and planning units of study
  • Setting and upholding realistic expectations for learners

Professional Licenses

  • Professional Dual Teacher Certification in Childhood General and Special Education, New York State Department for Education, 09/01/22
  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), England, 09/01/22

Timeline

Special Education Needs Coordinator and Learning Support Teacher

Campion School
09.2021 - Current

Mathematics Leader

Campion School
01.2019 - 01.2021

Junior School Yearbook Coordinator

Campion School
01.2012 - Current

General Education Teacher

Campion School
01.2012 - 01.2021

Private Tutor/Examination Preparation

Private
01.2011 - Current

Invigilator/Test Scoring UCLan/Cambridge Oral Exams

Europalso
01.2011 - 01.2013

Classroom Special Education Teacher

Rufus King School
01.2008 - 01.2011

Classroom Special Education Teacher

Carl Ullman School
01.2006 - 01.2008

Classroom Special Education Teacher

Robert F. Wagner Jr. School
01.2005 - 01.2006

International Award in Special Education Needs Coordination - Post Graduate Certificate

Middlesex University

Master of Art - History of Art

Queens College

Master of Science - Special Education

Queens College

CELTA - Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

University of Cambridge

Bachelor of Art - History of Art, Business and the Liberal Arts Honors Minor

Queens College

Studies in French and Art History -

American University of Paris
NICOLE ELIZABETH HELENA MYERS