Contessa Brady Professional Educator's Portfolio .pptx.pdf

Contessa S. Brady, M.Ed., is a highly organized and dedicated Special Education Teacher with experience in community engagement. She has a strong background in teaching middle school students, including roles as a Resource Language Arts Teacher, Special Education Case Manager, Inclusion Teacher, Reading Lab Teacher, Social Skills Teacher, and Study Skills Teacher. Contessa's commitment to her profession is evident in her Master's in Curriculum and Instruction: Special Education from Liberty University. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Agency Service from Arizona University. Contessa's skills in organization and community engagement make her an asset to any educational institution. Her experience as a Sunshine Committee Member further highlights her dedication to fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment.

1. My name is Contessa Brady. I am a committed mother,
wife, and middle school special education teacher. I am
best known as the “Auntie” of my student body. I show my
students that I care about them every day, and they reward
me by reaching their highest potential. My goal is to obtain
a position as an instructional coach for special education
teachers.

My greatest accomplishment is in teaching students how
to use reading as the key to discovering the opportunities
they have awaiting them through:

•Building an inclusive climate
•Collaboration
•Ongoing learning
•The use of evidence-based practices 

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About Me

2. Professional Summary
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Contessa S. Brady, M.Ed., is a highly organized and dedicated Special
Education Teacher with experience in community engagement. She has a
strong background in teaching middle school students, including roles as
a Resource Language Arts Teacher, Special Education Case Manager,
Inclusion Teacher, Reading Lab Teacher, Social Skills Teacher, and Study
Skills Teacher. Contessa's commitment to her profession is evident in her
Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction: Special Education from
Liberty University. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Agency
Service from Arizona University. Contessa's skills in organization and
community engagement make her an asset to any educational institution.
Her experience as a Sunshine Committee Member further highlights her
dedication to fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment.

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Related Work
Experience
Community Center
Coordinator, Denton, TX
Facilitate enrichment programs for at-risk
youth/teens via after-school tutorials, homework
assistance, higher education fairs, computer training,
arts and crafts, summer lunch program, etc.
Conduct community outreach to receive
sponsorships and in-kind donations for programs and
to provide social services to residents to include
writing grants and referrals to agencies that offer
assistance
Interview, place, and manage volunteers during
resident services events
Manage resident service events to position residents
to prosper. Events include Operation Back to School,
National Night Out, Community Watch Night,
College Scholarship Fairs, and Resident Health Fairs
Contact and schedule outside agencies to serve as
guest speakers to address hot topics such as health,
nutrition, crime prevention, gang prevention, and
awareness programs

4. Mrs. Brady’s Workplace

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Community
Activities

Volunteer
Reading
Specialist
Volunteer one to one instruction in phonemic awareness,
reading fluency, reading comprehension, and written
expression through instructional activities for children ages
3-5 to include:
Discriminating sounds, sound blending to create words,
segmenting words, and rhyming sounds
Repeated readings of interesting book choices
Direct instruction
Text enhancements, and imagery
Written expression activities
Direct teaching of reading strategies

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7. Assignments

About This Section



This section highlights some of my
finest benchmark assignments during
my academic career at Liberty
University. Throughout my academic
career, I had several projects that have
impacted me and my mindset in
pursuing my master's degree. I provide
four examples and a narrative of each
assignment and how they influenced
my practice on the next slide.
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8. Thank you for
your interest!
Contessa Brady
Phone:
214-493-7011
Email:
[email protected]
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