Kaitlynn Hudden

huddenk@aol.com
DEGREE:
Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education and Students with Disabilities (1-6)
Master of Science in Educational Technologies and Emerging Media

CERTIFICATIONS:
Childhood Education (1-6)
Students with Disabilities (1-6)
Early Childhood Education (Birth-2)

EDUCATION AND HONORS:

Canisius College, Buffalo, New York May 2015
Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.81
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society
Deans List

Canisius College, Buffalo New York December 2016

GPA: 4.0
Honor Society
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
Deans Special Distinction

ACTIVITIES:
Student Advisory Member, Justice for Underserved Students: Teacher Preparation in Inclusive Classroom
Environments Society (JUSTICE Project)
Member, Teacher Education Club
Member, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Charter School For Applied Technologies, Buffalo, New York May 2017- June 2017
Long-Term General Education Substitute, Kindergarten
Was responsible for 27 K general education students, which also consisted of 8 English Language Learners.
Conducted and recorded pre and post assessments, which aligned with the NYS Common Core Standards in both
Reading and Mathematics.
Worked with a teacher aide, and ELL representative to ensure lessons met the needs of all students.
Followed the Charter School for Applied Technologies set curriculum for Math, Reading, Listening and Learning,
as well as Science.
Organized an end-of-the-year Celebration for all students and parents, as well as organized a Field Day for
the students.

Charter School For Applied Technologies, Buffalo, New York November 2016- May 2017
Long-Term Special Education (Consultant Teacher) Substitute, Kindergarten
Worked with the general education teacher to design lessons to fit the needs of both the general education and
special education in the inclusion setting.
Attended a full day EDoctrina training to learn how to import/construct assessments and use RTI tracker to track
student progress.
Attended a full day Renaissance Star Reading assessment training in order to learn how to assess students and
organize/print student score reports.
Used PBIS strategies in all aspects of behavior management.
Provided instructional support to students in a positive environment in accordance to their Individualized
Educational Programs (IEPs) and/or 504 plans.
Recorded mandated IEP minutes each day, as well as organized makeup times if student did not meet their
specific number of minutes each day.
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Completed the special education processes to refer students to special education services and classification
Attended CSE meetings, referral meetings, MDR meetings (both in school and located in Buffalo City Hall), and
worked with other professionals to meet the goals of each meeting.

Hamburg Central School District, Hamburg, New York June 2015- November 2016
Substitute
Took instructions from school office and lead teacher on handling classroom instruction.
Maintained normal classroom routines and discipline procedures.
Created a classroom environment that was conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of
the students.

Armor Elementary School, Hamburg, New York December 2015- June 2016
Long-Term General Education Substitute, Kindergarten
Taught all areas of the primary curriculum in accordance to district standards.
Planned, prepared and delivered age and developmentally appropriate lessons to all students in the classroom.
Abided by the Words Their Way program, and conducted lessons based on its guidelines.
Attended parent-teacher conferences to discuss students present levels of performances and/or concerns.
Collaborated with other professionals at Armor Elementary in order to plan lessons, organize events and/or
discuss student performance.
Assessed and recorded such assessments as running records, unit math tests, spelling inventories, writing prompts
and pre-primer/primer sight word identification.
Taught RTI groups with students at all levels (except for AIS support).
Performed guided reading instruction.
Incorporated technology-rich education that included the use of QR codes, iPads, SmartBoard technology, Sign
Up Genius, Google Drive, YouTube, ABCya, BrainPOP Jr., Starfall, Cookie.com, and Google Earth.

Armor Elementary School, Hamburg, New York March 2015- May 2015
Student Teacher, Grade 4
Constructed lessons that prepared students for the NYS standardized testing in Science, Mathematics and ELA.
Instructed and guided students in teachings and experimentation through the electricity unit (two weeks).
Led small groups through a research project on informational writing using Chromebooks and Google Drive.

Lorraine Elementary School #72, Buffalo, New York September 2014 February 2015
Pre-Student/Student Teacher, Grade 2
Led a small group of second grade struggling readers (according to DIBELS) through the Reading Mastery Level
I curricula from McGraw-Hill (in-depth focus on the development of phonemic awareness, sound segmentation,
blending of phonemes, developing vocabulary and learning comprehension strategies).
Followed and taught lessons in accordance with the Common Core EngageNY Mathematics modules.
Collaborated with the two co-teachers, and one personal care aide to instruct students.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Seminars: Child Abuse Awareness, Violence Prevention, DASA, LiveScribe Pen, Ace the Interview,
Improving Academic and Behavioral Outcomes in Inclusive Classrooms, Don't Just Use Technology; Integrate It,
Six Non-Negotiables for a Successful Differentiated Classroom, QPR Training: Question, Persuade, and Refer
Suicide Prevention

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