Melissa Armbrust
ISD 917
Eagan
1
Certification
11
years of professional experience
Student-focused educator with a strong background in special education. Skilled in adapting instruction and problem-solving to meet individual learner needs. Committed to fostering meaningful relationships with students, families, and colleagues to enhance learning experiences. Strengths include written communication, collaboration, organization, and creating clear, individualized instructional materials.
Work History
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
3 Years 2 Months- Delivered itinerant services to students with visual impairments in multiple schools, enhancing access to education.
- Adapt curriculum and materials to provide accessible instruction.
- Provide instruction in or develop IEP goals surrounding aspects of the Expanded Core Curriculum for Learners with Visual Impairments
- Support braille literacy, assistive technology, and other individualized needs.
- Provide itinerant services to students with visual impairments across multiple schools.
- Collaborate with educators, paraprofessionals, and related service providers.
- Provide staff training and consultation on visual access and accommodations.
- Collaborate with medical staff
- Delivered direct instruction in braille, orientation and mobility, assistive technology, and compensatory academic skills.
- Collaborated with educators to adapt curriculum, materials, and assessments for students with visual impairments.
DCD Teacher K-5
7 Years 11 Months- Delivered specialized instruction across all curricular areas, enhancing engagement and learning for students with multiple, significant disabilities
- Developed, implemented, and monitored individualized education programs (IEPs)
- Partnered with families, paraprofessionals, and service providers to create a supportive learning environment that fostered student growth and development
- Adapted instruction, materials, and learning environments to meet diverse student needs as well as promoting meaningful participation and progress
- Developed and implemented health and behavior plans to address individual student needs and promote positive outcomes
- Helped develop and implement health and behavior plans
- Adapted instruction, materials, and learning environments to meet diverse student needs.
- Delivered differentiated instruction aligned with state standards to support varied elementary learning needs.
- Assessed student progress and adjusted lesson plans to improve mastery and classroom engagement.
- Managed classroom routines and behavior expectations to maintain safe, productive learning environment.
- Communicated student performance and classroom updates with families to support academic and social growth.
Education
Master's degree - Visual impairments
Certificate program - Autism
Bachelor's degree - DCD k-12
Skills
Special education
Teaching
Literacy education
Classroom management
Student engagement
Support with ADLs
Parent collaboration
Child engagement
Student engagement
Working with children
ADL support
IEP development
Parent collaboration
Co-teaching
Multisensory instruction
Certification
Teaching Certification, Professional Educator License, Special Education Certification
Timeline
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
ISD 917
08.2023 - CurrentRead More
DCD Teacher K-5
Poplar Bridge Elementary
08.2015 - 07.2023Read More
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Bachelor's degree from DCD k-12
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Hamline University
Certificate program from Autism
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University of North Dakota
Master's degree from Visual impairments
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Additional Info
- Completed 40 hours of Minnesota READ Act training in structured literacy, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension instruction.
- Have experience as a district representative for colleagues holding educational meetings.