TARA MANZ

EDUCATOR
CONTAC T
908.442.4068
taramanz1@gmail.com
https://tinyurl.com/taramanz
1 Angus Rd
Flemington, NJ 08822
CERTI FICATION S
NJ Students with Disabilities,
Grades PK-6 (Expected
Summer 2018)
CEAS
NJ Elementary, Grades PK-6
(Expected Summer 2018)
CEAS
Professional Crisis
Management system
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS IN
TEACHING
The College of New Jersey
Specialization in Complex
Disabilities
Ewing, NJ | Expected May 2018
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
The College of New Jersey
Honors: Cum Laude
Special Education and History
Major
Ewing, NJ | Class of 2017
PROFILE
• Elementary and special education teacher who excels in cultivating and
maintaining positive and productive relationships with all educational
constituencies including parents, students, administrators, and the
community
• Skilled in the methods of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and working
with students on the autism spectrum
RELEVANT WORK EXPERI ENCE
Teaching Assistant | Eden Autism Services
JUNE 2017- JANUARY 2018 | Princeton, NJ
• Implemented Individual Education Program (IEP) goals (teaching and
reducing behavior) using behavioral model appropriately and
consistently 

• Managed maladaptive behaviors appropriately, including tantrums, self-
injury, and aggression
• Prepared daily tasks and materials, including baseline of program
• Recorded and measured effectiveness of programs and mastery level by
collecting teaching and behavior management data, and maintaining
graphs for all teaching and behavior programs
• Developed and implemented age appropriate reinforcement menu and
• Assisted in conducting functional assessments and preference
assessments
• Worked with students ranging from ages 3-21 in both 1:1 and small group
instruction
TEACHING EXP ERIENC E
Student Teacher (Grade 5) | Holland Brook School (Readington Township)
Cooperating Teachers; Colleen DiGregorio and Michael Roosen
JANUARY 2018-PRESENT | Whitehouse Station, NJ
• Co-taught 5th grade accelerated and grade level math and science with
general education teacher to a class of 20 students
• Use SMARTBoard and Google Classroom in daily instruction
• Align lesson plans to New Jersey Common Core Content Standards
• Develop daily lesson plans submitted to both collegiate supervisor and
cooperating teachers, individualize lessons according to student’s
strengths and weaknesses
• Implement and collected data on IEP goals
• Participate in parent teacher conferences and IEP meetings
• Implement individualized special education interventions


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TEACHING EXP ERIENC E CONTINUED

Literacy Tutor | Christopher Columbus Elementary School (Trenton Public Schools)

Supervisor; Donna Siani
JAN. 2017 – MAY 2017 | Trenton, NJ
• Tutored a first grade student for five months in literacy and writing
• Administered and evaluated literary assessments including: alphabet recognition, primary spelling
inventory, test of auditory skills, core vocabulary screening, San Diego quick assessment, running records
and informal phonics inventory and ABC inventory
• Developed tutoring lesson plans based on assessment results for every week that were submitted at the end
of the semester

Senior Practicum Experience (Grade 1) | Franklin Park Elementary School (Franklin Twp. Public Schools)
Cooperating Teacher; Jean Weber
FALL 2016 | Franklin Park, NJ
• Observed first grade reading, writing, phonics, math, science and social studies
• Taught lessons in reading, writing, and math
• Developed three lesson plans observed by collegiate supervisor and/or cooperating teacher
• Conferenced with small groups in writing workshop
• Drilled students on vowel teams and blends

Junior Practicum Experience (Grade 4) | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (Trenton Public Schools)
Cooperating Teacher; Alakee Bethea
SEPTEMBER 2015-MAY 2016 | Trenton, NJ
• Observed and taught fourth grade reading, writing, and math
• Developed six lesson plans observed by collegiate supervisor and/or cooperating teacher
• Developed portfolio containing eight different assessments and observations on a focal student
• Developed functional behavioral assessment for a focal student
• Completed and evaluated DRAs
• Organized and conducted guided reading groups

SKILLS

• S M AR TB oar d p ro gr a m
• Goo g le C la s sr oo m
• M icro s of t Wo rd , Po we rp oin t a nd E xce l
• Ap pl ie d Beh a vio r An al y s i s
• Po si ti ve B eha v io r Sup por t s
• Lead er s hip

• Ad ap tabi l it y