TERRY L. FORCH, M.A.

Terryforch@gmail.com

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
Denver, CO
Masters of Arts in Special Education
Dual Elementary General Education Licensure with a K-12 Special Education Generalist Endorsement
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Fairfax,VA Bachelor of Science in Recreation, Health and Tourism with a concentration in Health Promotion

WORK EXPERIENCE
SWANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Arvada, VA
Special Education Teacher 2017- Present
 Developed and implemented individual education plans for students with special needs
 Identified and tailored goals to match student’s individual needs and abilities
 Coordinated with parents, teachers, paraeducators, and various service providers that include mental health
providers, speech language pathologists, and occupational and physical therapists for students having a range of
disabilities in the resource and general education classrooms
 Implemented diverse techniques to promote active learning including individualized, multi-sensory instruction
 Trained in Orton Gillingham and Wilson Reading System
 Experienced with Wilson Reading System, Fundations, Leveled Literacy Intervention, Jan Richardson Guided
Reading, Do the Math, Math Expressions, and Zearn

University of Colorado Denver Internships Jefferson County, Colorado

Urban Community Teacher Education 2014-2016
 Taught in 1st, 4th, and 6th grade general education classrooms, and Special Education classrooms at Parr
Elementary and Carmody Middle School
 Practiced culturally responsive pedagogies, creating lesson plans with differentation, and implementing classroom
management strategies in order to create a transformative classroom that encompasses the CREDE standards.
 Experienced in formulating and communicating Big Ideas, Learning Targets, and Success Criterion.

SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL McLean, VA

Instructional Assistant in a Non-category Special Education Class Fall 2011- 2013
 Assisted the lead teacher with instruction in Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies

THE GRODEN NETWORK: LIVINGSTON PRESCHOOL FOR EARLY EDUCATION Providence, RI

Treatment Teacher Summer 2011
 Supervised and interacted with children throughout their daily activities
 Taught 1:1 work sessions with special needs children

RESPITE CAREGIVER McLean, VA

Summer 2010 & 2011
 Served as a respite caregiver and personal attendant to an 18 year old boy with Autism

BLOGCATALOG McLean, VA
Social Media Intern Summer 2009
 Assisted with advertising, community interaction, social media marketing
 General administrative responsibilities
 Maintained a blog about Health Promotion and person life experiences

RESPITE CAREGIVER Vienna, VA

Summer 2008
 Served as a respite caregiver, personal attendant and tutor to a 8 year old girl with Down Syndrome and a 14 year
old girl with Autism
FORCH & ASSOCIATES CPA, LLC McLean, VA
Staff Accountant Summer 2006 & 2007
 Assisted with bookkeeping, general ledger, preparation of work papers and schedules and various administrative
duties

LOVE OF MERCY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION

Mclean, VA
Assistant to Founder
2006
 Completed research projects on fundraising sources and programs for minorities
 General administrative responsibilities

MADISON MARKETING GROUP Vienna, VA

Sales representative 2005 - 2006
 Performed sales activities for private company under contract to sell Verizon products and services
 Participated in various sales training courses

PRIVATE TUTOR McLean, VA

2004 - 2005
 Served as a private tutor for a boy with High Spectrum Autism; taught various subjects and skills including English
and math
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
MCLEAN BIBLE CHURCH
McLean, VA
Volunteer
 Involved with charitable activities of the Church; organized and implemented a project to support our troops
fighting overseas through donations of various personal articles to benefit the military personnel

OPERATION KINDNESS Longboat Key, FL

 Collected donations for the annual Operation Kindness fundraising event to support our troops
 Administrative support to the President of the charity

SKILLS & PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

 Experienced in culturally responsive pedagogy, individualized instruction, and implementing accommodations
and/or modifications into the general education classroom
 Proficient in all Microsoft Office and Smartboard software
 Experienced with research on the internet and various internet applications
 Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 Earned National Guild Award for piano