Sokoveti Vulimailodoni

Caring and a motivated language and supoort teacher with 15 years of classroom experience.Deeply committed to providing creativity,high quality educational materials and superior instructional support to create the best educational enviroment possible.

Serve few years back in Fiji as a language teacher and support teacher,special education teacher to needy students in the Cook islands for two years.Strongly believe in team work and have so much compassion in working with children.Working hard to achieve goals settimg and punctuality with a-high professional attitude and submitting to those in leadership roles

• Student Progress Conferences
  Conducted conferences with parents, administrators, testing specialists and social workers to discuss educational plans designed to promote students' educational/social development.
• Targeted Development
  Met with parents and guardians to discuss children's progress and to determine priorities and resource needs.
• Curriculum Implementation
  Taught reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art and physical education to pupils utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education.
• Awarded “Anne Sullivan Award” in 2003.
• Student Involvement
  Student Council Advisor, Builders/Key Club Advisor, Learning Support Club Advisor
• Observed students and documented social, emotional, motor skill, and intellectual developments.
• Earned certification in completing successful IEP for students.
• Collaborated with teacher to improve English scores on standardized tests 50%.
• Supervised 5 special needs students enrolled in [Grade 9
• Coordinated with lead teacher to create age-appropriate lesson plans for students with special needs.
• Achieved 50 percent through effectively helping with students task.

Clubs & Groups

• Hands That Sing: Learning Support Sign Language group. We traveled all over and performed songs in sign language. This promoted motivation, self esteem, and community awareness.
• Special Olympics: Track & Field and Aquatic Coach (1997-2007)
• SEAC(Special Education Club): This club is run by learning support students. It promotes transitional skills, self esteem and social interaction
• Student Council, Builders/Key Club: Advisor for student Counsel for 8 years. During that time we raised money for the Heart Association, Juvenile Diabetes, Animal care, and helped promote spirit within our school from sports to preparing for Statewide Tests, WE also are a member of the Four Diamond Family. For the past 7 years we have ran a local mini-THON raising money for Childhood Cancer

TIU 11/PaTTAN

• Participation in the Emotional Support Network for the past 3 years
• Worked closely with several of the consultants from TIU 11
• Took part in Transition Council meetings
• Received a Grant from PaTTAN for carrying out Transitional skills

Church Involvement

• Sunday School teacher
• Senior youth leader
• Children youth leader
• Participated and directed many church play with the children
• Little Hands of God sign language group
• Night in a box to help local homeless shelters

• Christian mission fellowship member