This document provides a summary of Abraham G. Vatakencherry's education and work experience. He has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Mangalore University in India and an Associate of Science in Paralegal Studies from Southwest Florida College. He is certified to teach elementary education, exceptional student education, and social science in Florida. His work experience includes teaching ESE inclusion, TV production, drama, yearbook, science, business technology, and reading at various middle and high schools in Florida. He was also involved in founding a non-profit organization focused on sustainable urban development in India.

1. Abraham G. Vatakencherry
1867 Whitecap Circle
North Fort Myers, FL 33903
239-603-2120
AbrahamGV@Leeschools.Net
Education:
Bachelor of Laws MangaloreUniversity,India
March 2003
Educator Preparation Institute Edison State College, Fort Myers, FL
Alternative Teacher Certificate
Graduated September 28,2007
(Interned in South Fort Myers High School with
Mark Modicain 2006)
Associate of Science Paralegal Studies Southwest Florida College, Fort Myers, FL
Certification:
Florida Certificate DOE Number: 986067
Elementary Education (Grades K-6)
Exceptional Student Education (Grades (K-12)
Social Science (Grades 6-12)
Work Experience:
Barron Collier High School, Naples,FL
ESE Inclusion Teacher August18,2014to June 4,2015
 Case Manager for a Caseloadof 24Student IEP’s andESE Co-Teacher for Science ClassroomfromGrades 9-11
 Co-Taught Gen-EdClasses with Gen EdTeacherwith Inclusionfor ESE Students
 Used Enrich towrite IndividualizedEducationPlans
 Workedwith ESE TransitionTeamcomprisingof InterventionSpecialist andSpeech Pathologist andSchool Psychologist toupdat e
IEPSfor students onCaseload
 Workedwith Gen. Edteachers of ESE Students onCaseloadtoobtainfeedback andupdate IEP Goals in Reading, Math, Independent
FunctioningandotherGoals for students on caseload
 Contactedandkept in touch withparents ofstudents onCaseloadregardingtheir Individualizedneeds andservices
 AttendedGrade level Data dialogues , Faculty Meetings, PLC meetingandranIEP Meetingforstudents onmy caseload
 Was Test Administrator andProctor for PSATs,FSAs, andEOCs
 Completed ReadingEndorsementCompetencies 1,3and 4 through Collier CountyDistrictworkshop and trainings
 Used Data Warehouse for trackingStudents in InclusionClasses andStudents with IEPs
 Used Esembler Gradebook toAssist Co Teacher with taking.attendance andenter Grades
 Used Student Pass to sign students out of Class andTrackStudent Discipline
 Wrote IEPs for ESE students onmy caseload
 AttendedParent Teacherconferences for ESE Students in myInclusion classes andEnsuredtheir accommodations andservices were
met in Classroom
 Did tri-weekly Probes usingEnrichforESE Students on myIEP Caseload
 Providedextrahelp forStudent in Earth Space Science, Biologyand Physical Science before and after school in additionto
helpingduringClass
 AttendedProfessional Development Workshops providedfor facultymember onCampus includingWritingWorkshops
 Workedwith Department Head, Peer Teacher andReadingCoach to discuss jobperformance regularly
 Took Attendance onEsemblerGradebook as well as used it monitorStudent progress in other Classes
 Hadregular Planningconversations with Co-Teacherandassistedin LessonPlanning
 Attendedthe monthlyBarronCollier faculty meetings that all Teachers are requiredtoattend
 I providedindividual instruction,pulledout andworked in small group withESE Students in my Gen Edclasses
 Workedwith the Guidance Counselor andcontactedparents regardingtheir children’s behavior andacademic progress
 AssistedGen Ed teacher withStrugglinglearnerimprovebasic readingskills in Content area classes by workingon their
fundamentals in grammar,pronunciationandfluencyin Reading
 Workedwith ELL(ESOL) Students andELL(ESOL) Interpreterin helpingnewEnglish Speakers achieve Academic Success
 Maintainedregular phone andemail contact with parents of ESE students onmy caseloadandin my Inclusionclasses
 AssistedCo-Teacherin Science classes by reteachingLesson andSupervisingLABS

2. Work Experience:
Harns Marsh Middle School, Lehigh Acres, FL
TV Production, Drama andYearbook Teacher March 12,2013to May20,2013
 Covered Maternity leavefor (Alicia Miller)DramaTeacher ,YearbookAdvisor ,TV Production Teacher and Student Council
Sponsor
 Ran Harns Marsh Middle Schools daily morningnews, supervisedall the activities in HMMSTVProduction Room
 Supervisedthe content of Videos beingproducedas well as graded the videos accordingtocertain RUBRICS
 Graded the video projects anddida video critique of theirvideos as well as gave jobparticipation grades
 ReceivedAnnouncement requests from otherHMMSfaculty for the news workedwith andsupervisedstudents in doingtheir Jobs in
the TVProductionStudio
 Assignedweekly jobs to students like Anchors,FloorManagers, Camera man,Tricaster,TeleprompterandAudio
 Gave video topic tostudents towent tootherclasses in theschool tointerviewTeachers andother Staffmembers as well as editedthe
video content ofthe students
 As Yearbook advisor tookpictures for Schools springsports Teams. Supervisedstudents in Yearbookclasses
 Helpedthem expandtheir Yearbookvocabularywith daily assignments, Yearbookcritiques andYearbookScavenger Hunt Questions.
 CollectedFundfor YearbookSales andreconcileddaily sales with School Bookeeper AmyNewton.
 As Drama Teacher supervisedthe actingof students who didvarious scripts like the MaskScripts, Duologues andMonologues
supervisingandgradingtheir paperworklike scripts, critiques andworksheets as well as their actingperformances.
 Graded papers, AdministeredTests andExams, UsedPinnacle toContact Parents, EnterGrades, Monitor Student progress, Printed
Interims.
 Attendedthe weeklyHMMSStaff meetings that all Teachers are requiredtoattend
 AssistedTeachers who administeredFCAT Tests duringthe FCATSby servingas a proctoras well as coveringfor Teachers who
were absent andassistedthe TechSpecialist andotherClassroomTeachers in settingup theirclassrooms for the FCATSwith mobile
lab laptopcomputers
Science Teacher November 9, 2012 toFebruary11,2013
 Covered Maternity leavefor 6th Grade Science(Marylyn Stevens) 6th Grade Science Teacher, Environmental Ed coordinator and
Regional Science Fair Director
 Taught Comprehensive Science for 6thGrade Students
 Used educational websites like thinkcentral andBraipopforassist my instruction
 PerformedLAB Experiments to assist students in to get a morecomprehensive anddeeper understandingof science
 Coveredvast topics like ClimateChange, Severe Weather andPhysics.
 AttendedParent Night forprospective students andinteractedwith Parents andstudents
 Used science videos like Bill Nye tomake Science Instruction interestingtomystudents
 Graded papers, Administer Tests andExams, UsedPinnacle to Contact Parents, Enter Grades, MonitorStudent progress, Print
Interims, andFinalizedGrades for First Semester
 Graded LABs accordingto certainRUBRICS
 Workedwith the Guidance Counselor andcontactedparents regarding their children’s behavior andacademic progress
 Workedwith Department Headin executinglessonforstudents in our department attendingdepartment meeting
 Attendedthe weeklyHMMSStaff meetings that all Teachers are requiredtoattend
Business Technology Teacher and ReadingTeacher September25, 2012 to November 7,2012
 Taught Middle Grade students from6 -8 Grade
 MS PowerPoint, MSWord, MSPublisher, Photoshop
 Taught Middle Grade Student 6thand7th Grade IntensiveandRegular reading
 Workedwith Department HeadandReadingCoachin performingmyduties
 UsingTeenbiz, Workedon helpingstudent achieve theirAR ReadingGoals

3.  For Intensive Readingstudent helpedthemwork ontheir fundamentals in grammar, pronunciation andfluencyin Reading
 Used SpringboardText ForInstructing Regular Reading students andassist themin furtheringtheir ReadingSkills
Lehigh Senior High School, Lehigh Acres, FL
Social Science Teacher February6, 2012 toMay 21, 2012
 Taught 11th
Grade USHistory
 AssistedReadingDepartment Headin FCAT Preparation
 Workedwith ESOL Students andESOL Teacherin helpingnewEnglish Speakers achieve Academic Success
 Workedwith Department Headin CreatingLesson Plan
 Used PinnacletoContact Parents andEnterGrades
 AttendedParent TeacherConferences
 Graded Assignment andTests
 CreatedQuizzes andTests includingFinal
 AdministeredEOC Test
 Took Attendance onPinnacle as well as used PinnacleExplorertomonitor Student progress in otherClasses
Awards / Honors:
Multiple Honors and Deans List Student at Southwest FloridaCollege
Graduatedwith a 3.82 GPA
Community Involvement/ Volunteerism:
Foundedthe KeralaUrban Development Society(KUDS) a NonProfit NGO (Non GovernmentOrganization) in India in 2009.
Registeredunder the Travancore CochinLiterary, ScientificandCharitable Societies Registration Act of1955
KUDS main objective executes proposals for Infrastructure Projects by Governmental andNon-GovernmentalOrganizations tohelpcities
achieve more sustainable development by implementingandevaluatingambitious andtechnologyorientedUrbanReforms supported by Policy
Research