1. Ruth Daugherty
372-B Cedar Lake Road, Chapel Hill NC, 27516 • daugherty.ruth@gmail.com • (478) 972-7704
Education
The University of Georgia
Athens, Ga May 2015
Master of Arts in Teaching, Special Education, Adapted Curriculum and Autism
GPA: 3.75/4.0
Recipient of Del Jones Memorial Scholarship and Coral Jo Bishop Scholarship.
Georgia Regents University
Augusta, Ga May 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language, Spanish
GPA: 3.87/4.0
Hope Scholarship recipient, Summa Cum-Laude graduate, member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honors
Society.
Certification
Georgia T-2 certification
May 2015
GACE Special Education Adapted Curriculum, grades P-12 December
2014 GACE Special Education Mathematics and Science, grades P-8 &
Special Education Reading Language Arts, and Social Studies, grades P-8 February
2015
Teaching Experience
Functional Academics and Life Skills Teacher
Learn with the Best School August 2015-
present
Raleigh, NC
- Lead teacher of a middle school class for students with moderate-severe intellectual disabilities
and low-functioning autism
- Assessed students, created individualized educational goals, and created individualized
programs using research-based curriculum and methods to meet those goals.
- Trained and managed classroom assistants
- Used performance data to track students’ progress and make educational decisions
- Instructed students in the Picture Exchange Communication System to facilitate independent
communication
- Employed research-based behavioral methods of instruction to help students reduce
inappropriate behaviors
Student Teaching January-May 2015
Oconee County Middle School
Watkinsville, Ga
- Created and implemented individual and group lesson plans targeting money skills, reading
comprehension, English language arts, math, sight words, and social skills

2. - Instructed students in whole-group, small-group, and individual settings and aided in classroom
management
- Employed positive behavior supports to help students reduce inappropriate behaviors
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Practicum January-May 2014
East Jackson Elementary School
Commerce, Ga
- Created and implemented individual and group lesson plans targeting number, letter, and word
recognition, self-feeding, sharing, following simple directions, and safety skills.
- Aided teacher in whole-group instruction and classroom management
- Cooperated with fellow student teacher in planning instruction
- Employed positive behavior supports to help students reduce inappropriate behaviors
Practicum September-December
2013
Ila Elementary Ila, Ga
- Created and implemented individual lesson plans targeting augmented communication skills
- Aided teacher in whole-group instruction and classroom management
- Implemented lessons targeting literacy, number recognition, addition, social skills, and functional
skills
- Employed positive behavior supports to help students reduce inappropriate and aggressive
behaviors
Related Experience
Caregiver for adults with disabilities August 2013-April
2015
Georgia Options
Bogart, Ga
- Provided necessary behavioral, social, and educational supports to allow adults with various
disabilities (including blindness, autism, intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, and anxiety
disorders) to live in their own homes and have typical life experiences.
Camp counselor for adults and children with disabilities June-August, 2008-2013
Clemson University Outdoor Lab
Clemson, SC
- Provided personal care and behavior supports and facilitated recreational activities for adults and
children with various disabilities in a residential camp setting.