Lauren Cotsack

Background

About Lauren Cotsack

Wide range of experience in teaching students with special needs across a variety of special and regular education classroom settings, including experience co-teaching within an inclusive classroom model • Skilled in consulting and collaborating with team members and professionals to successfully design and implement educational programs across inclusive settings • Experienced in working closely with classroom staff to train, monitor, and evaluate their work performance, including creating training materials to train new and current staff members in classroom routines, procedures, and instructional and behavioral procedures, providing professional development as needed • Practiced in accessing research and successfully utilizing the appropriate research-based techniques in assessing, evaluating, and designing both functional and academic curricula to address student’s academic, social, and behavioral needs • Adept in collecting and analyzing quantitative data to problem solve and determine the appropriate course of action and in communicating the necessary information to teams of professionals and parents in an accessible manner • Experienced in providing synchronous and asynchronous virtual instruction to students while targeting IEP goals and collecting data on progress toward goals • Able to successfully address behavioral concerns using positive reinforcement systems, applied behavior analysis techniques, and positive behavior support plans