Patrick Lansky

My name is Patrick Lansky. I have been an educator of students with special needs / challenges for over 20 years, and I hold a Masters Degree in Special Education and licensure specializing in strategies to teach students with both cognitive and specific learning disabilities. In addition, I have taught a multitude of content area subjects to students ranging in age from 12 to 21.

Over the course of two decades in “Special Education”— as it is officially termed in the United States—I have imparted pedagogical techniques so as to enable a variety of students with emotional, cognitive, and physiological disabilities to overcome systemic educational barriers in their efforts to pass standardized exams, attain promotion to their next educational level, and enjoy overall positive social experiences.  Content area classes I have taught have included English (to both native and non-native speakers); History; World Geography; Mathematics; Science; Economics and Consumer Advocacy; and Spanish. I believe that my extensive personal and professional travel to nearly 60 countries has imparted in me a wisdom and talent to reach children and young adults educationally in a manner that is rare today in the profession.

I am currently living in Morocco and am seeking full-time employment as a professional educator.

Please feel free to reach out to me upon receipt of this correspondence and of my attached application materials, and to request any additional relevant information / documentation from me that would be necessary for my hire.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to communication in the near future.

Special Education Instructor II                                                                  May 2018 - Dec 2022

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE • Richmond, Virginia, United States      

Provided instruction and modeled strategies for academic success for high school students with various disabilities (learning, behavioral, intellectual, autism) incarcerated within the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Juvenile Justice System. Instructor of Environmental Science, Language Arts, Spanish, Geography, Political Science, and Economics/Personal Finance.

• Devised Personalized Learning Plans to individualize rehabilitative instruction.
• Delivered instruction and guidance (i.e., Transition Plans) intended to promote successful independent living for young adults upon re-entry to society.
• Chaired weekly Treatment Team meetings to provide current educational data to residential staff and to combat obstacles to student success.
• Generated and implemented legal documents (Individualized Education Plans) to comply with federal and state regulatory requirements.
• Utilized Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports to reinforce instruction.
• Created Project-Based Assessments based on students’ unique learning styles.
• Provided consultative expertise on national and international educational conferences attended (Orlando, Spokane, Savannah, Helsinki, Valencia) through Power Point presentations upon return to work, with recommendations to be adopted. 

Special Education Instructor and Department Chairperson                   Sep 2002 - Jun 2017

• NB CLEMENTS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL • Prince George, Virginia, United States            

Instructed students (Language Arts, History, Science, Math) with various disabilities.

• Served as Special Education Department Chair in supervising 15
• Implemented 1:1 Teacher-Student Mentor in support program targeting at-risk
• Mentored and coached first-year teachers mandated to follow Improvement
• Created and implemented lesson plans for Literacy Intervention

TESOL                                                                                                                             Dec 2022

Educational Testing Service (ETS) PRAXIS • Virginia, United States 

TESOL (Passed proficiency test to Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages)

Master of Science in Special Education                                                    Oct 2002 - May 2005

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY • Norfolk, Virginia, United States       

4.0 Grade Point Average (Dean’s List status all five semesters attended);Postgraduate Professional License (Virginia) renewed June, 2020, valid through June, 2030:Intellectual Disabilities (Kindergarten through Gr. 12) endorsement Specific Learning Disabilities (Kindergarten through Gr. 12) endorsement

Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Degree                                  Sep 1989 - May 1993

Cornell University • Ithaca, New York, United States  

3.3 Grade Point Average (Dean’s List status final two semesters).