Enthusiastic PA -Certified Elementary Teacher with 7 years of diverse classroom experience and a strong dedication to teaching others by the "golden rule". Creator and self-proprietor for 17 years of "Characters By Kim", a professional storytelling business for children. Detail-oriented creative consultant for the WQED Education Department for 8 years, writing and implementing curriculum for an early literacy community outreach program. Motivated fund-raising volunteer for the American Cancer Society / Relay for Life ,planning major events and programs in the community.
Core Qualifications MAT Education- PITT · Strong collaborator PA teaching credentials · Experience with instructional Eight years creative consultant design WQED Education Department · Interactive teaching/learning Outstanding communication and · Instructional best practices social skills · Effective Time management
Achievements Curriculum Development *Collaborated with a team of teachers to write curriculum for Brentwood School District *designed and implemented curriculum for the WQED Education Early Literacy Program "Stories Start Action" for 8 years Program Management * managed the Early Literacy Program "Stories Start Action" that outreached to 10 school districts. Coordinated school visits to over 16 schools and worked personally with 10 superintendents, 16 principals and 32 classroom teachers. * Personally managed a professional storytelling business for 17 years Team Building and Leadership * Worked to coordinate the WQED Education Team, School Administrators, classroom teachers and aCorporate Underwriter to implement and early literacy program for emergent readers. Training *Delivered training workshops for educators, childcare providers and parents on developing storytelling techniques for early literacy. Dynamic Techniques * Created 14 original storytelling characters for my business "Characters By KIm" and marketed my innovative storytelling methods to specific focus groups for 17 years. Community Service * have taught classes, provided assemblies and organized both fund-raising and social events throughout my career for professional, educational and non-profit organizations.