Finalres

Finalres

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  Kathy L. Wills 1116NE 16th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304 • [email protected] • 954 849 4459 Summary of Qualifications •Dynamic, science and math-based educator with strong academic background in biology, biotechnology and botany. •Creative, self-motivated and experienced in classroom instruction, community engagement, clinical laboratory, and regulatory practices. •Skills: grant writing, project management, leadership, technical writing, budget management, and training facilitation Core competencies •Grant Writing •Communication skills •Project Management •Classroom management •Leadership •Problem solving •Technical Writing •Motivational educator •Budget management •Interpersonal skills •Training facilitation •Curriculum development •Strong technology skills Education Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Florida Certification • Elementary Education (K-6) • ESOL Endorsement • Exceptional Student Education Professional Experience Coral Cove Elementary School, Miramar, FL 2007- Present Elementary School Teacher •Dedicated to enthusiastic and diverse instruction as a means of creating and instilling a lifelong love of learning in children. •Analytical and versatile thinker; highly effective at developing and implementing creative ideas to promote learning which actively engage all students •Able to provide a warm and supportive environment to foster academic, social and emotional growth •Possess successful and self-confident classroom presentation skills with the ability to differentiate instruction to meet all learning styles and needs •Collaborate with educators to share ideas and best practices to continually develop effective lesson plans meeting changing curriculum and student needs •4th Grade teacher, with experience teaching self-contained all subject areas, departmentalized models, ESE inclusion, and Gifted/High Achieving
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  •Served as gradelevel chair •Student Council Advisor for students, Grades 2-5; responsible for developing leadership skills and overseeing community service projects such as Harvest Drive, Toy Drive, Tabathon program benefiting Ronald McDonald House, Pennies for Patients, benefiting Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Care packages for our troops •Planned, developed, implemented, and maintained a community school garden as a grant recipient from The Whole Kids Foundation, including the initiation of an after school gardening club for students. •Wrote, received and utilized multiple grants to enhance and innovate classroom learning and enrichment •Three year grant recipient (TAHG) Teaching American History Grant •Demonstration of exceptional student learning gains as demonstrated by standardized test scores as a highly effective math and writing teacher. •Provide small group tutoring before and after school for lowest quartile students in order to prepare them for standardized testing Silver Lakes Elementary School, Miramar, FL 2005- 2007 • Interim/Pool Substitute Teacher Shady Grove Elementary School, Keller, TX 2001- 2003 •Substitute Teacher •Paraprofessional Aide for Behavior Modification Classroom Additional Work History •Dr. Mark Lamet, Gastroenterologist Hollywood, FL 2004-2005 Clinical Research Coordinator •Mountain West Gastroenterology, Salt Lake City, UT 2003-2004 Clinical Research Coordinator •Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 1990-2000 Manufacturing Quality Assurance Associate •Restaurant industry experience in multiple capacities at establishments such as The Chart House and California Café Hobbies and Interests Yoga, fitness, cooking, writing (blogging), reading, traveling, organic gardening, music, art museums References available upon request.