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CARIN VAN GAALE
Teacher on Special Assignment
LOS OSOS,USA
Summary
Compassionate, creative, and effective educator with a proven track record in classroom administration, professional development, and project planning. Diverse background across various educational environments fosters a student-centric approach that empowers learners as an academic facilitator and motivational coach. Adept at collaborating within teaching teams or excelling independently, bringing innovative strategies to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Proficient in leveraging both classroom and online technologies to create dynamic and inclusive learning experiences.
Overview
11
years of professional experience
Work History
SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
07.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Curriculum development for grades K-8, Summer Programming.
- Data analysis to drive academic interventions.
- Develop program design, schedule, course offerings, and outreach to local community industries.
- Generate material orders for consumables and non-consumables, while organizing packing, and preparing for distribution across five sites.
- Lead interviews for positions, including administrators, certificated staff, and non-certificated staff.
- Support hired staff through consistent communication prior to, and throughout, the program dates.
- Develop and lead professional training for hired staff.
- Collaborated with colleagues to integrate cross-disciplinary lessons, enriching students' educational experience.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
SAN LUIS COASTAL PARENT PARTICIPATION PROGRAM
ADULT SCHOOL EDUCATOR
04.2022 - 01.2024
Job overview
- Parent Educator for families with children aged 0–4.
- Develop and facilitate guided discussions surrounding the developmental stages of children and parenting challenges.
- Develop daily lesson plans to provide a unique, school-like environment for children.
- Act as a family liaison to available community sources of support.
- Provide a caring and loving classroom climate that offers parents and children the opportunity to form connections both in and outside of class.
- Offer in-depth follow-up communication, as well as being readily available for families with quality, research-based resources.
SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELEMENTARY TEACHER
08.2014 - 01.2018
Job overview
- Elementary Kindergarten, First Grade and Fourth grade teacher.
- Provided creative lesson plans across all curricula utilizing technology-based platforms.
- Worked in collaboration with grade level teams and teaching partners.
- Maintained strong relationships with all faculty, staff, and student families through consistent communication.
- Worked within a small group environment providing literacy intervention.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNESan Luis Obispo, CA
MASTER OF EDUCATION from Education
08.2016
UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNESan Luis Obispo, CA
CALIFORNIA TEACHING CREDENTIAL from Education
06.2011
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAnn Arbor, MI
BACHELOR OF ART AND DESIGN from Art And Design
06.2008
Skills
- Proficient working in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft, Google and Canva platforms
- Curriculum development
- Program design
- Educational assessment
- Strategic planning
- Curriculum implementation
- Innovative lesson planning
- Performance assessments
- Detail-oriented organization
- Elementary education
- Program development
Timeline
TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
07.2024 - Current
ADULT SCHOOL EDUCATOR
SAN LUIS COASTAL PARENT PARTICIPATION PROGRAM
04.2022 - 01.2024
ELEMENTARY TEACHER
SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
08.2014 - 01.2018
UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE
MASTER OF EDUCATION from Education
UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE
CALIFORNIA TEACHING CREDENTIAL from Education
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
BACHELOR OF ART AND DESIGN from Art And Design