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Catherine Palmer

Salt Lake City,UT

Summary

Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Salt Lake School District
08.2013 - Current
  • Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
  • Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
  • Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
  • Continuously pursued professional development opportunities such as workshops or conferences to stay current in educational trends.

Teacher

Jordan School District
01.2010 - 06.2013
  • Responsible for all of the above.
  • Served as 6th grade team leader and PLC coordinator.
  • Served as mentor/curriculum and instruction advisor for 2 first-year teachers.
  • Served as inter-grade-level ESL strategy coach.
  • Created and implemented reading strategies which resulted in a 30% improvement on Language Arts in state-wide testing.

Education

Master of Arts - Education/Teaching

Westminster College
Salt Lake City, Utah
12.2009

Master of Arts - Communications

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
05.1990

Skills

  • Classroom Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Lesson Planning
  • Motivating students
  • Student Engagement
  • Behavior Management
  • Positive Role Model and Mentor
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Collaborative learning
  • Innovative lesson planning

Timeline

Teacher

Salt Lake School District
08.2013 - Current

Teacher

Jordan School District
01.2010 - 06.2013

Master of Arts - Education/Teaching

Westminster College

Master of Arts - Communications

University of Utah
Catherine Palmer