Christopher Kline

• Taught PE for the 2024-2025 academic year and was a fifth grade homeroom teacher with my main areas of instruction in fifth and sixth grade ELA and social studies
• Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
• Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
• Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
• Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.
• Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
• Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.
• Collaborated with other teachers to plan interdisciplinary units that connected subjects and promoted deeper understanding among students.
• Organized extracurricular activities such as clubs or field trips that enriched students' learning experiences outside traditional classroom settings.
• Fostered positive learning environment that encouraged student curiosity and critical thinking.
• Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
• Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.

Worked alongside local educators to strengthen English language programs at three primary schools.

• Aided in improving students’ speaking and reading skills while assisting school’s speech pathologist.
• Shadowed special needs kindergarten student and helped with assignments, classroom activities and therapy.

• Taught 1st-12th grade students English in Ishikawa Prefecture using a team teaching approach with native teachers.
• Involved in formation of city wide primary school English curriculum.
• Prepared junior and senior high school students for exchange programs in Australia and the United States.
• Promoted cultural education at schools and in my community by giving speeches, writing articles for publications in a local magazine and by granting television and newspaper interviews.