Desarie Kennedy

• Collaborated with school leadership to assess areas for improvement in curricula, classrooms and student activities.
• Coordinated training and professional development courses for teachers and school administrators to create new teaching strategies that encourage student learning.
• Created curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
• Collaborated with teachers to monitor progress of students and adjust instructional strategies to meet specific needs more efficiently.
• Organized, scheduled and facilitated coaching/planning every two weeks based on need.
• Motivated students to learn new content and complete assignments to successfully present their learning to an authentic audience.

• Designed, implemented and managed successful training programs to meet department and school needs.
• Designed course materials and supported implementation.
• Teamed with subject matter experts in evaluation and revision of training tools in order to continually improve learning platforms.
• Collaborated with administrators to determine course objectives aligned to school goals.
• Planned community expos to share the culmination of learning.
• Effectively implemented best training practices and adult learning principles in planning and creation of instructional materials based on personalized learning tools.

• Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
• Documented student learning to reflect on with Resident teachers, parents and leadership.
• Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
• Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with established curriculum.
• Mentored and co-taught with resident master's students.
• Attended study tours in Reggio Emilia, Italy

Studied Psychology and Early Childhood Education