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Esther Emery

Boise,ID

Summary

Passionate elementary educator with broad life experience and widely ranging skills and interests. Expertise in activity planning, scheduling, and driving educational excellence. Enthusiastic motivator. Passionate about helping children to reach their full potential and develop a lifelong love of learning. Personal interests in sustainable life choices, simple living, gardening, and permaculture.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Elementary Teache

Basin Elementary
09.2019 - Current
  • Adapted instructional materials to align with state standards and needs of individual students.
  • Fostered critical thinking and collaboration through hands-on and group activities.
  • Established positive relationships with students, parents, and staff through effective communication.

YouTuber, Blogger, and Author

Fouch Family Off Grid
06.2014 - 05.2019
  • Created engaging content for multiple YouTube channels.
  • Managed social media accounts to maximize viewership and engagement across all platforms.
  • Utilized analytics tools to track performance metrics and optimize content strategy.
  • Conceived, wrote, and edited personal memoir about life without internet and life off the grid.
  • Wrote and performed TEDx Boise talk on living off the grid.

Stage Manager

Various Theaters
09.2000 - 05.2009
  • Arranged production and rehearsal schedules for live theater productions before opening.
  • Managed technical crew (lighting, sound, wardrobe) and actors to ensure smooth running of theater productions after opening.
  • Ensured continuity in performances by maintaining detailed records of blocking notes, prop placements, and costume changes.

Visiting Artist/Teacher

Playwrights Project And Others
02.2003 - 08.2007
  • Sparked passion for storytelling and personal expression as a guest artist delivering a highly engaging 12-16 hour program in playwriting to various schools.
  • Managed schedules and adapted curriculum to meet the needs and preferences of host schools.
  • Delivered instruction in alternative environments including high school for pregnant minors and day treatment center.

Tutor

Score Prep
07.2000 - 05.2002
  • Worked with individual students and their families to schedule tutoring sessions.
  • Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies, especially for PSAT, SAT and ACT.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Good Samaritan Village
07.1995 - 07.1998
  • Supported needs of residents under long-term care.
  • Helped residents with activities of daily living.
  • Assessed vital signs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre Arts

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
05.2000

Skills

  • Collaboration and Communication
  • Activity and Lesson Planning
  • Organizational Skills
  • Public Speaking
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Storytelling

Certification

Certified by the state of Idaho in Elementary Education (K-8)


Author What Falls From the Sky, Zondervan 2016


Author of various articles in print and digital media, including Christianity Today, Molly Green, and Deeper Story.


TEDx Boise 2016: "I'm Off Grid and I'm Not Crazy"


Featured Speaker at Homesteaders of America conference, October 2018.


Lived off the grid in Boise County for eight years, November 2012 to October 2020.


Timeline

Elementary Teache

Basin Elementary
09.2019 - Current

YouTuber, Blogger, and Author

Fouch Family Off Grid
06.2014 - 05.2019

Visiting Artist/Teacher

Playwrights Project And Others
02.2003 - 08.2007

Stage Manager

Various Theaters
09.2000 - 05.2009

Tutor

Score Prep
07.2000 - 05.2002

Certified Nursing Assistant

Good Samaritan Village
07.1995 - 07.1998

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre Arts

University of Idaho

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