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Kara Murphy

Fort Wayne,IN

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

1st Grade Elementary Teacher

East Allen County Schools - Southwick
Fort Wayne, IN
08.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with 8 other grade level teachers to plan and achieve instructional goals and objectives.
  • Attended professional development on the science of reading
  • Participated in data meetings to analyze class data and create individual and classroom goals for math and reading.

Instructional Coach

Fort Wayne Community Schools - Levan Scott
Fort Wayne, IN
06.2023 - 06.2023
  • Coached 2nd grade, ELL, and Intervention teachers on how to teach phonics and reading comprehension.
  • Modeled lessons in whole group and small group.
  • Administered , and analyzed a phonological awareness and phonics screener to drive future instruction.
  • Gave feedback for small group and whole group reading instruction.
  • Provided resources that aligned with explicit, systematic instruction.

2nd Grade Elementary Teacher

Fort Wayne Community Schools - Northcrest
Fort Wayne, IN
08.2019 - 05.2023
  • 2021 Northcrest Teacher of the Year
  • Held professional development sessions on the Science of Reading for K-2, Special Education and ELL teachers.
  • Used mastery learning across math and phonics to close achievement gaps and build strong numerical and reading foundational skills.
  • Collaborated on a PBIS team with administration and other classroom teachers to develop classroom and school wide positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Participated in district wide discussions on an ELA adoption committee.
  • Served on the schools QIT team and collaborated with other teacher leaders from the school and district to analyze academic and behavioral data.
  • Employed online learning management systems and other instructional resources to offer students remote assistance as an online teacher in 2021.
  • Created a hallway showcase of 2nd grade assessment data to drive instruction and student mastery of standards.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

Taylor Univeristy
Upland, Indiana
05.2019

Accomplishments

  • 2021 Northcrest teacher of the year
  • 2021 FWCS teacher of the year nominee

Certification

  • Orton-Gillingham Training - 2022
  • The Big Dipper: Science of Reading Course - 2022
  • LETRS Training Units 1-4 - 2022-2023
  • LETRS Training Units 5-8 - 2023 - Current (est. completion in May '24)
  • Teaching Reading P-12 License - 2023
  • Elementary Generalist License - 2019
  • English as a New Language License - 2019

Timeline

1st Grade Elementary Teacher

East Allen County Schools - Southwick
08.2023 - Current

Instructional Coach

Fort Wayne Community Schools - Levan Scott
06.2023 - 06.2023

2nd Grade Elementary Teacher

Fort Wayne Community Schools - Northcrest
08.2019 - 05.2023

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

Taylor Univeristy

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