Kari Heinselman
River Falls,WI
Summary
A dedicated education professional with strong background in fostering student engagement and learning. Known for flexibility and reliability, able to seamlessly integrate into different classroom settings and maintain instructional continuity. Strong focus on team collaboration, achieving results, and adapting to changing needs.
Experienced with managing diverse classroom environments and maintaining instructional consistency. Utilizes excellent communication and organizational skills to support student learning and engagement. Track record of adapting teaching strategies to meet varied student needs effectively.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Long-term Substitute
WWestside Elementary
01.2005
- Taught Kindergarten for Becky Cunningham fall semester.
Second Grade Teacher
Starr Elementary
01.2010 - Current
- Worked in a collaborative team to deliver instruction, assess student learning and respond with interventions developed to meet student needs. Integrated various teaching and learning strategies to improve engagement and understanding such as Building Thinking Classrooms and Building Fact Fluency to enhance curriculum and student achievement of essential standards. Employed researched based interventions. Worked with a grade level team to develop and refine learning ladders associated with determined Wisconsin State Essential standards. Represented the grade level team on the school's Building Guiding Coalition.
Reading Teacher
Starr (West) Elementary
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Assessed and evaluated students struggling with reading. Taught both core reading for first and second grade along with pull-out support for Kindergarten through Fifth grade. Worked with grade level and reading department teachers to improve instruction. Part of the Student Support Team.
First Grade Teacher
Pleasant Union Elementary
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Used North Carolina Standard Course of Study to develop and implement classroom environment and lessons for diverse group of learners. Worked successfully with administration, team of teachers and parents to extend opportunities in the classroom.
Four Year Old Kindergarten Teacher
Iowa Grant Elementary Middle School
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Taught half-day program for four year old children with focus on school and literacy readiness through developmentally appropriate practices.
Title I Teacher
Iowa Grant Elementary Middle School
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Evaluated students struggling with early reading skills. Taught Kindergarten and First grade reading as a supplemental pull-out. Provided collaborative support for a Second and Third Grade low-achieving classroom.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Northern Arizona University
01.1987
Skills
- Student engagement
- Positive reinforcement
- Cultural sensitivity
- Subject matter expertise
Certification
- Wisconsin Department of Education Pre- Kindergarten through Sixth Grade
- Wisconsin Department of Education Reading Teacher
Professional Growth
- Building Thinking Classrooms
- Building Fact Fluency
- Top Ten Tools
- Heggerty
- UFLI
- UW Eau Claire Cooperating Teacher Training
- Road to Reading
- Teacher’s College: Writer’s Workshop Common Core Standards training
- Daily 5/ CAFÉ graduate course/ Upper Iowa University 2014
- Google+ training
- Developmental Reading Assessment 2
- Daily 5/ CAFÉ
- Training Responsive Classroom 1
- Math Expressions
- SMARTBOARD Training
- Graduate Student UW-River Falls/ Reading License
- Wisconsin State Reading Association Convention 2007, 2008 & 2010
- International Reading Association Convention 2009
- K-3 Literacy Assessment/ Wake County Public Schools
- Graduate Student UW-Platteville
Timeline
Second Grade Teacher
Starr Elementary
01.2010 - Current
Reading Teacher
Starr (West) Elementary
01.2006 - 01.2010
Long-term Substitute
WWestside Elementary
01.2005
First Grade Teacher
Pleasant Union Elementary
01.2004 - 01.2005
Four Year Old Kindergarten Teacher
Iowa Grant Elementary Middle School
01.2002 - 01.2003
Title I Teacher
Iowa Grant Elementary Middle School
01.2002 - 01.2003
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Northern Arizona University