Kelsey Thornton
St. Anthony,MN
Summary
Professional educator skilled in creating dynamic, inclusive classroom experiences that drive student success. Adept at leveraging diverse instructional strategies to meet varied learning needs, ensuring comprehensive understanding of material. Known for collaborative approach and adaptability in ever-evolving educational settings, with focus on critical thinking and communication. Skilled in fostering relationships with diverse learners and coaching teachers to enhance student achievement.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reading and Multi-Lingual Teacher
Pinewood Elementary
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Developed positive and supportive relationships with students, families, classroom teachers, administrators, and staff.
- Assessed students to determine instructional needs.
- Developed and taught lessons encompassing a range of skill-building activities for speaking, writing, reading, and listening in English.
- Advocated for systematic and explicit phonics instruction in core instruction and reading intervention groups.
- Identified and implemented class wide interventions based on benchmark assessments.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
Instructional Coach
Garlough Environmental Magnet School
08.2017 - 06.2022
- Planned weekly staff meetings and professional development for 50+ teachers.
- Coordinated and trained school-wide assessment team to complete building-wide assessments in fall, winter, and spring for 400+ students.
- Analyzed student data, diagnosed instructional needs and identified research-based instructional strategies.
- Led monthly collaborative grade-level meetings to ensure student progress.
- Supervised paraprofessionals and MN Reading Corps tutors.
- Coached classroom teachers in addressing learning needs and challenges in classrooms through co-planning, modeling, co-teaching, and/or providing feedback for increased student achievement.
Title One and Multi-lingual Teacher
Garlough Environmental Magnet School
12.2011 - 08.2017
- Collaborated with grade-level teams to develop lesson plans based on students' differentiated learning needs.
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
- Employed kinesthetic, visual, and auditory approaches to make lessons interesting and interactive.
- Followed standardized procedures and assessed students using the WIDA ACCESS assessments to determine English proficiency.
Reading Corps Tutor
Ampact
08.2010 - 06.2011
- Provided one-on-one research based reading interventions to elementary aged students.
English Teacher
Iprefor, Ltda.
03.2007 - 02.2008
- Developed personalized English lessons for Chilean professionals.
Education
Master of Arts - Teaching English As A Second Language (ESL)
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN12.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Spanish, And Women's Studies
University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, MN05.2006
Skills
- Able to form relationships with people from diverse backgrounds
- Outstanding interpersonal abilities
- Ability to enroll teams and learners in plans for growth
- Understands needs of adult learners
Certification
- Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) Summer Institute (2018, 2019)
- Coaching Teacher Leadership Symposium, National Urban Alliance (2017-2018)
- Equity Coaching Summit and On-going Practice, Equity Alliance of MN (2018-2019)
- Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading, Voyager Sopris Learning (2020, 2021)
- Instructional Coaching Institute, Jim Knight Instructional Coaching Group (2021)
Timeline
Reading and Multi-Lingual Teacher
Pinewood Elementary
08.2022 - 06.2024
Instructional Coach
Garlough Environmental Magnet School
08.2017 - 06.2022
Title One and Multi-lingual Teacher
Garlough Environmental Magnet School
12.2011 - 08.2017
Reading Corps Tutor
Ampact
08.2010 - 06.2011
English Teacher
Iprefor, Ltda.
03.2007 - 02.2008
Master of Arts - Teaching English As A Second Language (ESL)
Hamline University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Spanish, And Women's Studies
University of St. Thomas
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