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Kendall Graham

Lakewood,CO

Summary

Lover of learning, leading, educating, and empathizing. I am highly skilled at motivating diverse students through positive narration and intentional discourse. I enforce strict and equitable policies aligned with values of diversity, reflection, integrity, collaboration, high expectations, and creativity to provide safe, reliable, and exceptional learning environments for students. I collaborate with fellow faculty and the community of Baker in Denver, CO to support students with individualized, relevant, and actionable projects that serve as academic rights of passage. I believe in transparent communication with students, parents, and staff so that vulnerability, experience, and perspective may teach and guide a school identity.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Humanities Teacher

Denver Center For International Studies
01.2023 - Current
  • As lead teacher responsible for the DCIS Passages program, I help students cultivate globally competence through rigorous research, planning, and outreach. I support with language and project management scaffolding, routines to promote independent focus, and event coordination.
  • As the grade 8 Literacy teacher, I support students of diverse language and ability levels to access relevant, culturally responsive, and grade-level texts. Guided discourse and clear writing instruction provides students with the ability to analyze and write about multiple modes of text.
  • Middle School Girls Soccer Co-Coach - 2024
  • ISA Team Member - 2023-2024
  • Collaborative School Community DCTA Teacher Rep and Secretary- 2023-2024
  • DCIS 2024 Cell Phone Committee

Professional Residency for Secondary Education

Denver Center For International Studies
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Collaborative learning community with professional interns from multiple organizations
  • Supported the development of middle school disciplinary system with focus on reflection and restoration.
  • Developed culturally affirming classroom management skills, through routines, policies, and rigorous grade-level content

Professional Residency for Secondary Education

Aurora Central High School
08.2021 - 12.2021
  • Modified curriculum to co-create linguistically and culturally equitable literacy lessons regarding transcendentalism


Preservice Teacher Internship

Denver Center For International Studies
08.2020 - 12.2020
  • Gained experience in remote teaching
  • Developed skills with digital tools for the classroom
  • Created weekly social-emotional learning lessons and activities

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO
12.2022

No Degree - Communication Studies

Portland State University
Portland, OR

No Degree - Journalism

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

High School Diploma -

Chaparral High School
Parker, CO
05.2016

Skills

  • Positive student engagement
  • Collaborative learning
  • Cultural awareness and curiosity
  • Project-based learning
  • Warm demander
  • Orderly, structured approach
  • Event planning
  • Effective communication
  • Resolution oriented
  • Creative
  • Flexible
  • Empathetic

Timeline

Humanities Teacher

Denver Center For International Studies
01.2023 - Current

Professional Residency for Secondary Education

Denver Center For International Studies
01.2022 - 12.2022

Professional Residency for Secondary Education

Aurora Central High School
08.2021 - 12.2021

Preservice Teacher Internship

Denver Center For International Studies
08.2020 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

University of Colorado Denver

No Degree - Communication Studies

Portland State University

No Degree - Journalism

University of Colorado Boulder

High School Diploma -

Chaparral High School
Kendall Graham