Kim Ross

Teaching and Curriculum Development:

• Championed a positive classroom culture that cultivated relationships and promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
• Designed innovative physics and chemistry curricula to engage students, promote critical thinking and support students in development of skills and strategies to become independent and successful learners.
• Planned, prepared, and taught lesson plans, giving students individual support.
• Improved student comprehension by utilizing diverse instructional approaches to accommodate different learning styles and meet individual needs.
• Implemented inquiry-based learning techniques that promote curiosity and active engagement among students.
• Incorporated project-based learning, challenging students to apply scientific principles in real-world situations while developing teamwork skills.
• Developed and implemented formative and summative assessment tools to track student progress, identifying areas of improvement and adjusting instruction accordingly.
• Provided individualized, constructive feedback on assignments, helping students improve their critical thinking and problem-solving skills in science.
• Participated in professional development to stay updated on current research and best practices in science education.
• Established clear expectations for behavior and academic performance.
• Organized extracurricular activities including the physics olympics and paper roller coaster challenge. Students won first place in the paper roller coaster challenge 4 years in a row. Two groups advance to state physics olympics competition in soda straw arm and problem solving categories.

Leadership:

• Mentor for first year teachers, student teachers and field experience students.
• Served as a lead teacher from 2018 to present.
• Created and implemented teacher professional development.
• Member of the district leadership team.

Communication:

• Maintained communication with students, parents, and administration regarding academic performance, assignments, and behavior.
• Collaborated with other science teachers to ensure alignment of curriculum between subject, grade level, and national and state standards.
• Consulted with industry experts to enhance curriculum.

• Collaborated with multiple departments to create accurate and up to date training materials.
• Created a visual training aid on the process of vaccine manufacturing with links to SOP's and training documents
• Designed digital icons relevant to training materials
• Developed an effective training presentation for the manufacturing processes.
• Designed Operational Excellence training for new employees.
• Assisted in launch of site wide virtual reality training program including setup of room and equipment and initial training of staff.

• Championed a positive classroom culture and cultivated relationships.
• Planned, prepared and taught innovative physics and chemistry lessons.
• Utilized diverse instructional approaches to meet individual needs.
• Developed and implemented formative and summative assessment to track student progress and adjust instruction accordingly.
• Provided individualized, constructive feedback on assignments.
• Participated in professional development.
• Established clear expectations for behavior and academic performance.
• Maintained communication with students, parents, and administration.
• Collaborated with other science teachers on alignment of curriculum.
• Assisted with creation of a career/college fair for students.

• Championed a positive classroom culture and cultivated relationships.
• Planned, prepared and taught innovative physics and chemistry lessons.
• Utilized diverse instructional approaches to meet individual needs.
• Developed and implemented formative and summative assessment to track student progress and adjust instruction accordingly.
• Provided individualized, constructive feedback on assignments.
• Participated in professional development.
• Established clear expectations for behavior and academic performance.
• Maintained communication with students, parents, and administration.
• Interdisciplinary physics curriculum with English and Social Studies.

• Analyzed product to ensure quality.
• Assisted in the development and validation of new testing methodologies.