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Kimberly Polak

Kimberly Polak

Port Charlotte,FL

Summary

Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.

Overview

22
22

Years of professional experience in education

10
10

Years of professional experience in customer service

Work History

Teacher

Charlotte County Public Schools
Port Charlotte, FL
09.2000 - 03.2022
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
  • Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
  • Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
  • Instructed students in core educational principles, concepts and in-depth subject matter.
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
  • Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.

Customer Service Associate

Sunglass Hut
Port Charlotte, FL
06.1995 - 07.2003
  • Helped large volume of customers every day with positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
  • Informed customers about special promotions and provided detailed information for various products.
  • Developed and actualized customer service initiatives to decrease wait times.
  • Demonstrated items to customers and created customer awareness, interest and sales.
  • Offered advice and assistance to customers, paying attention to special needs or wants.
  • Recommended products to customers, thoroughly explaining details.
  • Cultivated customer loyalty, promoted repeat business and improved sales.

Education

Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction

National Louis University
Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL

Skills

  • Classroom management
  • DRA familiarity
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Student engagement
  • Lesson Planning
  • Social-Emotional Learning training
  • RTI familiarity
  • Elementary education
  • Student-centered learning
  • Group learning mechanics

Timeline

Teacher

Charlotte County Public Schools
09.2000 - 03.2022

Customer Service Associate

Sunglass Hut
06.1995 - 07.2003

Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction

National Louis University

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Florida Gulf Coast University

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