Kimberly Procknow
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Focused and dedicated elementary school educator with 20 + years of experience working with children, passionate about educating children ages birth to 18 using engaging, hands on activities, assisting children to develop tools needed to be critical thinkers and problem solvers, providing guidance to child responsibility and accountability through positive discipline
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher (2nd Grade)
Academy Of Math & Science
Glendale, AZ
07.2023 - Current
- Deliver Instruction of 30 seven and 8 year old children in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies
- Provide a safe, inviting, and fun learning environment establishing positive teacher-student relationships
- Develop standards based interesting and engaging lesson plans
- Use various tools to access student learning
- Observe and monitor student social, emotional, and behavioral skills and support growth in these skills
- Maintain up to date grade book
- Communicate with parents about student progress, concerns and classroom activities
- Collaborate with other teachers
- Participate in personal development
- Provide positive discipline
- Use my skills, knowledge and passion for teaching to help every child reach their potential
- Received SEL endorsement
Elementary Teacher Grades 1 - 5
St. Matthew School
Phoenix, AZ
08.2011 - 05.2023
- 1st/2nd from 2011-2017
- 3rd/4th from 2017-2022
- 4th/5th from 2022-2023
- Provided a safe, inviting and fun learning environment
- Developed standards based lesson plans and implemented Benchmark lessons
- Taught online during pandemic
- Kept students on track through pandemic
- Taught in a dual language 50/50 model school
- Maintained up to date grade book
- Extracurricular: coached girls’softball, volleyball and basketball
- Collaborated with other teachers
- Participated in personal development
Child Development Specialist
Crisis Nursery
Phoenix
06.2007 - 03.2011
- Hired as floating teacher working with preschoolers
- transferred to the facility that housed children in crisis
- provided children in crisis with basic needs as well as education and emotional/behavioral support.
Special Education Paraprofessional
M.C. Cash Elementary School
Phoenix, AZ
02.2001 - 05.2007
- IHired as one-on-one special ed paraprofessional
- Two years serviced 5th -6th graders in self-contained classroom,
- One year serving 3rd-4th as lead teacher supervised by K-2 SPED teacher
- One year school Behavior Modification Specialist (detention and suspension supervisor) worked with students serving in-school suspension
- Implemented activities to build up self-esteem, accountability, responsibility and appropriate behavior in the classroom
- Mentored Student Council
Education
Master’s Degree - Education/Diversity
Ashford University
Clinton, IA06.2012
Bachelor’s Of Arts - Education/Social Studies
Ashford University
Clinton, IA08.2010
Associate’s - Early Childhood Education
Central Arizona College
Coolidge, AZ02.1989
Skills
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Instructional technology
- Mathematics Teaching
- Special Needs Support
- Visual Aids Creation
- Literacy development
- Student Engagement
- Data-Driven Instruction
- Classroom Management
- Relationship Building
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Differentiated Instruction
- Child Development
- Problem-solving skills
- Student Records Management
- Technology Integration
- Group and individual instruction
- Mathematics Instruction
- Compliance standards
- Field Trip Organization
- Safety awareness
- Special Education
- Proficient in Software
- Student Counseling
- Lesson Planning
- Elementary Education
- Student-Centered Learning
- Safe, Positive Learning Environment
- Team Teaching
- Behavior Management
- Patience and Persistence
- Zoom
- Progress Reporting
- Positive Behavior Techniques
- Common Core Standards
- Goal Setting
- Positive Reinforcement
- State Teaching Certification
- Student Needs Assessments
- Interactive Learning
- Distance Learning
- Language Fluency
- Parental Communication
- Expectation Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Google Classroom
- Student assessment
- Assigning and Grading Work
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Teacher (2nd Grade)
Academy Of Math & Science
07.2023 - Current
Elementary Teacher Grades 1 - 5
St. Matthew School
08.2011 - 05.2023
Child Development Specialist
Crisis Nursery
06.2007 - 03.2011
Special Education Paraprofessional
M.C. Cash Elementary School
02.2001 - 05.2007
Master’s Degree - Education/Diversity
Ashford University
Bachelor’s Of Arts - Education/Social Studies
Ashford University
Associate’s - Early Childhood Education
Central Arizona College