Kimberly Shank

• Facilitator of the Secondary Literacy Network and CAIU Reading Network for educators, fostering a collaborative environment that promotes ongoing growth and development on evidence-based literacy practices.
• Facilitator of MTSS Cohorts at CAIU for Novice Secondary & Elementary Teams as well as Refinement Elementary & Secondary Teams - Coaching leadership teams on building and sustaining a MTSS within their system
• Presenter at PaTTAN's Secondary Literacy Symposium, May 2024
• Presenter at CAIU Learning & Growing Summit - Integrating Student Engagement with Mastery-Oriented Feedback (June 2023) Structured Literacy in Secondary Education: Empowering Success Through MTSS (June 2025)
• Know Better, Do Better Virtual Professional Development Literacy Series for CAIU - Writing Practices
• Delivered Partner Reading & Paragraph Shrinking Intervention Training
• Keys to Literacy Vocabulary Level 1 Facilitator
• Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) Trainer
• LETRS 3rd Edition Trainer
• LETRS for Early Childhood Trainer
• Acadience Reading K-6 Mentor
• PELI Mentor

● Designed effective virtual and in-person lessons for synchronous and asynchronous lessons
● Students showed significant evidence of growth based on PVAAS data
● Delivered targeted small group instruction through station rotation model
● Implemented Tier 2 Third Quest Reading Intervention Program
● Lessons were rigorous, differentiated, motivating, engaging, and relevant for students
● Explicit feedback used to target needs and drive student growth
● Used formative & summative data to drive instruction
● Strong classroom management skills
● Lessons included before, during, and after reading strategies while encouraging annotating, analysis,
and critical thinking
● Collaborated and co-taught with gifted teacher,, technology specialist, librarian, and literacy specialist in
order to create engaging, rigorous, 21st century lessons and experiences
● Created and implemented various TDA resources and strategies in order to promote student growth
● Implemented personalized learning strategies within the classroom
● Designed an 8th grade honors level ELA class pushing students to analyze text, debate, and critically
think at a higher level

● Designed a guaranteed and viable Reading curriculum based on PA Common Core standards
● Use Chromebooks in daily instruction
● Co-taught with Learning Support Teacher in order to differentiate instruction

● Model classroom for ELA instruction and classroom management
● Held annual Wax Museum where students synthesized a variety of sources to create a presentation
for school and community members districtwide
● Integrated and reinforced literacy into Science & Social Studies lessons

● Co-taught remedial reading, writing, and test-taking strategies to learning support students
within the regular classroom setting
● Developed a variety of individual accommodations for learning support students within the classroom
● Contributed to three different middle school teams
● Participated in daily meetings, analyzed student data, maintained contact with parents, and coordinated integrated grade level activities utilizing multiple intelligences.