KIMBERLY T. KERNS

• Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
• Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
• Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
• Identified struggling students early on and provided additional support through tutoring sessions and modified lesson plans.

• I was hired as an independent contractor and business owner to teach many aspects of dance, such as, hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, and ballet, including gymnastics. Teaching hip-hop and hip-hop exercise classes to individuals from ages 4 and up.
• Being part of several workshops and programs to introduce hip-hop dance.

I taught groups of up to 40 couples, with particular focus on jazz, gymnastics, and hip-hop styles.

• Planned and oversaw group, couples, and individual dance performances.
• Provided one-on-one instruction to students by appointment.
• Managed supply inventory and maintained all facility equipment in good working order.
• Performed at Down and Gross Cultural Arts Center events as a professional dancer and choreographer.
• Choreographed dance routines appropriate for age group and skill level for all dance classes.
• Developed professional relationships with different dance professionals, choreographers, and performers by actively listening and effectively communicating.
• Established a positive workplace culture that fostered employee engagement, collaboration, and loyalty

• (Project Search) Positions provide assistance to teachers in the daily management and instruction of disabled students and to students in certain federally funded programs.
• Works under the direct supervision of the teacher to monitor and address the instructional, personal, and behavioral needs of students.
• Although the teacher(s) to whose classrooms they are assigned are responsible, the individual’s overall performance is assessed by the principal.
• Works with department managers, instructors, and co-workers to develop internship sites, write job descriptions, task lists, job analysis, and plan for necessary modifications for the internships and competitive jobs.
• Reinforces employability skills and assists intern to understand and interpret work culture.
• Maintained current knowledge of all team position requirements.

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• Assume all duties of a regular classroom teacher promptly and in accordance with school rules.
• Maintain office duties when needed.
• Substituting in Hampton City School Transportation Call Center to help Dispatch maintain organized and professional system.
• Assisted students of all ability levels develop life-long learning skills and good study habits.
• Collaborated with teaching staff to devise and implement coordinated educational strategies and student support networks.
• Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
• Assigned, explained and graded homework.
• Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.