Kristen Collins
Melbourne,Florida
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums, specializing in secondary social science education. 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, social and learning skills. Increasing experience in mentoring and supporting new or struggling teachers. Highly skilled at motivating peers through positive collaboration and communication in a non-judgemental environment. Experienced in providing professional development in standards-based education strategies, classroom management, and curriculum instruction.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
08.2017 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into the classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Students score 90-100% pass rate on State End of Course Exam
Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
10.2010 - 08.2013
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
- Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
Education
M.Ed. - Teacher Leadership
American College of Education
Indianapolis, IN07.2023
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Fl12.1995
Skills
- Open communication with all school stakeholders
- Excellent time management to maximize use of instructional time
- Exceptionally organized
- Works collaboratively with colleagues to increase student achievement
- Analyzes student data to set achievement goals
- Creates engaging lessons using variety of print and digital platforms
- Seeks opportunities for professional growth
- Gifted Endorsed
- Certified Mentor Teacher
- Social Studies Department Chair
Certification
Gifted Endorsement
Florida Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement
Clinical Educator Training Endorsement
Timeline
Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
08.2017 - Current
Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
10.2010 - 08.2013
M.Ed. - Teacher Leadership
American College of Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
Florida State University
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