KRISTEN WALTON
Milwaukee,WI
Summary
An educator who specializes in being a resource and providing tools by analyzing business through thorough research for academic and business growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Substitute STEM/Reading Teacher
Maxim Staffing, La Causa
11.2022 - Current
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
- Assessed and reported on each student's reading progress in accordance with policies developed by school district.
- Retained student interest and maximized receptive learning.
- Contacted parents to discuss student progress and notify about class issues.
- Integrate technology and multimedia tools into lessons to enhance student learning.
- Adapt lessons to differentiate instruction and meet students' diverse learning needs and abilities.
- Build positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Implement classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Collaborate with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Teach 77 (3 classes) students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Help students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Interpreted student assessment data to ascertain best intervention methods.
- Promoted exploration of building blocks of learning by leading diverse, hands-on activities.
Substitute Teacher
EduStaff
12.2020 - 11.2022
- Implemented classroom management techniques to maintain positive learning environment.
- Developed creative instructional strategies to keep students engaged and motivated.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Followed lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Monitored student behavior and administered discipline as needed.
- Implemented classroom management techniques to maintain positive learning environment.
Client Service Associate
Northwestern Mutual
07.2022 - 09.2022
- Answered incoming calls to assist clients with insurance policies.
- Researched, analyzed, and solve client inquiries.
- Customer service, achieved maintaining relationships, and completed financial transactions.
- Educated clients of policy guidelines and account information.
Substitute Reading Intervention Specialist
Learning Exchange
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Successfully closed educational gap by assisting students excelling in reading.
- Created, prepared, and taught reading curriculum by using LLI (leveled learning Intervention) system approach.
- Measured assessment scores before and after metrics.
- Successfully increased students reading level by 70%
- Monitored students reading assessments and scores and quality control.
- Organized and detail-oriented with strong work ethics.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
Supervised Visitation Worker
Association of Community Empowerment
03.2015 - 09.2020
- Arranged, supervised, and documented supervised visits between parent and children in out of home placements.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to document visit information accurately and timely.
- Built strong relationships with guardians and served as resource and tool for personal and professional growth.
Teacher Assistant
Milwaukee Public School
10.2018 - 06.2020
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Helped teachers recognize learning issues evidenced in one-to-one support instruction.
- Reviewed lesson material with students individually or in small groups.
- Assisted lead teachers with lesson plan creation and materials development.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
Marketing Specialist II
Concentrix Marketing
12.2016 - 07.2018
- Serving as point on contact while educating and informing dealers on current program offerings and services, encouraged enrollment, offered consultation regarding current dealer product/service selections, and assist dealers with achieving and maintaining 95% marketing goals.
- Created, updated, and maintained marketing plans for individual dealers, edit and proofed dealer communications, and assisted in creation and development of processes and procedures using CRM system.
- Collected and analyzed data from variety of sources to create detailed market research reports for top-level decision makers.
- Generated reports to support development and implementation of marketing plans.
- Managed campaigns for various clients that consistently exceeded sales goals.
- Updated customer database and generated lists and counts for direct marketing projects.
- Tracked key metrics and developed spreadsheets and data models.
- Used various market research tools and techniques to gather, analyze and interpret data.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Nonprofit Administration & Organizational Leadership
Concordia University of Wisconsin
Mequon, WI05.2023
Skills
- Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certified
- Attention to detail & multi-tasking
- Ambitious
- Self-motivated and self-starter
- Public speaking, presentation skills, & effective communication skills
- Project coordination & management
- Relationship building
- Data Analyst
- Curriculum development
- Training & coaching
- MS Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Project, and Word, Microsoft 365
- Sales Force & CRM
- LMS
- Tableau (Sales growth, Bar chart/Box and Whisker plots/Scatter plots/Pie chart/Line chart/Histogram
Certification
Lean Six six Sigma-Green Belt
Timeline
Substitute STEM/Reading Teacher
Maxim Staffing, La Causa
11.2022 - Current
Client Service Associate
Northwestern Mutual
07.2022 - 09.2022
Substitute Reading Intervention Specialist
Learning Exchange
04.2022 - 06.2022
Substitute Teacher
EduStaff
12.2020 - 11.2022
Teacher Assistant
Milwaukee Public School
10.2018 - 06.2020
Marketing Specialist II
Concentrix Marketing
12.2016 - 07.2018
Supervised Visitation Worker
Association of Community Empowerment
03.2015 - 09.2020
Master of Business Administration - Nonprofit Administration & Organizational Leadership
Concordia University of Wisconsin
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