Kristi Vest
Melissa
Summary
I am a teacher with over 20 years of experience in early childhood. Most of my experience is with Head Start, working with families living below the poverty line. I've spent time teaching kindergarten and first grade. My goal is to become an early childhood curriculum specialist.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Plano ISD
08.2007 - 12.2024
- Attended the National Association of Bilingual Education Conference in February 2008.
- Completed the Team Leader Academy in July of 2009.
- Co-chaired the Cultural Competency Committee for Head Start in 2009.
- Facilitated staff development in the area of Cultural Competency in 2009 and 2010
- Received the Teacher of the Year award for my campus in 2010 and 2014.
- Served on the district Curriculum Adoption Committee for Plano ISD Pre-K in 2015.
- Received PISD Educator Incentive Grants in 2020, 2022, and 2024
- Received Donors Choose Grants in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Kindergarten ESL Teacher
Plano ISD Meadows Elementary
08.2003 - 05.2007
- Coordinated all of the lesson plans and materials needed for Integrated Curriculum (science and social studies) for our grade level.
- Tutored small groups of students after school in the areas of math, language arts, and science.
- Received a Plano ISD Educator Incentive Grant in 2005.
First Grade ESL Teacher
Plano ISD Meadows Elementary
08.2001 - 05.2003
- Coordinated all of the lesson plans and materials needed for Integrated Curriculum (science and socials studies) for our grade level.
- Received a Plano ISD Educator Incentive Grant for my classroom in 2001.
- Received a Plano ISD Educator Incentive Grant for our grade level in 2002.
- Served on a vertical alignment committee.
Education
Master of Arts - Teaching And Teacher Education
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ05-1999
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ12-1996
Bachelor of Science - Family Studies
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ05-1994
Skills
- Connecting with students and families
- Facilitating training for teachers
- Creating and implementing lesson plans
- Implementing developmentally appropriate practices
- Interpreting formal assessment data to create groups for individualized instruction
Certification
Standard PK-8
English as a Second Language
Standard PK-Kindergarten
Early Childhood Education
Standard 1-8
Timeline
Teacher
Plano ISD
08.2007 - 12.2024
Kindergarten ESL Teacher
Plano ISD Meadows Elementary
08.2003 - 05.2007
First Grade ESL Teacher
Plano ISD Meadows Elementary
08.2001 - 05.2003
Standard PK-8
English as a Second Language
Standard PK-Kindergarten
Early Childhood Education
Standard 1-8
Master of Arts - Teaching And Teacher Education
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science - Family Studies
University of Arizona
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