Katie E. Smith
Jonesboro,AR
Summary
Dynamic Classroom Teacher with experience at rural Westside Consolidated School District, excelling in proven teaching strategies and educational leadership. Spearheaded the WHS Science Club, fostering ecological awareness. Expert in technology integration and curriculum development, I elevate student engagement through evidence-based practices and project-based learning.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Classroom Teacher
Westside Consolidated School District
07.2018 - Current
- Help students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Promote culture of inclusion, respect and collaboration in classroom.
- Design and administer regular formative and summative assessments to gauge student understanding of content and application of skills.
- Design lessons, activities, and scientific experiments to engage students in learning.
- Collaborate with parents, administrators and counselors to differentiate for individual student learning needs.
- Design coherent, phenomenon-driven lesson sequences aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.
- Utilized data to inform instructional decisions and personalize learning.
- Worked with the Cambium Assessment team to design assessment items for the ATLAS testing systems.
- Engage in Arkansas EdReport approved BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life.
- Collaborate with Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts AP Biology Plus professional learning community.
- Serve as Department Chair for the Westside High School Science Department, as well as PLC Team Lead and Guiding Coalition.
- Served on the Personnel Policy Committed for 4 years.
- Participate in Unit Development with State Science Specialists through the Educational Cooperative.
- Lead teacher Professional Development in Pear Assessment and Pear Deck learning tools.
- Completed NYIT LEAD professional Educator pathway.
- Founded the WHS Science Club to involve students in campus improvements in ecological conservation practices.
Education
Master of Science - Education: Curriculum And Instruction
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR12-2023
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR05-2016
Skills
- Parent and caregiver communication
- Academic record keeping
- Activity coordination
- Educational research
- Project-based learning
- Evidence-based practices
- Biology lab management
- Educational leadership
- Curriculum design
- Technology Integration
- Lead Professional Educator
Timeline
Classroom Teacher
Westside Consolidated School District
07.2018 - Current
Master of Science - Education: Curriculum And Instruction
Arkansas State University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Arkansas State University
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