Teacher/Curriculum Developer
Open To Work
Laura KD McConkey, EdD
CUSD #303
Elburn,IL
Work Preference
Job Search Status:
Open to work
Desired start date:
Immediately
Desired Job Title
Curriculum DeveloperCurriculum Designer
Work Type
Part TimeContract WorkConsulting
Location Preference
Remote
Important To Me
Work-life balanceFlexible work hoursWork from home option
6
Teaching & Curriculum Writing
40
Years of experience
Work History
Fifth Grade Teacher
15 Years 7 Months- Foster a positive classroom environment through the use of the McConkey Classroom Houses model to develop social-emotional competencies, collaboration skills, personal responsibility, and executive functioning abilities
- Design and deliver reading instruction to challenge Academically Talented students based on the Socratic Circle and Depth of Complexity framework
- Develop engaging, cross-curricular social studies units in American history examining patterns in settlement and their impact on economy, politics, and culture
- Construct diverse formative assessments using Backward Design, calibrated to meet District priority standards
- Provide meaningful, multi-layered feedback based on data and learning progressions
- Serve on district-level application evaluation team for the Academically Talented ELA program
- Serve on district-wide Social Studies Curriculum Development Team and Literacy Taskforce
Kindergarten Teacher
15 Years 7 Months- Led district-wide professional learning team of half-day kindergarten teachers
- Created and taught geography and research curricula using constructivist methods, aligned for cross-curricular integration
- Crafted and published recording tool for statewide KIDS assessment
Fourth Grade Teacher
15 Years 7 Months- Refined and taught Academically Talented Reading curriculum to all fourth-grade AT students
- Differentiated math instruction for the lowest-scoring students in the grade level aligned to priority standards
- Delivered STEM content utilizing Learning Experience Design
K-6 Music Teacher
15 Years 7 Months- Authored standards-aligned units in music history and appreciation, the orchestra, and world drumming, including standards-based summative assessments
- Spearheaded schoolwide art appreciation event incorporating visual art, vocal music, and drama performance
Middle School Music/Communications Teacher
15 Years 7 Months- Applied Understanding by Design to construct/refine units in world drumming and musical theater
- Created and piloted seventh-grade Communications course
- Served on Curriculum Development Team for a standards-aligned middle school business course
First Grade Teacher/Director of Curriculum
5 Years- Directed curriculum development team, curating and revising curriculum for preschool through eighth grade
- Formulated schoolwide scope and sequence correlating to, and exceeding, Illinois State Standards
District-wide Gifted Education Teacher
3 Years- Developed and implemented curricula focused in creative writing, thinking, and drama performance using a variety of methodologies including Project-Based and Inquiry-Based Learning
- Served on a twelve-member, district-level board to restructure the gifted education program for the elementary schools
- Delivered professional development on gifted education to all elementary staff prior to program restructuring
Education
EdD - Literacy
Masters - Literacy
Bachelor of Science - Education
Certification
- Educator Forever certification in curriculum development
- Language Arts Grades 5-8, Illinois
- Music Education Grades K-9
- Gifted Education Teacher, Illinois
- K-3 Reading Methods for Dyslexia
Timeline
Fifth Grade Teacher
CUSD #303
01.2011 - CurrentRead More
Kindergarten Teacher
CUSD #303
01.2011 - CurrentRead More
Fourth Grade Teacher
CUSD #303
01.2011 - CurrentRead More
K-6 Music Teacher
CUSD #303
01.2011 - CurrentRead More
Middle School Music/Communications Teacher
CUSD #303
01.2011 - CurrentRead More
First Grade Teacher/Director of Curriculum
Fox River Christian School
01.2001 - 01.2006Read More
District-wide Gifted Education Teacher
Lombard Elementary District 44
01.1987 - 01.1990Read More
Illinois State University
Bachelor of Science from Education
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Judson University
Masters from Literacy
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Judson University
EdD from Literacy
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