Lizabeth Kyser
St. Paul,MN
Summary
I am a strengths-driven teacher and instructional leader with over 15 years of experience. I possess an M.Ed in Second Languages in Cultures, and am licensed to teach K-12 Reading and ESL. I am a flexible, fast learner with experience coaching and leading professional development.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Reading Recovery and Intervention Teacher
Rosemount, ISD
07.2020 - Current
- As a district employee, taught Reading Recovery in three different schools and to online students.
- Designed individual lessons for students based on the needs they showed the previous lessons.
- Helped teachers and coaches get accustomed to the FastBridge screening, monitoring, and interventions, problem-solving through both the logistics and the technology
- Problem-solved for individual students and to help create the best groups to meet students’ literacy needs.
- Regularly communicated with parents and classroom teachers in order to accurately portray progress and ensure appropriate support in multiple settings. Communication with parents was responsive to families – using phone calls, apps, email, or text based on family preference.
Reading Recovery Teacher, EL Teacher, TDE Lead
Roseville Area Schools
08.2008 - 06.2018
- Led and assisted a variety of professional development on topics such as analyzing running records, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Courageous Conversations and setting Q-Comp goals.
- Worked with PLCs to set goals, analyze data, and reflect on progress
- Observed teachers: offered equity coaching and instructional coaching on instructional practices, and facilitated a reflection focused on educational equity with the teacher.
- Helped organize the EL clustering protocols at Edgerton so that we could most effectively teach.
- Taught using both co-teaching and pull-out, always with a strong emphasis on classroom connections.
- Assessed students using FastBridge and helped to analyze data to determine intervention needs and organize intervention groups based on needs
- Worked with teams to set up whole-class and small-group intervention needs and assisted with setting up interventions as needed.
- Acted as Internal Coach for Minnesota Reading and Math Corps, creating their schedules, orienting them to the school, and supervising and observing lessons.
- Planned for, organized and conducted family involvement nights on a variety of topics – early literacy, windows and mirrors, and family-school connection focused on Hispanic families
- Created and posted on the school Facebook page to provide another way for families to interact with the school.
Education
Reading Recovery Trained -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA
2013
Certificate in Urban Education -
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
SAINT PAUL, MN2009
Second Languages, Reading License
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS, MN2006
BA - Spanish
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2005
Skills
- One-On-One Support
- Improvement Plans
- Teacher Collaboration
- Motivational Style
- Response to Intervention
Timeline
Reading Recovery and Intervention Teacher
Rosemount, ISD
07.2020 - Current
Reading Recovery Teacher, EL Teacher, TDE Lead
Roseville Area Schools
08.2008 - 06.2018
Reading Recovery Trained -
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Certificate in Urban Education -
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Second Languages, Reading License
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
BA - Spanish
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
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