Melanie Kelsey
Sandy,UT
Summary
Dynamic Kindergarten Teacher with a proven track record at Canyons School District, recognized as Teacher of the Year in 2020. Expert in literacy instruction and student assessment, fostering strong relationships with diverse learners and their families. Committed to differentiated instruction and enhancing multilingual education for optimal student success.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher at Midvale Elementary
Canyons School District
Midvale, UT
07.2015 - Current
- Collaborate with the Kindergarten team to plan, to adapt, and to analyze student data in order to teach and reteach Utah Core Standards to groups of diverse learners.
- Utilize curriculum from 95 Core Phonics, McGraw-Hill Wonders, and enVision Mathematics to ensure student learning.
- Worked as a Dual Language Immersion English teacher from 2015 to 2022.
- Collaborated as a literacy teacher in a two-teacher model from 2022 to 2024.
Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant
Summit Academy Charter School
Draper, UT
07.2014 - 07.2015
- Assisted lead teacher in preparing lesson plans and materials for the classroom as I worked towards renewing my Utah teaching license.
- Conducted Dibels individual assessments on student's academic performance levels.
- Planned and taught literacy and math lessons to skills-based instruction groups.
Kindergarten Teacher at Woods Cross Elementary
Davis School District
Woods Cross, Utah
07.2004 - 07.2006
- Incorporated differentiated instruction into daily lessons in order to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- Established clear expectations for classroom behavior and routines.
- Developed positive relationships with students, families, staff members, and outside agencies.
Education
Master of Education - Teaching And Learning
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT05-2006
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT05-2003
Skills
- Collaboration skills
- Student assessment
- Classroom management
- Literacy instruction
- Multilingual education
- Differentiated instruction
- Relationship building with students and their families
Certification
- Completed LETRS training to be a more effective literacy teacher in 2023.
- Completed an ESL endorsement in 2018 to be an efficacious teacher for multilingual learners.
Accomplishments
- Named Teacher of the Year in 2020.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher at Midvale Elementary
Canyons School District
07.2015 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant
Summit Academy Charter School
07.2014 - 07.2015
Kindergarten Teacher at Woods Cross Elementary
Davis School District
07.2004 - 07.2006
Master of Education - Teaching And Learning
University of Utah
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
University of Utah
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