Randi Diskin
Bagdad,AZ
Summary
Effective communicator who strives to understand her audience in order to deliver messages in the most engaging way.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Music Teacher
Bagdad Unified School District
Bagdad, AZ
08.2023 - Current
- Teach students pre-K through 6th grade to love all of the different aspects of Music. Plan engaging lessons for 7 different grade levels, 300 total students. Organize and host three, yearly, student-featured concerts for the community.
Office Administrative Assistant and Website Mgr
Bagdad Unified School District
Bagdad, AZ
06.2018 - Current
- Maintain our District’s website, announcements, social media, and parent/community communications. Design surveys, forms, flyers, and programs. Serve the School Board by preparing agendas, documentation packets (live through Adobe), minutes and postings. Assist with hiring communications, application maintenance and onboarding.
Teacher, 3-6th Grades
Chino Valley Unified School District
Chino Valley, AZ
07.2007 - 05.2015
- Successfully taught students from all backgrounds. Taught self-contained ELL students for three years. Taught general Elementary education (5th grade- 1 year, 4th grade- 3 years, 3rd grade- 3 years), 6th Science (1 year).
Education
No Degree - Education
Maricopa Community Colleges, Rio Salado Community College
Tempe, AZ05.2010
Bachelor of Science - Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication
Northern Arizona University
05.2004
Skills
- Implements best practices to teach and engage students
- Confident in lesson planning, grading and parent engagement
- Enjoys seeking out meaningful experiences and opportunities for growth
- Experience teaching unpitched percussion instruments, bucket drumming, boomwhackers, recorders, ukuleles and piano
- Enjoys collaboration and problem solving
- Comfortable using Adobe InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator & Canva, Google Workspace, Survey Monkey, WordPress
Timeline
Music Teacher
Bagdad Unified School District
08.2023 - Current
Office Administrative Assistant and Website Mgr
Bagdad Unified School District
06.2018 - Current
Teacher, 3-6th Grades
Chino Valley Unified School District
07.2007 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication
Northern Arizona University
No Degree - Education
Maricopa Community Colleges, Rio Salado Community College
WORK HISTORY
- June 2018 - present, Bagdad Unified School District, Teacher, Communications and Office Admin Asst.
- May 2015-June 2018, Stay-at-home Mom
- June 2010-August 2010, National Park Service, Montezuma’s Castle Monument, Jr. Ranger Teacher
- July 2007-May 2015, Chino Valley Unified School District, Elementary Teacher
- September 2006-July 2007, Benaroya Symphony Hall, Usher
- June 2006-July 2007, AmeriCorps, Washington Reading Corps, Reading Specialist
- December 2001-July 2006, NAU Ecological Restoration Institute, Office Assistant
Professional Development
June 2025- Summer Music Educators Workshop, Carnegie Hall, NYC
July 2025- Elementary Music Summit, Online
July 2024- Elementary Music Summit, Online
September 2024- Teaching STEM with Music in Early Childhood, Music Instrument Museum, Scottsdale, AZ