Kelly

A. Willinger

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209 West 104 Street, Apt #6A, New York, NY 10025

(231) 557-9737
kr2264@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teach For America








Corps Member









- Selected from a competitive group of recent college graduates
- Trained in an intensive summer institute in which teachers worked directly in NYC Public Schools
- Developed consistently by Teach for America Mentors
- Used student achievement data to effectively drive instruction
- Participated in monthly corps member team meetings and professional development sessions

New York, NY
June 2009 June 2010

Harlem Childrens Zone, Promise Academy I- Upper Elementary School

New York, NY
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4 /5 Grade Teacher








August 2009 - Present
Instruction
- Engagement in learning through Interactive learning centers
- Created field trips connected to relevant curriculum topics, including a trip for 20 students to Paris, France
- Led students in a 12 hour Math Marathon event
- Managed classrooms of 25-30 students
- Taught day school, afterschool, and Saturday school programs
- Effectively instituted a classroom website, newsletter, and blog
Data & Assessments
- Collected data on Excel spreadsheets to track and analyze student progress and individualize student work
- Differentiated lessons based on benchmark assessments
- 100% of the class passed the end of year science assessment with 80% or higher
- 97% of the class passed the end of year math assessment with 80% or higher
- 82% of the class passed the end of year ELA assessment with 80% or higher
Professional Development
- Served as grade team leader from 2010 present
- Took part in creating yearlong Math, ELA, Social Studies, and Science curriculums
- Mentored Teaching Assistants and Student Teachers
- Lead in-school professional development sessions on topics such as Classroom Organization and Procedures

Columbia University New Student Orientation Program

New York, NY
Program Coordinator








Feb. 2008 Sept. 2008
- Oversaw all aspects of a week-long orientation program for 2,500+ students
- Coordinated a team of 300+ volunteers and lead a creative team of 14 individuals
- Managed a budget upwards of 1 million dollars
- Created publications, events, and programs to welcome Columbia students and their families to campus and to NYC

Programmer







- Planned events for transfer, international, commuter, and traditional students
- Coordinated ad sales for orientation publications
- Worked collaboratively with a creative team of 14 individuals
- Responsible for training orientation volunteers

Feb. 2007- Sept. 2007

New York, NY
Sept. 2008- Sept. 2009

Roseanne Spradlin Dance

Dancer







- Dancing, acting, and artistic collaboration
- October 2008 performance of Blue Liz was featured in the New York Times

EDUCATION AND TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS

HUNTER COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Childhood Education (1 6)

BARNARD COLLEGE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts in Dance and German Literature

New York, NY
Expected December 2016

New York, NY
May 2009

New York State Transitional B Teaching Certification




Expired

New York State Initial Teaching Certification





Expected December 2016


SKILLS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
- Fluent in conversational German
- Proficient in SMART Board, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google+ (Docs, Drive, Blogger, Sites, etc.)
- Personal hobbies include marathon running, modern dance, travel, animal fostering, and reading