Kyle S

Kyle S. Johnston: Curriculum Vitae

Teaching Experience

Teacher/Program Coordinator-Campfire USA

· Planned and implemented special program events to Camp Fire USA standards: using Campfire USA curriculum materials as well as individually designed projects to address social and academic needs of program participants

· Maintained appropriate records, lesson plans, attendance, and evaluative/assessment

· Represented Camp Fire USA in a positive image to the community

· Conducted student evaluations, assessments, and held conferences with program staff, parents, and students

Substitute Teacher- Saint Paul Public Schools

· Long-term position teaching ELL and Guided Reading to students in Kindergarten, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades at Museum Magnet Elementary (position lasted three and one half months).

· Cooperatively planned with classroom teachers to provide students with opportunity for immersion learning while receiving specialized support in the classroom.

· Planned and taught lessons for smaller group instruction, while differentiating to meet individual students’ needs.

· Used the arts of drama and visual arts to support students’ learning of standards in reading, writing, listening, and viewing.

· Conducted student evaluations, assessments, facilitated student self-assessments, and held conferences with teachers, parents, and students

· Taught in elementary and middle school classrooms throughout the Saint Paul Public School district.

First-Fourth Grade Math and Science Teacher- New Voyage Academy Charter School

· Taught math and science to two separate mixed classes: first and second, and third and fourth grades

· Attended Responsive Classroom workshops and employed methods and strategies to develop classroom procedures and routines; worked with students to develop classroom rules and expectations, and to set the necessary social climate for stronger academic achievement.

· Cooperated with partner teacher to meet needs of students, integrate curriculum, and to develop consistency between two classroom settings

· Communicated and cooperated regularly with parents, Volunteer Coordinator, ELL Teacher, Reading Specialist, and Special Ed. teacher to provide support to students

· Conducted student evaluations, assessments, facilitated student self-assessments, wrote semester reports, and held conferences with teachers, parents, and students

· Worked with teachers and employees of the state Department of Education to map the school’s mathematics curriculum, to align goals with Minnesota state standards

Middle School Humanities Teacher- Friends School of Minnesota

· Taught language arts and social studies to a mixed class of fifth and sixth grade students.

· Developed curriculum content and instructional techniques while integrating literacy skill learning into the context of three thematic social studies units.

· Lead the student newspaper (Journalism Club)

· Lead an after-school drawing club.

· Interacted and collaborated with parents and colleagues regularly.

· Conducted student evaluations, assessments, facilitated student self-assessments, wrote semester narrative reports, and held conferences with teachers, parents, and students.

· Co-planned a participated in a three day educational field trip, focused on environmental learning, and incorporating social studies, journal reflections, and post-trip classroom extensions.

· Participated in an all staff and faculty strategic-planning session, designed for addressing the school’s needs in improving the quality of curriculum, technology, facility usage, and community outreach.

· Traveled to attend an educator’s conference

Collaborative Urban Educator-teacher training and licensure-University of St.Thomas

· Student taught in first and sixth-grade classrooms. (8.5 weeks each)

· Comprehensive clinical observations in a middle school language arts classroom, and in a Kindergarten classroom.

· Substitute teacher for kindergarten through sixth-grade classrooms at Museum Magnet Elementary.

Program Development and Arts Teaching

TRACES Center for History and Culture

· Developed educational programs and descriptions for middle school and high school students, created partnership programs while cooperating with local educational and cultural institutions, created and managed network database files, performed community outreach to educate the public on this newly developed educational and cultural resource.

Friends School of Minnesota

· Developed and taught summer arts classes in bookbinding, papermaking, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, planned and taught a class focusing on a group story writing and bookbinding, and team developed and taught a summer courses for 2 years entitled Art and Nature in the City (first through eighth grades).

Internship- Minnesota Center for Book Arts 2000

· Planned and implemented family and community programs, including project design, event scheduling, budgetary management, artist and volunteer coordination, and correspondence with recipient organizations.

· Developed lesson plans, organized materials, and taught youth workshops in papermaking, bookbinding, printmaking, and fiber sculpture.

· Wrote project summaries and evaluations for programs.

· Worked with partnering organizations following grant guidelines to develop programs that promote a dual disciplined learning experience.

EDUCATION

University of Saint Thomas

Collaborative Urban Educator Program (CUE)

(Teaching Licensure K-8, Middle Level Language Arts Specialty)

St. Paul, MN

Courses are part of the Masters of Arts in Teaching program.

Hamline University

St. Paul, MN

Graduate level course: Math and Literacy for Urban Students 2 credits

University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Fine Arts)

Minneapolis, MN

Studio arts: printmaking, fiber-arts, and bookbinding

Landscape Architecture: history, sciences, design, ethics, written composition

Saint Cloud State University

St. Cloud, MN

General education requirements, studio arts/theory, and history, East Asian history

Social Service

· Facilitated in-home and community activities for developmentally disabled adults

· Worked with families, social workers, and physical therapists to increase quality of client health

· Worked with Child Protection as a mandated reporter

Travel

· One month exploratory travel in Mexico

· Three months exploratory travel in France, Spain, Norway, and the Netherlands

· 2.5 weeks travel in Chile (2004)- includes visiting schools and meeting with students in K-12^th grade classrooms

Foreign Languages

· Proficient in verbal and written Spanish

Computer Skills

· Windows, MS Word, Excel, Photo Shop, Internet

· Grade keeping software

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Teacher/Program Coordinator Fall 2005

Campfire USA

Education Director Fall 2005

TRACES Center for History and Culture

Substitute Teacher

Saint Paul Public School District #625 2004 to present

First through Fourth Grade Math and Science Teacher 2004

New Voyage Academy

5/6 Grade Humanities Teacher (half-time),

Extended Day Supervisor, Recess Supervisor, Art Instructor, and Substitute Teacher

Friends School of Minnesota 2000 to 2004

Student Teacher in the state funded

Collaborative Urban Educator-

Teaching licensure program, at the University of St. Thomas 2002 to 2003

(I received a stipend for living during this training period.)

Extended Day Supervisor, Recess Supervisor, Substitute Teacher, Classroom Aide, Open Lab Instructor, Art Instructor, and Custodian/Maintenance