Kress Behen Resume 7
- 1. 569 Cane Run Road Lexington KY 40511 256 763 2406 615 708 1121 kress.behlen@gmail.com Catherine Kress Behlen ________________________________ Work Experience Sts. Peter and Paul Preschool 133 Barr Street Lexington, KY 40507 Teacher (8/15-present) Design learning centers that allow children to explore and discover an essential understanding of the natural world including the development of both a hands-on gardening curriculum and a nutrition curriculum reinforced through involving the children in daily culinary activities. Introduce children to the key components in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Health Education, Physical Education and Arts and Humanities through creating and supporting developmentally appropriate learning activities. Communicate important information to parents and maintain parental involvement. Walnut Hill Day School 575 Walnut Hill Road Lexington, KY 40515 Camp Director (6/2015-8/2015) Cooking Up Some Fun, Lil Olympians, The Big Splash Spearheaded and organized annual camp consisting of 20 participants. Directed, designed, and executed all camp details to include event staging, correspondence, daily program, and catering. Teacher (9/2014-5/2015) Developed and implemented weekly theme based curriculum. Assessed and recorded childrens developmental progress. Communicated important information to parents. Created a nurturing and safe environment in which children gained confidence. Explicitly modeled and taught lessons on kindness and tolerance. Vanderbilt Reading Clinic 110 Magnolia Circle Nashville, TN 37203 Tutor (1/2012-3/2012) and (5/ 2012 to 3/2014) Tutored students with reading, writing, and communication difficulties. Administered assessments to enhance profile of students phonological awareness, decoding abilities, sight word knowledge, fluency, and comprehension. Designed individualized learning objectives for students and tailored activities in tutoring sessions that most effectively addressed the needs of the student. Used curriculum based measures to monitor student progress and assess effectiveness of instructional approaches and content. Organized curriculum materials, wrote summaries on available reading programs,
- 2. and coached new tutors in selecting effective curriculum for their students. Lindamood Bell Seasonal Learning Center Nashville, TN Clinician (June, July 2013) Completed 40 hours of training in Seeing Stars, LIPs, and Visualizing and Verbalizing reading programs. Implemented individualized learning programs during one hour tutoring sessions. Worked with students who had deficits in decoding and reading comprehension. Recorded student progress during tutoring sessions for other clinicians to use for future instruction. Downs Syndrome of Middle Tennessee Creative Arts Camp Counselor (June, 2012) Supported campers with Downs syndrome in all daily activities from 7:30 till 4:30. Facilitated campers participation and completion of camp happenings; including art projects, singing, song writing, yoga, Thai Chi, and concerts for friends and family. Vanderbilt University Peabody College Research Assistant (10/2011-3/20/12) Participated in a research project that taught fourth graders Self-Regulated Strategy Development to enhance students writing abilities. Collected fidelity data in classroom observations. Scored student writing samples. Created awards in recognizing teacher and students completion of the program. Abingdon House School London W8 U.K. Volunteer Teacher (2010) Worked with children ranging from the ages of 4 to 12 specific learning disabilities and other health impairments. Helped younger students develop their early reading and language skills. Collaborated with classroom teachers and occupational therapist in handwriting lessons. Used manipulatives in both individual and small group settings as tools for teaching mathematical concepts. Participated in occupational therapy sessions targeting students fine motor abilities, self care skills, and spatial awareness. Used speech therapy strategies to help the children better organize and more effectively communicate their thoughts and ideas. 2001-2009 Homemaker Left the workforce to stay at home with my daughter who has dyspraxia and other health impairments. Erasmus Campus High School for the Humanities 911 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11226 Teacher (1996-1999) Taught five classes of Global Studies comprised of 9th , 10th , and 11th graders. Created and implemented lesson plans covering the political, social, and economic history of Africa, Latin America, China, India, Southeast Asia, and
- 3. Europe. Planned Global Studies units with the Language Arts teacher to give students an enriched perspective of the time and place they were studying. Students produced pieces of writing inspired by literature that corresponded with their Global Studies topics. Headed a theme based interdisciplinary department of teachers who met regularly to integrate a common theme throughout the students curriculum. For example, one year the theme was change. Students made a portfolio of work from Math, Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies that focused on the concept of change. Collaborated with The New York City Writing Project to integrate the writing process into the curriculum. Prepared students for the rigorous New York State Regents exam required for high school graduation. Increased students' passing rates. Fayette County Public Schools (1994-1995) Lexington, KY Teachers Assistant Education Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37212 M.Ed. Candidate Special Education Dates attended: 2011-2013 Coursework completed: Education and Psychology of Exceptional Learners, Management Procedures for Academic and Social Behavior, Field work in Special Education Training (Vanderbilt Reading Clinic), Research Methods in Special Education, Trends and Issues in Learning Disabilities, Issues and Procedures in the Assessment of Students with High-Incidence Disabilities, Instructional Principles and Procedures in Mathematics for Students with Disabilities, Instructional Principles and Procedures in Reading for Students with Disabilities, Instructional Principles and Procedures in Writing for Students with Disabilities University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Dates attended: From 1992-1994 Degree awarded: M.A. Secondary Social Studies Education Hollins College Roanoke, VA Dates attended: From 1987-1992 Major: Art History Minor: Sociology/French Degree Awarded: B.A.