Overview
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Kate Miller

Madrid,

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

English Language Teacher

Escuela Educación Infantil Los Ángeles
10.2023 - Current
  • Improved students' English vocabulary levels through interactive activities, play, and music.
  • Worked with classroom teachers to learn about current standards and best practices.
  • Fulfilled role of cultural ambassador, exchanging cultural and language differences with students, teachers, and families.

Student Teacher

Chavez Elementary School
04.2023 - 06.2023
  • Modified general education curriculum for students with IEPs using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Integrated assistive technology in classroom by using visual strategies and picture communication symbols.
  • Adapted lessons to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
  • Fostered a culturally relevant and responsive classroom through literature and practices such as restorative circles.

Student Teacher

Frank Allis Elementary School
01.2023 - 04.2023
  • Learned and implemented trauma-informed teaching to create a safe classroom environment.
  • Designed social-emotional lessons for students in a fully-inclusive classroom.
  • Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
  • Taught abstract math concepts utilizing problem solving strategies and cooperative learning.

Practicum Teacher

Marquette Elementary School
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Adapted teaching strategies and materials to meet learning styles of all students.
  • Developed and taught lessons on word recognition and phonics.
  • Helped cultivate learning-focused and welcoming atmosphere for students of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Practicum Teacher

Chávez Elementary School
02.2022 - 05.2022
  • Encouraged peer interaction through daily social skills activities and discussions.
  • Gathered data on student behavior through event recording and momentary time sampling.
  • Conducted small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs while carrying out IEP goals.

Assistant Teacher

Connecticut Institute For Refugees And Immigrants
07.2021 - 08.2021
  • Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes, consistently noting successful ideas and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Aligned instructional approaches with development levels of students to enhance individual learning.
  • Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Elementary And Special Education

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
05.2023

Skills

  • Differentiated instruction
  • Educational technology
  • Team teaching
  • Trauma-informed teaching
  • Social emotional learning
  • Conflict resolution

Volunteer

Support Leader, 02/2024 - Current

ADISLI - Madrid, Spain

  • Supported the autonomy class that promotes social interaction, stimulation, and self-knowledge for a group of individuals from 45 years with intellectual disabilities.
  • Promoted personal and social autonomy of the participating people through group activities such as mindfulness, table games, and cultural outings around Madrid that encouraged cognitive reserve and active and dynamic aging.


Certification

  • Advanced TEFL/TESOL Certificate [TEFL Unviersal]
  • Elementary and Middle School License
  • Kindergarten through grade 12 Cross-Categorical Special Education

Timeline

English Language Teacher

Escuela Educación Infantil Los Ángeles
10.2023 - Current

Student Teacher

Chavez Elementary School
04.2023 - 06.2023

Student Teacher

Frank Allis Elementary School
01.2023 - 04.2023

Practicum Teacher

Marquette Elementary School
09.2022 - 12.2022

Practicum Teacher

Chávez Elementary School
02.2022 - 05.2022

Assistant Teacher

Connecticut Institute For Refugees And Immigrants
07.2021 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Science - Elementary And Special Education

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Kate Miller