Kara Jostes Email & Phone Number

1. Visionary Sounding Board2. Curator of Culture 3. Post Office Box Wrangler

Boulder, Co

Built an internal training university exclusively for Ramblin Jackson employees and contractors.

Boulder, Colorado

• Talent recruiting• Employee relations• Company culture cultivator• Office management• Ramblin Jackson University co-creator• Internal Ramblin Jackson marketing• Team coach

Music Together Of Boulder

•Maintained client relationships•Managed email•Managed + Created social media posts on Facebook + Instagram•Coordinated registration process for semester classes year round•Communicated with multiple instructors, venues, + families to ensure a pleasant experience for all•Maintained website•Implemented systems for organization•Managed registrations, email newsletter, and more using Main Street Sites

Trail Ridge Middle School

•Lead integration of STEM Education and the design thinking process•Build teacher buy in and ownership of STEM integration •Act as a catalyst for building a school and district learning community that focuses on integrated learning, working with district administrators to build their capacity in leading STEM education design•Define connections and alignment across grades and buildings to establish cohesive messages regarding project-based learning•Ensure the implementation of all requirements of the Race to the Top, RTTT, grant disseminating the STEM initiatives as a member of the feeder STEM leadership team•Leader in planning for STEM summer work•Professional Development (planning, modeling, coaching)•Curriculum/Instructional Development (units of study, class descriptions, STEM Practices)•Technology support, maintenance, and leadership •Telementoring (organization of classes, on-going work with the organization and teachers who are participating)

Trms

•Co-plan units or lessons with core teachers integrating technology → Project based learning•Provide appropriate, reliable resources for students and staff•Staff professional development•Book/eBook checkout•Troubleshoot issues with iPads•Learning Technology Plan management - facilitated a 1:1 iPad mini rollout•Provide monthly training for parents•Redesigning the school library into The Digital Commons with a focus on collaboration•Social Media + PR•Build community partnerships

Trail Ridge Middle School

•Differentiates instruction to meet the needs of all students based on data•Digital Learning Collaborative team leader (DLC)•School leadership team member•TRMS student leader coordinator•Social Committee chair•Integrating STEM and design learning into core classes•Implementing technology in the math classroom as much as possibleVisit my class website to see more of what we do everyday!

Winograd K-8 School

•Seventh grade teacher for two years in the curriculum areas of Language Arts, Geography, •Wrote grants for a whole school yearbook, a classroom Promethean Board, and writing manipulatives•Language Arts Department Chair for Winograd•Participated in vertical teaming, whole staff meetings, and middle school meetings•Seventh grade team leader organizing weekly horizontal meetings•Sponsored yearbook and homework club after schoolhttp://www.greeleyweldcomfound.org/news/132-littler-fund-distributes-13k-to-teachers•Initiated virtual learning through integration of Edmodo, Virtual Field Trips, and Promethean Board•Teacher Aid and Long-term Substitute for one year providing instruction for kids K-8 grade

Pleasant Ridge Elementary School

•Provided support for high risk and IEP students in individual, small group, and push-in settings •Developed modifications and support in the areas of Science, Reading, Spelling, Social Studies, Organization•Participated in weekly Teacher Associate team meetings

John G. Conyers Learning Academy

•Provided students with Autism and severe special needs the skills necessary for social integration•Engaged in cooperative teaching and weekly meetings with a team of eight educators•Fulfilled responsibilities of classroom teacher during an extended absence

Oakwood Primary School

•Instructed all content areas including Physical Education and Fine Arts •Communicated the United Kingdom’s National Curriculum to students in daily lessons•Developed cultural awareness by participating in community events and extensive travel throughout Europe

Fredrick Nerge Elementary School

•Fulfilled University student teaching requirements at an accelerated pace •Established home-school connection via daily behavior notices, weekly newsletters, classroom website, parent-teacher conferences, and emails•Assessed and assigned students to appropriate leveled reading groups using a first year literacy program

Bs, Elementary Education

Elementary Education And Teaching

Finished my student teaching