Kate Burke Ditsworth Email & Phone Number

Oak Park, IL, US

• Collaborated with teachers, staff, and administrators to develop and implement a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support team. Utilized student data to identify Tier 2 and Tier 3 students, develop goals and interventions, and.
• Administered formative and summative assessments at regular intervals, and analyzed data from assessments to design and adjust curriculum to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom
• Worked collaboratively with the special education team to monitor diverse learners’ progress and to review and revise IEP/504 goals regularly
• Engaged in professional development opportunities in anti-bias training, race education, and trauma responsive education led by the Chicago Teachers Union, the Anti-Defamation League, and the UChicago Trauma-Responsive.
• Fostered a strong sense of classroom community by incorporating social-emotional learning opportunities on a daily basis, including mindfulness, yoga, PBiS, and Second Step curriculum
• Created and maintained consistent communication with families using the Seesaw and Remind platforms

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Taught 24 kindergarten students
• Administered DIBELS and TRC testing, and regularly analyzed data from these assessments with grade-level team to adjust instruction to best meet the needs of individual students
• Collaborated with special educators to provide inclusive, differentiated instruction to four diverse learners

Wellesley, MA

St. Albans, VT

• Taught fifteen 5- and 6-year-olds for full-day Kindergarten
• Worked with paraeducators, other kindergarten teachers, guidance counselors, behavioral interventionists, specialists, and administration to address the needs of individual students
• Implemented the readers’ and writers’ workshop models
• Worked with math curriculum specialists to design and teach a personalized math curriculum for my students
• Administered a variety of assessments, including: PNOA, CAPS, Fountas and Pinnell, Fundations Units, and others.
• Used data from assessments to tailor instruction and develop services for students who were struggling or who needed academic extension

Colchester, VT

• Co-taught with mentor teacher
• Utilized Everyday Math program to teach math
• Implemented the readers’ and writers’ workshop models
• Engaged in in-service learning with colleagues, involving Project-Based Learning and its implementation school-wide; Everyday Math curriculum; and the PAX Good Behavior Game
• Delivered whole-group, small-group and individualized instruction to students on a daily basis
• Integrated differentiation through technology into classroom routines

Milton, VT

• Co-taught with mentor teacher
• Taught two read-aloud lessons involving vocabulary and social thinking, and a math whole-group lesson on thedistributive property of multiplication
• Implemented and supported School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS)
• Collaborated with colleagues and administrators in curriculum-planning meetings, IEP meetings with parents,and special education team meetings

• Coordinated educational opportunities and additional after school enrichment for 10 to 15 children between the ages of 3 and 6
• Acted as the interim Assistant Director of the Afterschool Enrichment Program from May to June of 2014
• Remained on-staff during the summer months of 2014 and 2015 as a Little Adventurers Summer Camp counselor

Winooski, VT

• Spent 2 days per week supporting math and literacy instruction in a first grade classroom
• Planned lessons and offered support for classroom teacher, ELL specialist, and behavioral analyst
• Taught one class-wide lesson on prediction using a read aloud (Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes)
• Taught two small-group lesson with six students on sight words
• Supported students during math lessons

Colchester, VT

• Spent one day per week supporting literacy instruction in a fifth grade classroom
• Taught two class-wide lessons, one on Readers’ Theatres, and one on figurative speech (similes, metaphors, personification)
• Observed Fontas and Pinnell testing

• Researched potential and existing clients and government activities
• Wrote proposals and briefs concerning the clients of the firm
• Attended meetings at the Massachusetts State House and client offices

Master Of Education - Med, Educational Policy, Organization & Leadership: Diversity & Equity

Bachelor’S Degree, Dual Degrees: B.S. In Elementary Education And B.A. In Political Science

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Pi, international honor society in the field of education; Pi Sigma Alpha, international honor.