Kathryn Eilert Email & Phone Number

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

Facilitate the intellectual and professional growth of teachers with a focus on improving student achievement through:-individualized and team, classroom-based coaching-supporting teachers in sharing and analyzing student assessment data-guiding teachers through professional goal setting and planning-assisting teachers with instructional decisions based on student assets, identity development, and student learning -encouraging ongoing professional growth for colleagues

Middleton, Wi

-Inspire and engage department members to embrace curricular innovations-Plan and facilitate monthly department meetings and PD day presentations-Partner with administration to tackle both managerial tasks and professional learning tasks -Coordinate and manage a $40,000 departmental budget-Actively advocate for my department in weekly school-wide leadership team meetings

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

-Create equitable opportunities for diverse learners: 9th grade Biology; Project Lead the Way – Medical Interventions; PLTW – Biomedical Innovations; Introduction to Biotechnology -Collaborate and innovate with 12 colleagues in the “Biology Professional Learning Community” to design and implement biology curriculum aligning to the Next Generation Science Standards -Differentiate curriculum and learning experiences to challenge and support all learners in all classes-Designed and instructed a rigorous, relevant and engaging biotechnology curriculum-Model life-long learning through participation and presentations at workshops, seminars, conferences

-Facilitate portions of the professional development meetings ( e.g. run a task with the teachers, discuss teacher moves, or look for connections between math and science disciplinary practices). -Compassionately connect with early career teachers about their teaching challenges (e,g, sustainability, struggles with school policies, struggling to view themselves as successful teachers) and celebrate success and talk about useful strategies for continuing in the work of teaching.

PLTW Master Teacher – Medical Interventions Course -Facilitate high quality two-week adult learning “Core Training” sessions (virtual and face-to-face format)-Strengthen PLTW MI curriculum through curriculum field testing -Actively participate in on-line “PLTW Community” forums-Engage in on-going learning opportunities – for example, End-of-Course Assessment Writing Panel and Professional Development Conferences

Fitchburg, Wi

Instructed two, one-week summer courses for teachers -- “Biotechnology: The Basics” and “Biotechnology: Beyond the Basics”;Coordinated guest speakers and lab set-up; Developed engaging, hands-on curricular materials for beginning through advanced teachers.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology/Secondary Education

Activities and Societies: House Fellow -- Tripp/Adams

Master Of Education (Med), Secondary Education And Teaching

Thesis title: “The Effects of Constructivist Teaching Strategies on Ninth Grade Biology Students’ Ability to Connect the Laboratory.