KATHERINE CLARK BECK

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EDUCATION
University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA
Master of Arts, Teaching Aug. 2017
Professional Clear Multiple Subject Credential with English Learner Authorization June 2017

University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Communication & Sociology June 2015

EXPERIENCE
Grade Level Chair and General Education Teacher: 5 th Grade Burbank, CA
Burbank Unified School District – Bret Harte Elementary School Aug. 2020 – June 2022
• Served on school’s Leadership Committee and district’s Social Studies Textbook Adoption Committee
• Implemented weekly STEM lessons by balancing tech tools like Code.org with screen-free collaborative projects such as
building “Mars landers” and puff mobiles to teach the engineering design process
• Supported all students, including those with IEPs or 504s and those identified as EL and/or GATE, with small groups
• Coordinated 7 virtual field trips in science and art (ie. NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, The Getty) during distance learning
• Taught five weeks of Summer School to students requiring intervention in ELA and Math using manipulatives

General Education Teacher: 5th Grade South Pasadena, CA

South Pasadena Unified School District – Arroyo Vista Elementary School Aug. 2019 - June 2020
• Served on School Site Council and district’s Science Textbook Adoption Committee
• Practiced ABAR instruction by highlighting underrepresented groups in self-curated lessons and interactive read-alouds
• Fostered SEL of students with Second Step lessons, Kagan strategies, mindfulness, and creative writing and art
• Used SBAC Targets/Claims to guide instruction and introduce interim assessments to students prior to CAASPP
• Effectively and quickly transitioned to Distance Learning model by collaborating with team, learning new ed tech, and
communicating daily with parents via email and Google Classroom

General Education Teacher: 5th Grade San Pedro, CA

Los Angeles Unified School District – Park Western Place Elementary (Gifted Magnet) School Aug. 2017 - June 2019
• Collaborated with UCLA Mathematics Project to integrate CGI strategies and eight mathematical practices
• Implemented Lucy Calkins’ readers/writers workshop model during ELA instruction to personalize learning
• Coordinated and supervised 5th grade events (ie. “Outdoor Science School,” Physical Fitness Test, Promotion, etc.)
• Hosted “Parent Information Nights” to explain purposes of Common Core and ways to support ELA and Math at home
• Taught Saturday School to students not yet meeting standards, by creating lessons tailored to their interests

Student Teacher: 2nd and 5th Grade Orange County, CA

Irvine Unified School District and Capistrano Unified School District Aug. 2016 - June 2017
• Implemented balanced literacy: interactive read-aloud, shared reading, guided reading, readers/writers’ workshop
• Collaborated with PLC and veteran teachers to share recent research in education such as benefits of choral counting

Instructional Assistant in RSP: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Saddleback Valley Unified School District - Melinda Heights Elementary School Dec. 2015 - June 2016
• Differentiated instruction for students in Resource Specialist Program when teaching them Math and ELA in small groups
• Assessed and documented students’ progress towards their goals according to their IEPs, shared with RSP teacher