Kristyna Artz Yeager

St. Anne's Episcopal School, Denver, Colorado

Technology Teacher: Grades k, 1, 2, and 5 

Temporary Director of Communications & Special Events Coordinator      

August 2018 to Present
 

• Effectively coordinated numerous special events involving the Parents’ Association, faculty, staff, administration, and the school community.

• Designed weekly online publications, updated web content, and composed community notices and announcements.

• Frequently assisted in school functions and incorporated graphic design to promote program interests
   

Teaching Assistant: Grade 3      

August 2017 to July 2018
 

• Hosted an Invention Convention to enhance 4th-grade students’ critical thinking, problem-solving, marketing, and interpersonal skills.

• Invested time in teaching social, emotional, and executive functioning skills with 3rd- and 4th-grade students through conflict resolution, collaboration, and goal setting.

• Provided operational and instructional support for two lead teachers and 44 grade 3 students while planning and delivering instruction in spelling, social studies, and technology.
   

Brent International School Manila, Philippines

Elementary Teacher: Grade 2       

August 2015 to June 2017

 

• Led multiple professional development workshops to improve technology integration through iPad implementation and student blogging.

• Directed initiative to update and develop computer science curriculum to include digital citizenship and to establish a student blogging culture. 

• Created yearly chapel presentations to communicate character development and foster student performing arts. 

• Facilitate innovative clubs in stop-motion photography and computer coding to early elementary students. 
   

Brent International School: IRRI Campus, Los Banos, Philippines

Elementary Teacher: Grade 1 and Combined Grades 1 and 2       

August 2013 to May 2015

 

• Taught with a cooperative teaching team in a combined grades 1 and 2 classroom with a focus on language arts and math to provide seamless instruction to students.

• Orchestrated the 1st Annual Poetry Café at the resident coffee shop to give students the opportunity to perform original poetry and exhibit artwork for parents and guests.

• Raised 100% of on-level student performances to above-levels in reading through a successful application of blended learning. 

• Organized a Brent: IRRI fundraiser and community outreach for victims of Typhoon Haiyan; discussed the effects of tragedy with students and facilitated an art contest to promote student expression and compassion.
   

International School Saigon Pearl, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Elementary Teacher: Grades 3 and 4

August 2010 to June 2013
 

• Implemented center and small group activities cultivating differentiated instruction to meet the needs of students with diverse language and academic proficiencies.

• Identified, selected, and modified instructional resources to meet varied needs based on assessment data.

• Regularly communicated with parents through multiple means including weekly newsletters and Edmodo.com.

• Participated and chaired several committees and task forces such as ESLRs, WASC, Yearbook, and Social Committee.

• Mentored a student teaching candidate.

 

Pinnacle Charter School, Denver, Colorado

Elementary School Teacher: Grade 3

August 2008 to June 2010

 

• Established SMART goals and worked toward achieving goals to increase personal performance and learning performance.

• Enhanced student motivation and participation through experiential activities.

• Earned high marks on evaluations for the quality of classroom teaching, lesson planning, and instructional strategies used in teaching diverse students.

• Built strong parent-teacher relationships and communication through a bimonthly classroom newsletter. 

 

Community Leadership Academy, Commerce City, Colorado

Middle School Teacher: Grade 6

August 2007 to June 2008

 

• Facilitated standards-based student learning while serving as a teacher in a 6th-grade classroom.

• Guided reading groups for at-risk 7th and 8th-grade students.

• Volunteered tutoring for students having difficulty mastering reading and math objectives.

• Assisted in the coordination and implementation of Student Council and Service Learning Project.

• Organized and attended outdoor camp for 32 grade 6 students.