Kim McKellar
Highlands Ranch
Summary
With 30 years of elementary teaching experience, I strive to nurture every child by fostering an inclusive, respectful classroom culture that promotes academic achievement, social-emotional development, and differentiated learning through strong collaboration with families and colleagues.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Second Grade Teacher
Heritage Elementary School
08.2020 - Current
- Previously taught kindergarten, fourth, and fifth Grades at Heritage Elementary
- Member of the Heritage Elementary School Leadership Team
- Implement Orton-Gillingham Methods, UFLI, and ThinkSRSD during literacy instruction
- Support math instruction with modeling and reasoning activities
- Apply best practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment for primary learners
- Assess student learning and monitor progress toward individual goals through differentiated small group instruction for enrichment and intervention
- Engage students in an active and collaborative learning environment focused on critical thinking, problem solving, and positive peer relationships
- Collaborate with teammates and special education teachers during PLCs to support students’ academic and social-emotional needs
- Foster a strong home-school connection through consistent communication, newsletters, and parent volunteers in the classroom
- Foster a positive classroom culture grounded in respect, responsibility, and student engagement
- Monitor student progress using formative and summative assessments to inform instruction
- Integrate social-emotional learning and executive functioning skills into daily classroom routine
- Heritage Elementary Apple Award nominee
Fifth Grade Teacher
South Elementary School
08.1997 - 05.2001
Education
Idaho State University
01.2024
Master of Arts in Education - Learning and Teaching
Regis University
01.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Behavioral Science
Metropolitan State College of Denver
01.1995
Skills
- Curriculum implementation
- Team collaboration
- Problem-solving skills
- Lesson plan development
- Classroom management
- Instructional strategies
Additional Trainings
- Orton-Gillingham PreK-12 and Morphology Training
- ThinkSRSD
- Thinking Maps
- Step Up to Writing
- Six Trait Writing Instruction
- Every Child a Writer
- Instruction Differentiation of Instruction
- Thinking Math 1 & 2
- Foundations of Effective
- Teaching Honoring Diversity
- Math Solutions
- Workshop Reading Comprehension for Elementary Classrooms
- Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension and Writing – Exploring Research and Practice
- Collaborative K–6 Literacy Interventions
- Looking Through the Lenses of Effective Instruction
- Exploring Effective Writing Instruction, Grades 3–6
Timeline
Second Grade Teacher
Heritage Elementary School
08.2020 - Current
Fifth Grade Teacher
South Elementary School
08.1997 - 05.2001
Master of Arts in Education - Learning and Teaching
Regis University
Bachelor of Arts - Behavioral Science
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Idaho State University