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
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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
Castle Rock, Colorado
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