Welcome to Kevin Spencer's Web Resume!

Qualifications

  • Over twelve years of teaching experience
  • Master's of Science in Library Media Education
  • Library/Media licensure
  • Bachelor's degree, Elementary Education (1-6 grades), Minnesota State, 1995
  • Cum Laude graduate
  • Graduate study GPA 4.0
  • Theatre Arts minor

    • Experience and Accomplishments

    ELEMENTARY MEDIA SPECIALIST                               August 2006 to present
    Alice Smith Elementary School, Hopkins, MN

    DISTRICT MEDIA DIRECTOR                               January 2003 to June 2006

    Central Elementary, Middle and High Schools, Norwood Young America, MN
  • Administered two Media Center budgets, purchases, collections and operations
  • Administered the Accelerated Reader and STAR Reader programs
  • Taught information skills
  • Taught research project to all second, third, fourth and fifth grade students
  • Literacy cheerleader

    MEDIA SPECIALIST                               August 2000 to January 2003

    Central Elementary School, Norwood Young America, MN

    HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA COACH                               August 2001 to June 2006

    Central High School, Norwood Young America, MN

    LIBRARY/MEDIA INSTRUCTOR                               January 1999 to June 2000 (photos)

    Martin County West, Sherburn and Welcome Elementaries
  • Updated library automation software and hardware
  • Organized and instituted Accelerated Reading Program in two schools
  • Organized "TV Turn-off" and "I Love to Read" activities

    HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA COACH                               September 1999 to June 2000 (photos)

    Martin County West High School

    ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHER                               September 1999 to June 2000

    Martin County West, Sherburn Elementary and Trimont Junior High Schools

    VOCAL MUSIC TEACHER September 1997 to January 1998

    Butterfield-Odin Public School
  • Taught K-12 vocal music and choir as a long term substitute

    SUBSTITUTE TEACHER                               September 1996 to June 1997

    Fairmont, Truman and Martin County West Schools
  • Gained professional classroom experience at all grade levels
  • Further developed flexibility, creativity and organizational skills
  • Gathered many ideas from diverse classrooms and teachers

    THIRD GRADE TEACHER                               August 1995 to June 1996

    Truman Elementary School
  • Full time classroom instruction
  • Social skills instruction - creative classroom management techniques
  • Adapted lessons and work to fit different learning and physical needs

    THEATRE ARTS INSTRUCTOR                              January 1995 to March 1995

    Mankato and Eagle Lake Community Education
  • Prepared and implemented five week theatre curriculum
  • Worked with a multi-age group (ages 7-13)

    Related Experience

  • Over fifteen years theatre experience - directing, set design, acting, etc. (theatre resume)
  • Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Board Member           July 2003 - December 2003
  • Metropolitan Regional Arts Council panelist           2003
  • High School speech judge 1999, 2000
  • Regional Elementary Science Fair Judge, Mankato, MN 1994
  • Extensive volunteer activities - eduational children's theatre, 4-H, Project Trust, Peer Counseling, etc.









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