NINA KELLER Xiangyang Bei Lu 47 • Shanghai, China 襄阳北路47弄 • 上海, 中国 (+86) 185 2173 9661 nina.keller85@gmail.com
An inquiring and caring learner, committed to developing world citizens through:
•Responsiveness •Inclusiveness •Critical Reflection •Restoration
EDUCATION Master of Arts in Teaching, Concentration in Multiple Subjects University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Bachelor of Science in Political Science Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Portland State University, Portland, Oregon Foreign Exchange Liceo de Puriscal, Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica
March 2015
June 2011
Spring 2003
CERTIFICATION California Preliminary Multiple Subjects Certification with Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) Authorization
Earned April 2015
EXPERIENCE Shanghai Community International School (Hongqiao), Shanghai, China Grade 2 Teacher
August 2015- Present
Responsibilities: • Collaboratively planning and implementing a dynamic program of inquiry, according to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) curricular framework; • Facilitating learning through inquiry, collaboration, and the development of Approaches to Learning. • Leading a collaboration of 5 educators to respond to the unique and changing needs of our student population.
Chadwick International School, Songdo, Incheon, South Korea Grade 1, 4, PreK Teaching Intern
December 2012- June 2015
Responsibilities: • Facilitating learning through models of co-teaching in self contained classrooms: PreK, Grade 1, Grade 4; • Collaboratively planning and implementing a dynamic program of inquiry, according to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) curricular framework; • Providing opportunities for student-initiated inquiry both inside and outside the classroom through authentic, responsive learning engagements.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Cat 3: Encouraging Children’s Creative Instincts in the Classroom, Singapore Cat 3: Inquiry, Hong Kong Cat 2: Assessment, Shanghai, China Cat 2: Teaching and Learning, online Cat 2: The Role of Mathematics, Incheon, South Korea Cat 2: Teaching Through Inquiry in the PYP, Incheon, South Korea Cat 2: Action in the PYP, Incheon, South Korea Cat 1: Making the PYP Happen, Incheon, Korea Responsive Classroom, Incheon Korea Teaching Critical Thinking, online Socratic Seminars, Incheon Korea
Fall 2017 Spring 2017 Fall 2016 Spring 2016 Fall 2014 Spring 2014 Fall 2013 Fall 2015 Fall 2014 Fall 2013 Fall 2013
INTERESTS
• Foreign Language study: Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Korean, French • Active lifestyle: Rock climbing, Ultimate frisbee, Yoga, Cycling • Community: Outdoor Education, Volunteering, Conservation, Social Justice PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Kevin Haggith, Lower School Principal Shanghai Community International School khaggith@scis-china.org +86 186 2170 6435 Kristie O’Brien, Lower School Vice Principal Shanghai Community International School kobrien@scis-china.org +86 186 2170 8091 Shelly Wille, Head of School (former Principal) Chadwick International School swille@chadwickschool.org +82(10) 7123 6531 *more references available upon request*