NAME: Mrs. Kassidy Vuyovich

SCHOOL: Trantwood Elementary School

CLASS: 3rd grade class -- all subjects

SCHOOL PHONE: 757-496-6777

About The Teacher

Experience:

8/22/06-current Third Grade Teacher, Trantwood ES, Virginia Beach, Va.
8/22/05-6/30/06 Gifted Resource Teacher, Linkhorn Park ES, Virginia Beach, Va
8/15/04-6/30/05 Differentiation Specialist, Fredericksburg City, Va.
7/5/02-6/25/04  Teacher, Arroyo Verde Elementary School, Redlands, Ca.
4/8/02-6/7/02   Student Teacher, Mentone Elementary School, Redlands, Ca. 
1/9/02-3/15/02	Student Teacher, McKinley Elementary School, Redlands, Ca.
12/00-6/20/02	Substitute Teacher, Redlands Unified, Redlands, Ca.  
5/96-9/96  	Adventure Team Leader, Children’s World L.C., Chesterfield, 
9/93-8/95	Teacher, Children’s World Learning Center, Richmond, Va.
	

Education: 

Gifted Endorsement University of Virginia, 2008, Virginia Beach, Va.
Teaching Credential CSU San Bernardino, 2002, San Bernardino, Ca.
B.S. Psychology Virginia Commonwealth Univ., 1998, Richmond, Va.
Student Exchange Sonoma State University, 1997, Rohnert Park, Ca.


Workshops Led:

Differentiating to Accommodate Various Learning Styles, 2004
Strategies that Support Student Success, 2005
Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted- 4x, 2005-2006
Anecdotal Notes – First Grade, 2005
Questioning – First Grade, 2005
Creative Problem Solving Module, 2005
Tools of the Parallel Curriculum Model, 2005
Overview of Gifted/Academy Programs, 2005
Introduction to NLES Gifted Cluster Program, 2005
Differentiating Through Learning Centers, 2006
Responding to Students Needs – Research Projects, 2006
					

		
Professional Development:

2nd Annual Virginia Differentiated Instruction Teacher Conference 
Differentiated Instruction: Teaching the Irregular Learner in a Regular 
Classroom 	
Defining the FCPS Music Program: Correlating the music curriculum with the 
SOL 	
VA Assoc. for Supervision/Curriculum Development: Meeting the Challenges of 
NCLB 	
RIMS- Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Colloquium-Year Two 	
RIMS – BTSA Healthy Classroom Environments 				
RIMS – BTSA Technology Training 					
RIMS – BTSA English Language Learners 					
RIMS – BTSA Special Populations/ Poverty Dr. Ruby Payne			
RIMS – BTSA Equity training 						
RIMS – BTSA Diversity Training 						
RIMS – BTSA Colloquium-Year One 					
RIMS – BTSA End of the Year Strategies Cumulative Files 		
Differentiating Instruction In-service					
Teacher Tool Box – Special Needs In-service 				
Family Life Curriculum In-service 					
Data Analysis:  Interpretation of Multiple Assessments 			
Teacher Tool Box – Communicating with parents, substitutes, and colleague 
I Can Do It Classroom Management Workshop				
Houghton-Mifflin Language Arts Camp 					
Houghton-Mifflin Math Camp 						
Hands-On Equations Training						
Using Kagan Strategies w/Gifted Learners				
Teacher Orientation and Continuous Learning Institute			
Collaboration and the Elementary Resource-Cluster Model			
An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving				
An Introduction to the Parallel Curriculum Model			
Using the Parallel Curriculum Model to Differentiate			
Child Abuse and Neglect Training					
Gifted Program Benchmarks						

Summary:

•  Virginia State Teaching License K- 6, ELL certification
•  Multiple Subjects Credential with CLAD, 7/2002, State of California
•  Bachelor of Science, Psychology/Elementary Education
•  Graduated Cum Laude, 3.6 & 4.0 GPAs
•  Outstanding First-Year Teacher Nominee
•  Certified, International, Yoga Instructor for children
•  Professional Cheerleading Instructor
•  ACE certified Group Fitness Instructor
•  Department Head/Science Lead Teacher
•  CPR/First Aid certified – adult, infant, child