C​arolyn C

​ ​urley 
106 West Seeboth Street Unit 310, Milwaukee, WI 53206✴ 414.788.6611✴ curleyca@aol.com
 
EDUCATION

Director of Instruction (10), Principal (51) 2015-2017 

Carroll University, Waukesha, WI ​(Digital Leadership Portfolio) 
Reading Teacher (316), Reading Specialist (317) 2009 - 2012 
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 
Master’s Degree of Interdisciplinary Studies in Curriculum and Instruction 2003-2005 
National Louis University, Wheeling, IL 
Bachelor of Science Degree, Elementary Education (PK-3) 1991-1997 
The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 
 
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
 
● Assumed administrative duties in absence of principal (both short and long-term) 
● Create, lead professional learning, and monitor growth for literacy school improvement plan focusing on phonemic 
awareness, fluency, motivation, and student sense of belonging  
● A member of the district ELA curriculum review, adoption, and implementation process for the traditional schools 
● Led ELA curriculum design process for selecting and implementing instructional materials at Montessori School 
● ELA representative for district social studies team to align culturally relevant instructional materials to standards and 
develop enduring understandings, essential questions, and curriculum guides  
● Created interview questions and protocols and participated in interview process for various elementary positions 
● Create and maintain a school-wide digital teacher schedule 
● Co-facilitated school-wide lockdown, created/distributed family letter communicating the event 
● Train JK-2 teachers to implement P.A.L.S. (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) and analyze its data 
● Develop and support summer school ELA curriculum 
● Presented overview about elementary grading to Curriculum Council  
● Member of Teacher Compensation and Career Ladder Development Committee and school board presentation 
● Organized and led new teacher onboarding weeks and mentoring program for English Language Arts  
● Organized and led district bus tour and ​virtual district tour​ for new teachers and school board community members 
● Resource support and mentor for literacy coaches at Milwaukee County Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center 
● Co-created and co-led presentation about Professional Learning Communities to Milwaukee Succeeds Committee 
● Collaborated with D.P.I.’s Literacy Consultant to create a presentation about P ​ .P.I.'s Literacy (Un)Conference 2013 
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PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
 
Reading Specialist/Literacy Instructional Coach 4K-8 2012-Present 
Underwood/Underwood STEM/Wauwatosa Montessori/Lincoln Elementary Schools, Wauwatosa School District 
Specialized Training to Support Teachers and Learners 
● Weaver, Winsor - Sonday Classroom Essentials (based on Orton-Gillingham methods) (2020) 
● Leonard-Witte, Calkins - Units of Study for Reading (2018) Writing (2019) / Hargrave, U.O.S. Reading (2020-present) 
● Baenen, Crisis Prevention Institute (Feb. 2020) 
● Nolan, Trauma-Sensitive Schools (2018-2019) 
● Richards, Cognitive Coaching at the Math Institute of Wisconsin (2019) 
● Sweeney, Student-Centered Coaching (2016) 
● Twadell, PLC’s and Growth Mindset, (2016) 
● Sparks, LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Modules 1-5, 7,9 (2015-2016) 
 ● Swan, Frattura UDL (2014) Coaching to scaffold co-plan to co-serve with grade-level and special education teams 
● Literacy coaching drawing upon a variety of coaching methods in order to move teachers and students forward while 
maintaining a commitment to district goals  
● Create daily phonological awareness video lessons to support JK-2 virtual learning during stay-at-home orders 
● Develop advanced learning plans and specialized instructional materials based on current data for students identified 
to receive gifted and talented services and supported teachers in implementing plans 
● Intervention training: Sonday System Intervention (Orton-Gillingham based methods), Heggerty, REWARDS, Leveled 
Literacy Intervention LLI, Road to the Code, Step-Up to Writing 
Diversity Training/Seminars 
● Minor, E ​ quity: We’ve Started the Work, So Why Aren’t We There Yet?​ (2020) and ​You got to believe in somethin'. Why not believe 
in WE?-- Belief, Choices, and the Challenge to Do What is Right (​ 2020) 
● Dr. Newell, I​ nterrupting Implicit Bias​ (2018) and M​ icroaggressions/Breaking Stereotype Threat​ (2019) 
● Dr. Hollie, ​ A Focus on Culture and the Instructional Benefits and Culturally Responsive Classrooms​ (2019) 
● Chavez-Korell, Ph.D., ​Exploring Identity: Changing the System to Eliminate Inequities begins with Ourselves​ (2017) 
● Gill/Thomas, National Equity Project, L​ eading for Equity​ (2016) 
● Capper and Frattura,​ Integrated Comprehensive Systems for Equity​ (2016) 
● Butts, ​Beyond Diversity​; led book study with teaching staff using ​Courageous Conversations​ (2014) 
Instruction, Data, and Assessments 
● Assessment training: Fastbridge, AIMSweb, Rigby Benchmark, Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark, Qualitative Reading 
Inventory (Q.R.I.), Developmental Reading Assessment (D.R.A), PALS (trainer and assessor) 
● Analyze and present school data from E.D.I.S. on a regular basis as part of being a member of the M.L.S.S. team 
● Collaborated to create K5-5 CCSS aligned writing, speaking and listening, reading, and research rubrics 
● Aligned report card descriptors to CCSS and developed resources for teachers to gather evidence through instruction 
● Lead teacher professional development about analyzing MAP data using Next Generation Reports 
● Provide job-embedded staff development for individual teachers and grade-level teams through BLT/PLC model 
 
Literacy Technology Consultant 2016-present 
Hartman Literacy Center, Marquette University, Milwaukee 
● Provide professional development/coaching for tutors at the Hartman Reading Clinic summer session 
 
Third Grade Teacher 2000- 2012  
Roosevelt Elementary School, Wauwatosa School District 
● Implemented Core Reading Program using Treasures and Math Program using Everyday Math 
● Active participant in school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) initiative 
First Grade Teacher 1998 - 2000 
Roosevelt Elementary School, Wauwatosa School District 
● Taught all subjects and tutored first-grade students in 1:1 setting using Reading Recovery based program (E.L.I.P) 
New Entrant Teacher 1997-1998 
Bayview Primary School, Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand 
● Taught subjects including maths, reading, sciences, physical education, tech design, music, art, and Maori language 
● Developed school’s first technology lab 
 
ACHIEVEMENTS
 
● Swam 1.5 mile swim in Cream City Classic race to create awareness of water quality progress in Milwaukee River, 2019 
● National Board Certification - Early Childhood Generalist, 2007; Renewed Certification, 2017 
● Education Foundation of Wauwatosa Grant Winner, 2013 and 2019 
● Nominated for Kohl Fellowship Award: 2000, 2017 
● Co-lead international Web Weaver teams; won two Oracle Thinkquest Competitions, San Francisco, 2005