KIRSTIE SELLS 562-665-3470

sellskirstie@gmail.com

SKILLS PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

●Student Engagement
Dedicated music teacher with over 5 years of classroom experience.
●Technology Integration Committed to implementing Orff-based teaching practices which promote
success and engagement for all learners. I am passionate for cultivating
●Student-Centered
Learning learning environments that foster student-centered musical growth and social
emotional development.
●Restorative Justice
Practices

●Trauma-informed
pedagogy PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
●Conversational
Spanish Band Teacher, Band Coordinator
Whittier City School District, Whittier, CA, 2016-present
● Established a district-wide after school instrumental music program
serving grades 3-8
EDUCATION ● Teach band and general music to grades 3-8 and direct all music performances
● Collect and analyze student data from diagnostic, formative, and summative
Clear Credentials: assessments in order to deliver effective and targeted classroom instruction
●S.S. Music ● Responsible for recruiting and supporting music teachers at all school sites
UMass Global
● Collaborate with school administration, parents, and community
●Foundational Level Math partners to support and maintain student success
C.S.U. Fullerton

●B.M. Music Music Teacher & Piano Teacher

●B.S. Accounting
St. Catherine’s Academy, Anaheim, CA, 2019-Present
Azusa Pacific University
● Provide weekly music & piano instruction to grades K-8
●Orff Level 1
● Foster and cultivate a positive classroom environment of growth and
learning by establishing positive rapport with all students
●CPR Certified
● Implement and utilize a wide array of instructional strategies in order to
maximize learning for all students
● Collaborate with school faculty and administration to coordinate performances
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS Student Teacher
Hutchinson Middle School, Norwalk-La Mirada U.S.D., 2020-2021
● OC Orff Secretary
● Deliver educational technology-integrated lessons which foster
● OC Orff Chapter problem-solving and critical thinking skills
member ● Develop engaging lesson and units with M.T.
● Implement instructional strategies which support students from diverse cultural
●AOSA Member and linguistic backgrounds
● Utilize diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to evaluate student
achievement and growth.