Educator
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Kimberly Dawson, B.A., M.A.
South Holland, Illinois, 60473, USA
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EDUCATION:
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
M.A. Degree Sociology - G.P.A. 3.67/4.0 – (Cum Laude), DePaul University, Chicago, IL. November 22, 2011
B.A. Degree Ethics - G.P.A. 3.4/4.0 - DePaul University, Chicago, IL. March 20, 2009
Completed 4 credits toward a PhD/doctorate in Criminal Justice – G.P.A. 4.0/4.0 - Capella University, Minneapolis, MN. Fall qtr. 2011
Alumna of Academy of our Lady Catholic Girls High School, G.P.A., 3.2/4.0, Chicago, IL. (closed 1999)
Alumna of St. Philip Neri Catholic Elementary School, Chicago, IL. and St. Bronaslava - Chicago
ACADEMIC HONORS ORGANIZATIONS:
Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society (Mu Chapter), July 2010 National Honor & Merit Society, Jan 2009
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Aug 2007 National Scholars Honor Society, Aug 2007
Golden Key International Honor Society, Aug 2007 Dean’s SNL Merit Scholarship, (2006, 2007, 2008)
Liberal Arts & Sciences Fellowship (2009) President’s Club Annual Giving Honor Society (2015), Capella University fellowship, 4.00 G.P.A (2011) under Pres. Dennis H. Holtschneider at DePaul Univ.
DePaul Masters of Art Thesis approved on 6/2/2011, with distinction, by Committee Member(s), Professors, Dr. Blackhawk Hancock; Dr. Shu-Ju Ada Cheng
U.N.I.A., Nkrumah Division 429, Chicago, IL Chapter, The Unsong Sheroe Award, March 2010, Pass the Torch Program, (rec’d at Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity House)
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE:
The University of Chicago, Alfred Smart Museum (Volunteer Staff) 2011 - Present
Japanese Spa Zen 2011 - 2012
YWCA 2013 – 2017
CERTIFICATIONS: Red Cross CPR certification (Adult & Pediatric) – June 22, 2018
Received Customer Service certification via W.O.W. program, 2016, Barnes & Noble College - University of Chicago Bookstore
Virtus certification received from Catholic Theological Union (Hyde Park), Archdiocese of Chgo, Sept. 18, 2015, Chicago, IL
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: French
QUALIFICATIONS:
Keyboarding/Typing speed - 80 WPM
Document Production; Presentation Design and Database Design
Knowledge of sociological/ethical research methodologies
Knowledge of ASA; APA; MLA research paper writing formats and quantitative and qualitative study formats
Knowledge of sociological/ethical theories
Classroom teaching and Camp activities for Pre-K, Elementary School and High School students, traditional year and summer school; Proctors practice exams to Medical Doctors preparing for Board Certification.
Administers standardized exams to elementary; high school, upon request
Completes School Incident Reports, upon requests
Recess Monitor upon request - Participates in play activities upon request
Logs in student attendance reports; Logs in student discipline issues via PowerSchool, GChat, and PowerTeacher
Chaperones students from homeroom to various other classes; lunch; gym; end of day dismissal; church/mass,
aftercare/extended care; playground areas; and field trips, upon request.
Composes emails; queries; correspondence; reports; forms; flyers; posters; brochures; presentations, charts
Catalogues, Shelves and Photographs library books and periodicals
Researches information on museum objects and enters information into TMS Database.
Researches Biographical information on scholars, artists and museum donors.
SKILLS and SOFTWARE:
SPSS Statistics version 24; QuarkXPress: Adobe Connect; FrameMaker; Windows PC; MAC OS 10; Blackboard Learning Online Management System; Desire 2 Learn (D2L); PowerSchool; Eudora; Lotus Notes; PowerTeacher; GChat; Word for Windows; Excel; Access; PowerPoint; Publisher; Outlook; SharePoint; EndNote; OneNote; One Drive; TMS Database (The Museum System); Yammer; Photoshop; Illustrator; InDesign; After Effects; Animate CC; Light Room Classic CC; Google Suite; Google Classroom; Google Calendar; Google Sheets; Google Docs; Google Hangouts; Visio; Adobe Acrobat DC; Salesforce; 80 WPM Keyboarding/Typing
CAREER EXPERIENCE:
Substitute Teacher 2018 – Present St. Bruno Elementary School, Chicago, IL
•Helps students to learn required subject matter, lessons, reviews and testing in the absence of the regular teacher, traditional school year,
for student grades Pre-K; Kindergarten; and 1st through 8th grades.
•Recess Monitor upon request – Escorts/Chaperones students to classes, lunch, gym, church/mass, extended care/aftercare attendance,
takes students down for dismissal/end of day parent pick up and playground/recess duty, and field trips upon request.
•Completes after care/extended day attendance list at end of school day; reports behavior/discipline related issues; attends morning meetings;
assists with one on one instruction of special needs students.
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Bookseller/Trade Department 2016 – Present Barnes and Noble College Booksellers at the University of Chicago Bookstore
•Assist in Table Display setup for store.
•Assist with markdowns and pricing updates for displays.
•Trains new Trade/Bookseller employees upon request.
•Assist with text book department projects upon request from store manager and personnel manager
•Received customer service certification via W.O.W. program – Barnes and Noble College Bookstore at the University of Chicago in 2017.
•Inputs new books into computer system; shelves them by suggested category; Inventories new and current books with the use of PDTs and Tablets; Completes shipment orders upon request; Completes orders for faculty for class courses, upon request.
•Assist students, faculty, and visitors with book inquiries and recommendations regarding authors, ordering and pricing via telephone, and walk in visit
•Assists with selecting new books to include in the Trade dept and placing and following up on those orders under the supervision of the Trade dept manager.
•Assist with other departmental work in Textbook department; shelving; inventory; spreadsheets; shipping and receiving; customer inquiries;
University of Chicago Faculty orders for class courses; retrieving University of Chicago student orders for pick-up or shipping; other projects upon request.
Substitute Teacher 2015 – Present St. Sylvester Catholic Elementary School, Chicago, IL
•Helps students to learn required subject matter and lessons in the absence of the regular teacher, traditional school year and summer.
•Recess Monitor upon request – Escorts/Chaperones students to classes, lunch, gym, church/mass, field trips, and playground upon request,
end of day dismissal/wait for parent pick up, upon request.
•Administers standardized testing to elementary school students, upon request. Assists with updates on student behavior, and lunchroom duty,
upon request, waits with student for parent pick-up for end of day dismissal, upon request.
Substitute Teacher 2015 – Present Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary School, Chicago, IL
•Teaches basic course subjects to Elementary school students and Preschool students at Queen of Angels Catholic School
•Assists students with reading, reasoning, summarizing and participating - Logs in entries for student discipline issues
•Recess Monitor upon request - Escorts students to classes, lunch, church/mass, gym and playground areas, waits with student for
end of day dismissal parent pick-up, upon request.
Substitute Teacher 2015 – Present St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Elementary School, Chicago, IL
•Helps students learn required classroom lessons; covers as Lunch Room Monitor, Recess Monitor upon request,
escorts students to classes, lunch, gym, church/mass, playground, and assists in main office upon request.
•Assist in main office with mailings, answering the building doors via speaker, faxing, answering telephones, labeling, lunchroom duty
and waiting for parents during dismissal/end of day to pick up students after school, upon request
Substitute Teacher 2013 – Present Noble Network of Charter High Schools, CPS, Chicago, IL
•Teaches College Prep, STEM and Honors level subjects to high school level students at surrounding Noble Charter Schools,
in absence of lead teacher.
•Logs in entries for student behavior issues, student recognition awards and general requests via softwares – PowerTeacher,
PowerSchool and GChat.
HEA Assistant 2012 – Present Kaplan Medical, Chicago, IL
•Administers exams to Medical Doctors who are planning to become Board Certified and Guides students through
orientation workshops and rotations.
Volunteer Staff 2011 – Present Alfred Smart Museum at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
•Catalogues books, periodicals and museum objects for the registrar’s office
•Researches and compiles TMS database information for Museum Catalog and Donor projects
•Photographs periodicals, books and museum objects
•Assist with maintaining library stacks, Digital Filing projects and Gathering biographical data about scholars in registrars department.
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