Roberta Knapp

rknapp@unix.cas.utk.edu

http://web.utk.edu/~rknapp/

Objective

Seeking a position as teacher for grades one, two, three or in science, technology or art - regular or multi-age classroom.



Academic Training

MS: Major: Curriculum & Instruction University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, August 1996

BA: Major: Elementary Education Minor: Physical Education Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 1971

Currently enrolled in post-graduate courses at the University of Tennessee



Post Secondary Courses of Interest

Instructional Computing
Teaching Science/Ele/Mid School
Psychology of the Exceptional Child
Teaching Reading/Ele/Mid School
Education of the Gifted/Talented
Art Basic Design & Studio Fundamentals
Mathematics K-4
Environmental Education


Career Related Experiences

Program Resource Specialist.

September 1998 - Present LRE for LIFE Project, University of Tennessee, 312 UT Conference Center, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996 (423)974-2760.
Became a temporary Education Consultant with the Project for about two months and then became the Program Resource Specialist for the Project. Do on site observations of targeted special needs students, assist with Inservices, Workshops and Conferences, attend educational Conferences, assist consultants and Director where needed. Work as a team member while obtaining training and knowledge in Positive Behavior Support, Multiple Intelligences, Differentiated Instruction, Classroom Management, Collaboration, and the best and promising practices for supporting students with disabilities or any students within an inclusive setting.

Day Care/Preschool Teacher.

Worked with children aged two and a half to five years old. Fairview Hospital Day Care Center. Minneapolis, Minnesota. One of four teachers in a multi age classroom of thirty-five to fifty children. The name has been changed to C.H.I.L.D. - Creative Hours in Learning Development.
November 1979 - February 1981.

Substitute Teacher.

Taught first through third grades in Special School District #1 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
School Year 1971 - 1972.

Craft Instructor.

Taught craft classes in after school program for Minneapolis Parks and Recreation.
School Year 1969 - 1970.

Playground Instructor.

Developed, organized, and implemented summer programs at Harrison Park, Kenwood Park, and Martin Luther King Park. Activities included: organized sports, games, and arts/crafts. Worked with Head Start.
Summers of: 1968,1969, and 1970.



Other Work Experience (Moved to Tennessee in February 1988 from Minneapolis, MN.)

September 1998 - Present LRE for LIFE Project, University of Tennessee, 312 UT Conference Center, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996 (423)974-2760.
Became a temporary Education Consultant with the Project for about two months and then became the Program Resource Specialist for the Project. Do on site observations of targeted special needs students, assist with Inservices, Workshops and Conferences, attend educational Conferences, assist consultants and Director where needed. Work as a team member while obtaining training and knowledge in Positive Behavior Support, Multiple Intelligences, Differentiated Instruction, Classroom Management, Collaboration, and the best and promising practices for supporting students with disabilities or any students within an inclusive setting.

June 1989 - September 1998 University of Tennessee, Undergraduate Admissions, 320 Student Services, Knoxville, TN 37996 (423) 974 - 2184.
In July 1994, Position was upgraded from Transcript Evaluator to Admissions Specialist. Determine the transfer of credit from another college to UT. Assist students in choosing courses to enroll in at other schools which will transfer back to UT. Consult with students, parents, faculty, and staff concerning transfer credit. Processing, encoding, and entering student course work into the SAMS computer system. Deciding what military credit will transfer to UT. Evaluate applicants course work for the College of Veterinary Medicine. Train new evaluators and teach new tasks.

January 1989 - May 1989 University of Tennessee, Records, 215 Student Services, Knoxville, TN 37996 (423) 974-2101.
Full-time temporary position. Preparation of student records to be processed online to the newly installed SAMS system. Problem-solving involving the transfer of the old system of record keeping to the new system.

April 1988 - December 1988 University of Tennessee, Student Academic Management Systems (SAMS), Dunford Hall, Knoxville, TN 37796.
Full-time temporary employee. Involved in the encoding, data entry, and problem-solving of confidential student academic records. From October to December supervised twelve data entry employees, assigned special tasks and processed time sheets for payroll.

March 1987 - January 1988 Provided care for terminally-ill parent at home.

March 1984 - February 1987 NACM, Office Consultants Temp., Inc, and Employers Overload.
Temporary office employee. Data entry, accounting technician, and various payroll tasks. Reader for blind attorney. Provided care for ill parent.

January 1973 - February 1984
Held positions at : General Engineering & Equipment Co - Inside Sales, Fairview Community Hospital - Accounts Receivable, Harbison-Walker Refractories - Girl Friday, and Cargill, Inc. - Data Control Clerk.

References Available

Tennessee Probationary Teacher License Issued September 25, 1995


This resume was last updated: March 07, 1999

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