Kristi Gerig

Objective

Media Specialist

Experience

Benefield Elementary School

August 2005- present Literacy Coordinator Lawrenceville, GA

Led school wide initiative to promote literacy collaborative strategies. Redesigned book room in order to increase check out and ease of use. Responsible for budgeting and spending Title 1 and Reading Grant monies for literacy materials. Ordered, cataloged, and shelved books for K-5 book room. Designed and implemented literacy staff development opportunities school-wide. Chaired literacy committee and organized school-wide literacy night. Initiated book club for second and third grade students. Attended monthly Reading Specialists meetings in addition to a variety of other language arts workshops. Created school-wide reading incentive program. Taught first grade students in a model classroom setting. Observed, evaluated and conferenced with teachers as a Literacy Coach. Collected and analyzed school-wide data for reading and writing standards. Collaborated with administrators, media specialist, technology specialist, and counselors as a member of the school leadership team.

Harbins Elementary School

August 2002 – May 2005

Reading Recovery/EIP Teacher

Dacula, GA

Collaborated with Literacy Support Team to provide staff development in literacy for K-5 classroom teachers. Modeled Guided Reading strategies for both novice and veteran teachers. Observed, evaluated and conferenced with teachers as a Literacy Coach. Coordinated and developed the book room for school-wide use. Initiated database for book room checkout. Successfully discontinued 95% of Reading Recovery students taught in the program. Utilized Learning Focus Strategies with both first and second grade EIP students.

Harbins Elementary School

September 2001 - May 2002

Kindergarten Teacher

Dacula, GA

Taught 18 kindergarten students in a developmentally appropriate setting. Implemented Guided Reading strategies with small groups of students. Initiated interactive writing activities on a daily basis. Designed and implemented curriculum to match Gwinnett county's AKS. Assessed students using GKAP, running records, Writing Vocabulary task, and Concepts About Print.

Kingston Elementary School

August 2000 - May 2001

Computer Technology Teacher

Kingston, GA

Designed and implemented computer technology curriculum for students in grades 1-5. Instructed students using the Internet as well as diversified software programs such as KidPix, Mavis Beacon Typing, Microsoft Works, Students Writing Center, and Accelerated Reader. Volunteered to utilize planning period to instruct kindergarten students in computer basics. Integrated technology with classroom literature series.

Kingston Elementary School

August 1999 - May 2000

First Grade Teacher

Kingston, GA

Taught sixteen students in a first grade readiness classroom. Initiated the use of Guided Reading strategies for the first time at Kingston Elementary. Modified the curriculum in both language arts and mathematics to meet the individual needs of students. Communicated with parents on a regular basis using newsletters, conferences, and phone contacts. Assessed students using assessment portfolios, writing rubrics, running records, and the Basic Literacy Test.

Kingston Elementary School

August 1996 - May 1999

Reading Recovery/SIA Teacher

Kingston, GA

Collaborated with first grade teachers within the classroom setting. Screened bottom twenty percent of first grade students school-wide using the Observation Survey. Selected lowest progressing students to participate in the program. Taught students both reading and writing strategies in order to accelerate them to average classroom reading level. Maintained contact with students through follow-up testing and conferences with the classroom teacher.

Education

University of Georgia

Master’s of Education
Major: Instructional Technology-School Library Media

Athens, GA

GPA: 4.0/4.0. Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

University of Tennessee

Bachelor’s of Science
Major: Child and Family Studies: Child Development

Knoxville, TN

GPA: 3.87/4.0. Member of Gamma Beta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Societies. Recipient of 1993 Outstanding Undergraduate in Child and Family Studies Award. Recipient of Nellie Crooks, Lewisohn Endowment, and Catherine Burton Chi Omega Scholarship Awards.

Certifications

·	1997 Reading Recovery Certification, Georgia State University

·	1996 Early Childhood Teaching Certification, Berry College Home