Katherine Saul
Saluda,NC
Summary
Innovative school leader and experienced educator seeking opportunity to support teachers, develop inspiring and relevant learning experiences, and work collaboratively in a creative, energetic school built with the celebration and support of middle school students at its heart.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Academic Director, Humanities Teacher, Trip Leader
French Broad River Academy
2016.08 - 2024.06
- Trained and coached teachers, providing consistent, actionable feedback around school's Academic Principles of student-centeredness, rigor, and feedback-driven teaching cycles.
- Supported teachers to differentiate for all students, including coordinating mastery and scholarly habits pathways, providing structures for in-class challenge and support, and communicating with families and community partners.
- Created school-wide opportunities for authentic, relevant, and personalized learning, such as book club, learning labs, academic field lessons, personal enrichment projects, and seminar days.
- Taught ELA, social studies, humanities, PE, electives, and life skills; taught skiing and whitewater canoeing; led multi-day camping expeditions and international trips.
- Worked with school's administration team to maintain accreditation with Association of Experiential Education.
- Founding member of school's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee; developed teacher training, collaborated on equity goals, and crafted our community-facing gender diversity statement.
English Language Arts Teacher
Hill Middle School
2013.08 - 2015.06
- Wrote 4 instructional units used across middle school
network. - Chosen for district Curriculum Selection
Committee for middle school language arts. - Served as Teacher Leader, mentoring and supporting
fellow humanities teachers in data-led instruction. - Contributed to assessment-writing and evaluation for
the district. - Taught five sections of sixth-grade language arts, including honors and inclusion classes.
English Language Arts Teacher
STRIVE Prep
2010.08 - 2013.06
- Served as grade-level leader.
- Developed writer’s workshop curriculum used across
network, trained and supported colleagues in
workshop methods. - Taught reading and writing classes supporting learners both below and above "grade level."
- Created rubrics and resources to support shared
expectations in academic writing and speaking
across the curriculum.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
College of William And Mary
Williamsburg, VAMasters - English Curriculum And Instruction
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VASkills
Certification
Certifications and Trainings
- Colorado Teaching License, ELA-E Certified (expired 2018)
- PSIA Level I Ski Instructor
- Wilderness First Aid and CPR certified
- Swiftwater Rescue Training
- The Moth Teacher's Institute
- Builder's Lab for Instructional Leaders
- Writer’s Workshop Institute
Teacher’s College, Columbia University
Timeline
Academic Director, Humanities Teacher, Trip Leader
French Broad River Academy
2016.08 - 2024.06
English Language Arts Teacher
Hill Middle School
2013.08 - 2015.06
English Language Arts Teacher
STRIVE Prep
2010.08 - 2013.06
Bachelor of Arts - English
College of William And Mary
Masters - English Curriculum And Instruction
University of Virginia
Certifications and Trainings
- Colorado Teaching License, ELA-E Certified (expired 2018)
- PSIA Level I Ski Instructor
- Wilderness First Aid and CPR certified
- Swiftwater Rescue Training
- The Moth Teacher's Institute
- Builder's Lab for Instructional Leaders
- Writer’s Workshop Institute
Teacher’s College, Columbia University
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