A Little About Me… My name is Kimberly Wo r k i n g i n m a n y p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e My Teaching

(Goodwin) de la Flor. I graduated with my Master of schools I have extensive practice Philosophy at a
Education and Bachelor of Arts degrees and earned implementing the following programs
Glance…
my General Special Education K-12 and Elementary and assessments:
Education teacher certifications through Southern
 NHSEIS - Students have
New Hampshire University. I graduated with honors
 Fundations ownership of
and made the Dean’s or President’s List every term.
 enVisionMATH Common Core their own
As part of the programs, I did my student teaching in  Imagine It learning by
a 4th Grade classroom and my internship for special  Lucy Culkins making choices, self-monitoring and grit to facilitate
education in a Kindergarten classroom. Through the  Reading Street their own growth and achievement.
Future Educators Academy at Londonderry High  Handwriting Without Tears
School, I completed an internship at Matthew  Sharma Mahesh strategies -A safe learning environment is established by
Thornton Elementary School in a First Grade  Inquiry-based Science lessons having my students take risks and have them know
 CPI and Mandt trained that it is when we make mistakes that we learn the
classroom. I have worked in many public and private
most.
schools where I worked with a variety of disabilities  Applied Behavior Analysis
in the inclusive and self-contained settings.  Wilson Reading Program -It is very important for all students to learn how to
 Weschler Individual Achievement Test cooperatively work with others which will prepare
 Gray Oral Reading Test them for their working career.
 Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
Skills -They will receive self-reflecting and self-monitoring
 Kaufman Tests of Educational Achievement. time, as I believe it is crucial to be using
 AIMSWeb metacognitive strategies to reflect on their own
learning.
The Learning Community -I believe greatly in discovery, problem-based and
hands on learning and believe they can learn more
when they need to work together to understand a
 Clear and high expectations concept.
While at Southern New Hampshire
U n i v e r s i t y, I h a v e g a i n e d e x p e r i e n c e i n  Respect and fairness -It is important to consistently try new methods,
resources, and be an ongoing learner of the art and
all grade levels and learned how to
establish differentiated lessons that are  A safe and nurturing learning science of teaching.
t a i l o r e d t o e a c h i n d i v i d u a l ’s l e a r n i n g environment -Parent involvement plays a huge part in students
style, interests, ability level, strengths being successful.
and weaknesses, creating a safe and  The use of engaging and meaningful
n u r t u r i n g l e a r n i n g c o m m u n i t y, a n d lessons -I will collaborate and exchange ideas with my
finding creative ways to motivate all colleagues to utilize our collective strengths and
s t u d e n t s . A d d i t i o n a l l y, I a m p r o f i c i e n t  Cooperative Learning become involved in my school community by sharing
on how to establish and implement resources, materials, insight, and plan with them.
effective Individual Education Plans,  Student guided instruction
Transition Plans, Behavior Plans,
conducting an effective meeting, and  Celebrating diversity
the special education process with
utilizing the appropriate timelines.
Opinions of Professional Educational Leaders…
“Kim is especially strong at building relationships with all
of the students”. “When a student masters a new skill, Kim
celebrates along with the student. Kim particularly enjoys
working with our most struggling learners”. She is
excellent at ensuring each student masters essential
literacy skills in order to learn to read. When one method
isn’t working, Kim is always willing to try a new way to
teach in order to meet that student’s learning style.”
–Heather McCrevan, Cooperating Teacher
“Kim demonstrated a strength in working with children
who had a variety of unique educational needs. She could
readily these needs and design appropriate lessons with
proper accommodations. She always used the right
formula of kindness and firmness to bring out the best in
each child”.
– Catherine Pappalardo, Mentor
Top 10 Reasons to Hire Me:
1. I am committed to help every student reach their highest
Kimberly M. (Goodwin)
potential.
2. My passion is teaching and learning! de la Flor
3. I am dedicated to my students, school, and district.
4. I am confident in my ability to teach engaging
differentiated lesson plans, conduct special education
meetings, and create and implement Individual Education
Plans and Behavior Plans!
5. I am organized and am great at multi-tasking.
6. I constantly look for new materials to use to enhance my
teaching.
7. I am innovative, can think on my feet, and utilize
teachable moments.

“Kim’s lessons followed a developmental model that
incorporated all learning modalities and engaged students
in well planned interactive lessons which often included
cooperative learning. Kim was also very good at
capitalizing on those teachable moments that arose during
a lesson, and would spontaneously devise an activity to
enrich student learning on that subject. Additionally, Kim
showed compassion towards struggling students,
encouraging them in answering questions and solving
problems that they might feel a sense of success and self-
confidence”.
8. I have great leadership skills and collaborate great with
colleagues.
9. My students feel safe to take risks and are supported,
encouraged, and motivated to succeed!
“The function of education is to teach one to
10. You will be pleased that you made the right decision! think intensively and to think critically.
Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of
true education”.
Kimberly M. (Goodwin)
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

-Deborah Idzelis, Supervisor of Student Teachers de la Flor

Certifications
“She understood the goals of various Individual Education 134 Pheasant Lane
Plans and could easily modify the work presented to my  General Special Education K-12
students. Kim has a positive attitude, and my students Manchester, NH 03109
always felt comfortable working with her and asking for  Elementary Education K-8
help.” (603) 965-5878
 Upper Elementary Montessori ages 9-12
–Donna Maroon, Cooperating Teacher kimberly.delaflor@yahoo.com