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"Sitting in on this [virtual] class has been a gift this summer. You've done a great job at modeling how to conduct effective and intimate-feeling synchronous Zoom classes, and the whole course is a terrific example of how to design a good module during this time of distance learning..." - High School Teacher Observing Virtual Master Classes, July 2020 "...a young, talented, dedicated, enthusiastic, team-playing teacher whose potential exceeds any written scales for success.... I fully expect that if you hire her, and you absolutely should, you will be hiring one of the future greats to the field of mathematics education." - Math Department Chair, Radnor High School, 2007 Scholar
"It seems clear to me, after only one course with [Ms. DiMattia], that she is a very special student with immense scholarly potential. She is a rigorous and creative thinker...[who maintains a] constant focus on the practical application of pedagogical theory towards improving learning." - Second Language Acquisition Professor, Bryn Mawr College, 1995 "The portfolio of work Kim submitted for Education 301 was outstanding. Her reflections throughout were insightful, focused, revealing, promising.... In short, she submitted one of the strongest portfolios we in the Education Program have yet seen." - Director of Education Program, Bryn Mawr College, 2004 |
Passionate professional educator with 20+ years of experience at the secondary and post-secondary levels; special expertise in gifted education, mathematics, and Russian language with intentional focus on engagement and relationship; recent innovations in distance learning and virtual coaching
GIFTED EDUCATION Harriton High School, Teacher, 2011 – present
VIRTUAL COURSES | PRINT PUBLICATIONS | ONLINE COACHING
MATHEMATICS
Harriton & Lower Merion High Schools, Teacher, 2008-2012
RUSSIAN
EDUCATION
EDU 526 1, Foundations of Gifted Education, Neumann University, 2017 EDU 526 2, Identification and Assessment for Gifted Ed, Neumann University, 2017 Ph.D., Russian and Second Language Acquisition, Bryn Mawr College, 2007 Pennsylvania State Certification in Math, grades 7-12, Bryn Mawr College, 2004 ETS Recognition of Excellence on Mathematics Praxis Exam, 2004 M.A., Russian and Second Language Acquisition, Bryn Mawr College, 1997 B.A., Russian Language and Area Studies, Oberlin College, 1993 |
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