Kim Zimmer

• Collaborated with district leadership to develop and implement innovative learning strategies and programs.
• Led the design and implementation of professional development initiatives for teachers, enhancing instructional practices and student outcomes.
• Fostered a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, promoting a growth mindset among staff and students.
• Developed and maintained partnerships with external organizations to bring cutting-edge educational resources and opportunities to the district.
• Facilitated cross-departmental collaboration to ensure alignment and integration of innovative practices across all grade levels and subject areas.
• Conducted regular assessments and evaluations to measure the effectiveness of learning and innovation initiatives, making data-driven adjustments as needed.
• Actively participated in educational conferences and professional networks to stay abreast of the latest trends and best practices in education.

• Provided K-12 instructional technology and innovative curriculum support through the IB Program.
• Content lead for IB Design 
• Created SkierTV - Aspen High School Broadcast Journalism Program
• Co-creator of "Innovative Learning for Unprecedented Times" professional development
• Creator of "The 10 days of PD" 
• IB Film Teacher
• Schoology,  Toddle, Google Apps trainer & administrator
• Creator of on-boarding materials for students and families for remote learning.
• Equipped classrooms and recommended peripherals for remote learning.
• Trained teachers on best practices and software for remote learning.
• Implemented 1:1 Rocketbook Program at Aspen High School for remote learning.

School Leadership:

• Aspen High School Leadership Team member
• Co-Sponsor AHS GSA
• IB Design Team Lead
• IB Leadership Team member
• Aspen High School Library Renovation Lead
• Sunshine Committee Member
• Member, L + Doers Unite cohort 

Experiential Education:

• Shakti SUP Adventure (21-22 SY) - Women's empowerment trip on the Upper Colorado River for grades 9-12
• Rock the Boat! Lake Powell Adventure for grades 9-12 (22-23 SY)

Professional Development:

• InnEdCo Conference Attendee 2019, 2022
• InnEdCo Presenter 2019
• Attendee ISTE Online Conference 2020
• Accepted Presenter at SXSWEDU 2020 (canceled due to COVID)
• Presenter and attendee: Innovative Education Colorado Conference.
• Leadership + Design Fellow 2019-2020

• Google Apps administrator, Atlas Curriculum Mapping Administrator, Haiku/PowerSchool Learning LMS administrator.
• Manager of school subscriptions, new technology equipment deployment and all budgeting for VMS instructional technology & devices.
• Technology support and technology integration specialist for teachers in grades K-12 .
• Technology support to administration and executive team.
• On-site technology trainer for all K-12 teachers.
• Homeroom Advisor (11th & 12th grade).
• Senior Project Advisor,  2016-2019.
• Technology teacher for grades 7-12.
  • Courses/Enrichments developed and/or taught:
    • Design & Innovation - US. 
    • Engineering & Technology - US.
    • CodeHS - Intro to CS - US.
    • Technology & Information Literacy  - US.
    • Computing Ideas -MS. 
    • Creative Technology - MS
    • 20 Time Project Facilitator -MS. 
    • Broadcast Elective -MS. 
    • Stories of Inspiration: Documentary Filmmaking - 5th grade.
    • Girls Who Code (after school enrichment): 4th-8th.
• Helped pitch, design and implement a new school Makerspace.
• Implemented Chromebook program for grades 2-5 & BYOD for 6-12.
  

Vail Mountain School Distinctions:

• Planned a technology site visit to California with administrators which led to hiring two technology teachers and building a Makerspace.
• Attained Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator status.
• Attained Apple Teacher status.
• Presenter at ISTE 2016 - "Building Community with Google Hangouts".
• Hangouts On-Air Podcaster & Blogger from SXSWEdu 2014-2015.
• Co-Creator of "The Minnow Tank".

Experiential Education:

• Orientation Trip Leader 2014-2017: White Water Paddle Boarding.
• Hut Trip Leader: 6th-8th grade.
• Trip Creator/Leader: Technology & Innovation in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, From the Mountains to Mardi Gras.
• Trip Leader - Senior trip to NYC .
  
• Trip Leader - India, Summer 2019.

Professional Development:

• Recipient of Leadership + Design Fellowship Scholarship  (2019-2020 SY).
• Participated in one year leadership course through L + D (2019-2020 SY).
• Presenter: Owning Your Story: A workshop for LGBTQ+ Youth - Mountain West Diversity Conference, 2019.
• Creator and attendee of VMS Executive Team trip - "Innovative Schools in the Bay Area".
• Cherry Creek Diversity Conference Attendee - Denver, 2018.
• Aspen Ideas Festival Weekend Workshop Attendee - 2017.
• Wonder Women Leadership Conference - Leadership & Design,  Palo Alto, CA 2017.
• ISTE Presenter: Creating Community with Google Hangouts  - Denver, 2016.
• SketchUp Basecamp Attendee - Steamboat Springs, 2016.
• SXSWEdu Attendee  - Austin, TX, Spring 2014, 2015, 2019.
• CodeHS Teacher Training.

• Technology Facilitator for Apple 1:1 laptop program in grades 4 and 5 and iPad pilot in first grade.
• Instructor and curriculum developer of "Encore Technology" enrichment class for grades 1-5. 
• Selected to attend Google Geo Teacher's Institute 2011.
• Google Certified Teacher 2009.
• Coordinate weekly meetings with teacher teams which focus on technology integration into core curriculum.
• District Google Apps for Education Administrator.
• Avoca District 37 Technology Planning Committee - Sub Committee Chair 2010-2011.
• Social Studies Curriculum Committee member, 2010-2011.
• Team Leader and Building Leadership Team representative for Encore team of teachers.
• Member of "Powerful Learning Practice" cohort 2008-2009 school year.
• Developed and Implemented new teacher technology training program, "Tech Bytes".
• Instructor, Avoca Community Classes, "Creating an iGoogle Homepage" and "All You Ever Wanted to Know about Google".

Avoca School District 37 Distinctions:

• Avoca West Elementary School - Apple Exemplary School Award Recipient, Host of National School Board Association Technology Site Visit, Recipient of "District Salute Award".

• Trainer for bi-annual Google Sites electronic portfolio workshops at Roosevelt University College of Performing Arts. 
• Implemented new e-portfolio development from software-based Dreamweaver to web-based Google Sites.
• Created training materials for students.
• Assist College of Performing Arts students throughout the school year with troubleshooting and questions.

Summer 2011

• Summer School Teacher for Apogee One Week program at Northwestern University Center for Talent Development.
• Taught 4th grade computer programming class: "Keys to A New World: Scratch".

Summer 2009

• Summer School Teacher for Apogee One Week program at Northwestern University Center for Talent Development.
• Taught 4th grade technology based class, "Your Life in Comics" using Comic Life software.
• Wrote one-week curriculum for academically talented students.

• Promoted to Instructional Technology Specialist position from Technology Assistant position.
• Provided instructional technology support to 17 schools.
• Managed teacher and student machines using Remote Desktop software.
• Organized large scale Promethean ACTIVboard deployment and professional development for 100+ teachers.
• Organized Summer 2007 and 2008 professional development for teachers which offers 20+ technology-related courses for teachers.
• Organized deployment of 100 additional Promethean boards and corresponding professional development.
• Developed, implemented and maintained District 65 Discovery "One Place" website, a single sign-on system which housed all district online subscriptions and links to curriculum specific websites.
• Developed and trained teachers in ongoing professional development courses including, "Digital Video to DVD," "One Place in the Classroom," "Document Cameras in the Classroom" and "FirstClass end user training".
• Maintained district online subscriptions (NetTrekker, United Streaming, Atomic Learning, Maps 101, World Book Online, SIRS Explorer) and relationships with district vendors (Apple, AverVision, 3M, Promethean, GraphTech, FirstClass, PDA ISEL, NWEA MAP, CDW-G, Softchoice, etc.).
• Managed ISEL (Illinois Snapshot for Early Literacy) testing for 17 schools and maintained individual teacher PDA devices for testing.
• Coordinator NWEA MAP testing.
• Coordinator of Promethean user group meetings to support Promethean teachers.
• Served on multiple district committees including: Technology Study Committee, Technology Standing Committee, Professional Development Committee, Curriculum Advisory Committee, Advanced Technology User Committee.
• Co-wrote approved District 65 state technology plan.

Courses Completed:

• EDIM 504 Digital Storytelling.
• EDIM 502 Project Based Learning.
• EDIM 511 Portable Video Production.
• EDIM 510 Globalization and Advocacy.
• EDIM 501 Technology and Cognition.
• EDIM 513 Inquiry Based Learning (current).
• EDIM  503 Differentiation Supported by Technology.
• EDIM 510 Web 2.0 Impacting Learning Environments.

• Pacific Challenge Study Abroad Program to Australia and New Zealand, 2001.
• Selected to participate in "Media in Ghana" program in Ghana, West Africa, 2002.
• Completed public relations internship at GSMF Volunteered in Ghana, West Africa for HIV/AIDS non-governmental organization.

Akwaaba - Esaase Organization

• Volunteer for Akwaaba-Esaase organization at Esaase Christian School and Orphanage in Kumasi, Ghana.
• Taught technology to students in grades 3-8.
• Performed maintenance on school computers and peripherals.
• Assisted computer teacher with best practices.
• Installed open source software on school computers.
• Filled in when needed as a substitute teacher.

Villa La Paz Foundation

• Tutored children.
• Took children to the park and to school.
• Helped children with social and life skills.
• Volunteered in a home for special needs children in Chaclacayo, Peru.

• InnEdCo Conference Speaker 2021: Elevate Your Classroom with Rocketbooks!
• Local Spotlight Speaker, ICE Conference, 2012, "Using technology to Promote 21st Century Thinking & Learning", "Catch up with Google Sketchup!"
• Presenter, "What Can Google Do For Your School?" full day workshop, Illinois Computing Edcators (ICE) Conference 2011.
• Presenter, "Go Google" teacher panel, Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) Conference 2011.
• Presenter, "What Can Google Do For Your School?" IETC Conference 2011.
• Presenter, "Getting Started with Google Apps for Education" full day workshop, Illinois Computing Educators (ICE)  Conference 2010.
• Co-Presenter, "Classroom Management in a 1:1 Environment", Great Lakes 1:1 Computing Conference, November 2009.
• Co-Presenter, "Collaborative Communication" Collabocon Mini Conference, November 2009.
• Presenter, "Websites to WOW (and engage) Your Students and Colleagues" ICEChip Mini Conference, October 2009.
• Presenter, "Get Wiki with It" Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) Conference, February 2009.
• Presenter for Apple, Inc. "Digital Storybooks with iMovie and KidPix", Illinois Computing Educators Conference.