Kindergarten / 1st Grade Teacher

Mrs. Kelly King

Education

Mrs. King became a certified teacher in Florida in 2002 and has taught at Suncoast School for Innovative Studies during her entire public teaching career. Mrs. King received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the University of South Florida in 1995. In May of 2009 she received her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Phoenix.

Mrs. King’s prior teaching and work experience includes being a preschool teacher and director of various private preschool and after school programs in Port Charlotte and Sarasota as well as teaching and developing curriculum at Easter Seals of South West Florida.

I seek to enable students to become well-informed, well-balanced critical thinkers.  As a teacher I encourage such growth by providing my students with a safe yet stimulating learning environment where they are encouraged to take risks, be creative, and learn to work together and independently.  Key to this philosophy is the idea that students need help in building and maintaining a positive self-image and a sense of compassion toward others.  This is accomplished by acknowledging students’ differences, tapping into students’ multiple intelligences, providing students with hands-on learning experiences and utilizing differentiated instruction.  This invariably leads to students developing a life-long love of learning and taking an active role in their own education.

Mrs. Kelly King