Anne Karch

Experience

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  Appleton Area School District

  Dec 1999 - Jan 2007

  Provided professional development and coaching to teaching staff at Foster Elementary School as the school moved through a three-year reform effort. Provided direct instruction to small groups of struggling readers in 1st - 6th grade. For 2004-2007 served as facilitator and coach for comprehensive school reform at the school, providing instruction, support and guidance for all classroom teachers.

  • Facilitator

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  • Title I Reading Teacher

    Dec 1999 - Jun 2004
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  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Sept 2008 - Jun 2010

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Taught, through lecture and small group instruction, initial foundations course, Introduction to Education, for beginning elementary education majors. Arranged for guest speakers and guided observations in elementary classrooms.

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  Value Added Research Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Sept 2009 - Jun 2013

  Worked on an educational research team conducting an evaluation of a district-wide literacy initiative for the Milwaukee Public Schools. Observed in classrooms and at monthly professional development meetings. Interviewed teachers and staff. Contributed to annual reports and school profiles. Participated in presentations to district staff. Worked on an educational research team conducting a mixed methods evaluation of a district-wide data use initiative for the Milwaukee Public Schools. Observed and evaluated monthly professional development sessions. Observed in classrooms. Interviewed school and district staff members. Co-wrote annual reports, conference presentations, and journal article.

  • Project Assistant

    Sept 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Project Assistant, educational researcher

    Sept 2009 - Aug 2011
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  White Bear Lake Area Schools

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  Independent Observer

  Observed and coached K-8th grade teachers throughout the school year as part of a study of teacher and leader effectiveness conducted by the American Institutes for Research.