Amber Kim

About Amber Kim

I am a consultant, speaker, and professor who helps organizations and schools create and sustain anti-oppressive environments. I earned my Ph.D. from the University of Denver in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. My specialty is cultivating individual and organizational Equity Literacy which is the mindsets, knowledge, and skills needed to resist harm, fight inequity, and strengthen and nourish marginalized staff and students.Although my anti-oppression consulting began in schools—public, private, charter, and universities—my consulting experience has expanded to include non-profit organizations, government agencies, and health and counseling professionals.After teaching for ten years in Chicago, Atlanta and Denver, I became an advocate who questions reform efforts that rely heavily on testing, compliance, and assimilation. I fight for equity in the world and in the ring as an amateur Muay Thai kickboxer. I am a mother of three children, two cats, and a hamster who appreciates authenticity, sassiness, and imperfection.Specialties: Develop Equity Literacy in students, educators, and professionalsProvide Anti-racism training for teachers and organizations, particularly White educatorsEvaluate education and organization spaces for hidden oppression and biasEvaluate intercultural competence and provide 1-on-1 / small group coachingCultivate anti-oppression knowledge, skills, and attitudesImplement Culturally Responsive and Critical PedagogyI do keynotes, trainings, professional development, consulting, small group and individual coaching. I will help you and your team see, respond to, and redress oppression in your school or organization. I will help you create and maintain an anti-oppressive environment.

Experience

1. Principal Education Consultant

   Amber Kim Consulting

   Jun 2008 — Present

   Facilitate professional development sessions and provide coaching support to educators and administrators on topics including culturally responsive and critical pedagogy, advisory design and implementation, project-based learning, authentic and performance based assessment, and progressive school (and program) design for urban and/or culturally and linguistically diverse students. Clients include Denver School of Science and Technology (Stapleton, CO), Big Picture Learning Schools (Tulsa, San Francisco, Newark, St. Louis, and Albuquerque), Colorado Teach for America, Earth Force, and Pueblo Community College.

Education

• North Central College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English and Secondary Education

  1995 — 1998

• Rockford University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Education

  1999 — 2001

• University of Denver

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Curriculum and Instruction

  2004 — 2012

Skills

• Workshop Facilitation
• Public Speaking
• Higher Education
• Research
• Special Education
• Classroom
• Adult Education
• Nonprofits
• Educational Technology
• Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
• Elementary Education
• Dynamic Speaker
• Tutoring
• Leadership
• Curriculum Design
• Differentiated Instruction
• Staff Development
• Esl
• Curriculum Development
• Instructional Technology
• Pedagogy
• Program Development
• Teaching
• Teaching English as a Second Language
• Literacy
• K-12
• Classroom Management
• Educational Leadership
• Keynote
• Coaching
• Instruction