Anne K.

About Anne K.

I am an energetic and positive educator, enjoying my role as a Support Specialist for Class Catalyst’s CASEL SELect check-in platform, with a passion for SEL and mindfulness practices for children and adults. I am a Google Certified Instructional Coach, a Breathe For Change certified Wellness and SEL educator and facilitator, an experienced yoga teacher (E-RYT 200) leading a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), and a mindfulness practitioner, excited to share these skills with our community. I teach weekly guided meditation and slow flow yoga classes and monthly partner yoga classes at Yoga and Massage (YAM) in Western North Carolina. I facilitated the online Character Education Certification program for North Central College. My team and I enjoyed working with educators to build their practice before we synthesized that understanding and philosophy with their current classroom practices. I have valuable experience teaching in classrooms spanning second grade through middle school. I was a PK-5th-grade reading specialist/literacy coach, an instructional coach in a PK-4th-grade building, and an instructional technology coach supporting multiple PK-8th-grade districts. I supported best practices in core curricular areas with the Learning Technology Center and Southern Cook County school districts. Working 1:1 with teachers, grade-level teams, building staff meetings, and district-level trainings are all parts of my role that I enjoyed greatly. I look forward to continuing my career and learning something new every day.

Experience

1. Support Specialist

   Class Catalyst

   Jun 2024 — Present

   As a Support Specialist with Class Catalyst, I support K–12 school districts by ensuring a smooth and productive experience with our CASEL SELect educational technology platform. I provide responsive and compassionate support through email and video conferencing, deliver onboarding training, address inquiries, and guide users through the platform’s features. I maintain detailed customer records using Monday and ensure timely follow-up for sustained engagement. Beyond customer support, I enjoy contributing to the team effort of strategic outreach to help schools explore funding opportunities, creating marketing content and newsletters, and managing and posting to the company’s social media platforms. My work bridges education, marketing, and technology to advance social-emotional learning and wellbeing in school communities. I love building strong relationships with educators and empowering them with tools that foster well-being and academic success.

Education

• University of St. Francis

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  2001 — 2003

• Benedictine University

  Master of Reading and Literacy

  2006 — 2008