1. 569 Cane Run Road
Lexington KY 40511
256 763 2406
615 708 1121
kress.behlen@gmail.com
Catherine Kress Behlen ________________________________
Work Experience Sts. Peter and Paul Preschool
133 Barr Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Teacher (8/15-present)
• Design learning centers that allow children to explore and discover an essential
understanding of the natural world including the development of both a hands-on
gardening curriculum and a nutrition curriculum reinforced through involving the
children in daily culinary activities.
• Introduce children to the key components in Language Arts, Mathematics,
Science, Social Studies, Health Education, Physical Education and Arts and
Humanities through creating and supporting developmentally appropriate learning
activities.
• Communicate important information to parents and maintain parental
involvement.
Walnut Hill Day School
575 Walnut Hill Road
Lexington, KY 40515
Camp Director (6/2015-8/2015) Cooking Up Some Fun, Lil’ Olympians, The Big Splash
• Spearheaded and organized annual camp consisting of 20 participants.
• Directed, designed, and executed all camp details to include event staging,
correspondence, daily program, and catering.
Teacher (9/2014-5/2015)
• Developed and implemented weekly theme based curriculum.
• Assessed and recorded children’s developmental progress.
• Communicated important information to parents.
• Created a nurturing and safe environment in which children gained confidence.
• Explicitly modeled and taught lessons on kindness and tolerance.
Vanderbilt Reading Clinic
110 Magnolia Circle
Nashville, TN 37203
Tutor (1/2012-3/2012) and (5/ 2012 to 3/2014)
• Tutored students with reading, writing, and communication difficulties.
• Administered assessments to enhance profile of students’ phonological
awareness, decoding abilities, sight word knowledge, fluency, and
comprehension.
• Designed individualized learning objectives for students and tailored activities in
tutoring sessions that most effectively addressed the needs of the student.
• Used curriculum based measures to monitor student progress and assess
effectiveness of instructional approaches and content.
• Organized curriculum materials, wrote summaries on available reading programs,

2. and coached new tutors in selecting effective curriculum for their students.
Lindamood Bell Seasonal Learning Center
Nashville, TN
Clinician (June, July 2013)
• Completed 40 hours of training in Seeing Stars, LIPs, and Visualizing and
Verbalizing reading programs.
• Implemented individualized learning programs during one hour tutoring sessions.
• Worked with students who had deficits in decoding and reading comprehension.
• Recorded student progress during tutoring sessions for other clinicians to use for
future instruction.
Downs Syndrome of Middle Tennessee
Creative Arts Camp
Counselor (June, 2012)
• Supported campers with Down’s syndrome in all daily activities from 7:30 till 4:30.
• Facilitated campers’ participation and completion of camp happenings; including
art projects, singing, song writing, yoga, Thai Chi, and concerts for friends and
family.
Vanderbilt University
Peabody College
Research Assistant (10/2011-3/20/12)
• Participated in a research project that taught fourth graders Self-Regulated
Strategy Development to enhance students’ writing abilities.
• Collected fidelity data in classroom observations.
• Scored student writing samples.
• Created awards in recognizing teacher and students’ completion of the program.
Abingdon House School
London W8
U.K.
Volunteer Teacher (2010)
• Worked with children ranging from the ages of 4 to 12 specific learning disabilities
and other health impairments.
• Helped younger students develop their early reading and language skills.
• Collaborated with classroom teachers and occupational therapist in handwriting
lessons.
• Used manipulatives in both individual and small group settings as tools for
teaching mathematical concepts.
• Participated in occupational therapy sessions targeting students’ fine motor
abilities, self care skills, and spatial awareness.
• Used speech therapy strategies to help the children better organize and more
effectively communicate their thoughts and ideas.
2001-2009
Homemaker
• Left the workforce to stay at home with my daughter who has dyspraxia and other
health impairments.
Erasmus Campus High School for the Humanities
911 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11226
Teacher (1996-1999)
• Taught five classes of Global Studies comprised of 9th
, 10th
, and 11th
graders.
• Created and implemented lesson plans covering the political, social, and
economic history of Africa, Latin America, China, India, Southeast Asia, and

3. Europe.
• Planned Global Studies units with the Language Arts teacher to give students an
enriched perspective of the time and place they were studying. Students
produced pieces of writing inspired by literature that corresponded with their
Global Studies topics.
• Headed a theme based interdisciplinary department of teachers who met
regularly to integrate a common theme throughout the students’ curriculum. For
example, one year the theme was “change.” Students made a portfolio of work
from Math, Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies that focused on the
concept of “change.”
• Collaborated with The New York City Writing Project to integrate the writing
process into the curriculum.
• Prepared students for the rigorous New York State Regents exam required for
high school graduation. Increased students' passing rates.
Fayette County Public Schools (1994-1995)
Lexington, KY
Teacher’s Assistant
Education
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37212
M.Ed. Candidate Special Education
Dates attended: 2011-2013
Coursework completed: Education and Psychology of Exceptional Learners,
Management Procedures for Academic and Social Behavior, Field work in Special
Education Training (Vanderbilt Reading Clinic), Research Methods in Special Education,
Trends and Issues in Learning Disabilities, Issues and Procedures in the Assessment of
Students with High-Incidence Disabilities, Instructional Principles and Procedures in
Mathematics for Students with Disabilities, Instructional Principles and Procedures in
Reading for Students with Disabilities, Instructional Principles and Procedures in Writing
for Students with Disabilities
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Dates attended: From 1992-1994
Degree awarded: M.A. Secondary Social Studies Education
Hollins College
Roanoke, VA
Dates attended: From 1987-1992
Major: Art History
Minor: Sociology/French
Degree Awarded: B.A.