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Kristen A. Goggin
www.kristengoggin.com
950 Duncan Street Apt E103 ­ San Francisco, CA 94131
408.209.6824 ­ goggin@townschool.com
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Professional Experience
Town School for Boys, San Francisco, CA
Teacher­Leader, Co­Chair, Committee on Teaching and Learning September 2013­Present
Co­facilitate Committee on Teaching and Learning meetings and New Teacher Mentor Program meetings. Serve as
coach for self­selected faculty members, organize, develop and facilitate Wednesday Professional Growth sessions,
conduct classroom observations, and share resources with faculty. Meet regularly as a committee to self­reflect,
collaborate on schoolwide initiatives, and participate in professional growth opportunities.
● Formally coach colleagues on specific goals including global integration, classroom management and
engagement, and math differentiation
● Facilitate Wednesday Professional Growth sessions including Project Based Learning, math differentiation,
blended learning, and motivation
● Assist in the development of new coaches utilizing resources including Elena Aguilar’s, The Art of Coaching
● Design and implement coaching and mentorship program
Teacher­Leader, Global Education Initiative September 2013 ­ Present
Co­lead the K­8 Global Education initiative alongside the Director of Community Building and Inclusion. Serve as
coach and advisor to global and glocal projects to increase global competence across grades and disciplines.
● Co­publish quarterly Global Education newsletter
● Coordinated the pilot service learning trip to Chilamate, Costa Rica
● Coordinate guest speaker visits and logistics for Teach with Africa Educator Exchange
● Created and facilitated the application process for global professional development trips
● Design and implement professional growth opportunities for faculty: Going Global, The Connected Educator,
Global Competence and Project Based Learning, Global Partnerships and monthly global breakfasts
Advisory Dean September 2012­Present
Supervise faculty team in planning and implementation of daily advisory meetings for 6th grade using Origins’
Developmental Designs curriculum. Assist Division Head and school counselor in working through grade level
initiatives and classwide issues.
● Supervise and contribute to the creation of a portfolio of morning meeting daily plans
● Developed a weekly Global Awareness Day that integrates current events, holidays, cultural traditions and
global connections
● Coordinate logistics for annual 6 th
grade service learning day
Mathematics Instructor September 2006­Present
Apply integrated approach to mathematics instruction and global education through technology for inquiry and
blended learning while using Everyday Mathematics (Grades 5 & 6) and College Preparatory Mathematics (Grade 7).
Apply Developmental Designs philosophy to classroom practices. Integrate technology through 1:1 device program.
Provide daily extra help for students.
● Create and implement Global Project Based Learning (PBL) units in Grades 5­7 for topics such as minimum
wage, United Nations Millennium Goals, global poverty, and geography with emphasis on collaboration,
problem solving, inquiry and empathy
● Integrate math concepts of decimals, percent of number, graphing, statistics, expressions, ratios, rates and
variables and financial literacy into Global PBL units

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● Introduced Edmodo and TES Blendspace to Middle School community as a platform for organizing resources,
reflection and sharing
● Develop and establish routines such as Daily Math Meeting and Must do’s­Can do’s based on Developmental
Designs philosophy
● Facilitate and maintain ongoing schoolwide relationship with local non­profit organization: Kiva.org
● Developed Microfinance Club for 7th and 8th grade students
The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Mathematics Instructor September 2000 ­ June 2006
Taught an established curriculum of mathematics to students in grades 5, 6, and 7. Prepared daily lesson plans, led
daily extra help periods and managed teacher’s web page. Co­led school trips throughout the United States and to
Japan.
Mathematics and Science Summer School Instructor Summer 2003/2004/2006
Designed and implemented math and science summer school curriculum for grades 4­6. Units of study included “Cool
Chemistry” and “Media Math”. Organized relevant field trips throughout the Bay Area.
The Storm King School , Cornwall on Hudson, New York
Assistant Dean of Students September 1999­ June 2000
Supervised campus dormitories. Acted as Dean of Students and assessed discipline issues and safety concerns.
Oversaw community service and all women’s issues on campus. Student activities co­chair and member of the
admissions, disciplinary and hiring committees.
Mathematics Instructor September 1998 ­ June 2000
Taught and designed a course of study for Algebra I and Geometry classes. Led weekly tutorials and one­on­one
tutoring sessions and advised a group of students.
Dorm Parent /Student Life September 1998­ June 1999
Supervised students in the dormitory. Actively involved in the weekend activities program as a chaperone, and
participated in school’s residential curriculum. Head soccer coach, and recreational ski/snowboard supervisor.
Additional Highlights
Member, Hiring Committees: Head of School, Director of Curriculum, Math Lead Teacher, 2008­2016
Discipline Task Force, 2016
Selected as TES Teach Blendspace Teacher Ambassador, 2016
Nicholas Sparks Global Foundation Coach, 2015­2016
Awarded NAIS Teacher of the Future, 2014­2015
Featured in The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners, Homa Tavangar and Becky Mladic­Morales
Education
University of the Pacific , Stockton, California
Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership, 2017
Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 1998.
Semester abroad program, University of Queensland , Brisbane Australia, 1997.

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Professional Presentations
International Boys School Coalition: Helping to Alleviate Global Poverty: Micro Finance ­ Macro Results , 2016
Education First Northern California Global Symposium: Group Facilitator, 2015
NAIS TABS Global Symposium: More than Drive­by PD: Deeper Approaches for Deeper Relationships , 2015
NAIS TABS Global Symposium: Students Get Global Experiential Learning While They Impact the World , 2015
CAIS Regional Meeting: When Teachers Coach Teachers Everyone Grows, 2015
Castilleja School, Online and Blended Learning Webinar , 2015
Global EdCon: Connecting Educators and Organizations Online , The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Building Global
Relationships that Endure , 2014
NAIS TABS Global Symposium: Connecting to the World Through Micro­lending , San Francisco, CA 2014
NAIS Annual Conference: Dare to Explore and Discover, Getting to And: Building Inclusive Communities with Global
Learning , 2014
NCSS Annual Conference: Educating Global Citizens and Changing the World through Microfinance: Kiva U , 2013
Kiva U Summit: K ­8 Educator Group Leader, 2013
Ed Tech Summit South Africa: The Connected Educator: Social Media to Create a Professional Learning Network, 2013
Ed Tech Summit South Africa: The Flipped Classroom, 2013
Ed Tech Summit South Africa: Project Based Learning in the Math Classroom, 2013
CAIS Regional Meeting: Micro Financing­Macro Results , Oakland, California, 2013