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    Kristen Blum has extensive experience as a PYP coordinator and elementary teacher in international schools in India, Bangladesh, Japan, and Turkey. Her experience includes leading schools through the IB authorization process, coordinating teams of 100 teachers, exploring PYP concepts through blogging, and initiating numerous programs to support students, teachers, and parents. She has an MFA in creative writing and over 10 years of experience implementing balanced literacy programs and incorporating technology into the classroom.

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    Kristen Blum has extensive experience as a PYP coordinator and elementary teacher in international schools in India, Bangladesh, Japan, and Turkey. Her experience includes leading schools through the IB authorization process, coordinating teams of 100 teachers, exploring PYP concepts through blogging, and initiating numerous programs to support students, teachers, and parents. She has an MFA in creative writing and over 10 years of experience implementing balanced literacy programs and incorporating technology into the classroom.

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    Kristen Blum has extensive experience as a PYP coordinator and elementary teacher in international schools in India, Bangladesh, Japan, and Turkey. Her experience includes leading schools through the IB authorization process, coordinating teams of 100 teachers, exploring PYP concepts through blogging, and initiating numerous programs to support students, teachers, and parents. She has an MFA in creative writing and over 10 years of experience implementing balanced literacy programs and incorporating technology into the classroom.

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    Kristen

    Blum
    Recent Experience
    Oberoi Interna@onal School, Mumbai, India
    PYP Coordinator, 2017-present
    •Led primary school of 550 students and 100 teachers through IBPYP authorisation
    Phone
    •Trialled single-subject collaboration with homeroom grade 5 teachers
    +91 74000 87619
    •Coordinated team of 100 teachers: facilitating planning, curriculum review, POI review
    •Encouraged student agency in grade 5 through student-designed schedules and student-
    Email designed inquiries
    kdceci@blumhome.com •Explored and wrote about PYP concepts through leadership blog and personal blog
    •Opened and set up new school campus, along with the primary principal in August 2017
    Skype
    •Initiated Google classroom workshops for new PYP teachers
    kdceci
    •Initiated parent “Inquiry Cafés,” exploring and experiencing inquiry learning
    •Launched a Collaboration for Growth project with teacher exchanges in India
    Blog
    •Brought in the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark literacy assessment, along with a balanced
    kdceci.wordpress.com reading program
    •Presented on planning in the enhanced PYP, SAIBSA, Bangalore, India
    Twi4er •Focused on early years through collaborative classrooms, reporting through learning
    @namastececi journals and play
    •Activated student service and action in the primary school
    •Collaborated with PYP and MYP librarians to redefine the role of the library

    Interna@onal School Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh


    Grade 5 teacher, 2015-2017
    •Led Primary School Mathematics PLC, created stand-alone and integrated planners and
    vertical and horizontal alignment of Math curriculum and IB whole-school Mathematics
    curriculum review team
    •Initiated new PYP Exhibition focused on service and student passions
    •Wrote grants and drove initiative to bring in BYOT and 1-1 laptops into upper elementary
    •Led teacher workshops for international and local teachers in using technology as a tool,
    differentiation, and training using class blogs
    •Created new language scope and sequence and professional development policy
    •Served on board of a local school and taught English weekly in a local school

    Yokohama Interna@onal School, Yokohama, Japan


    Grade 4 and 5 teacher, 2009-2015
    •Incorporated use of technology in 1-1 classroom
    •Created and led new IBPYP Exhibition focus on passion, personal inquiry and action
    •Led grade 4 and 5 team to incorporate literature circles, balanced literacy, visible thinking,
    cross-grade critical thinking, math collaboration and problem-solving projects
    •Served on South Asian Collaboration for Growth project, service learning team, new
    director and ES principal search team and insurance review team
    •Wrote successful grants to bring in TCK speakers, physical classroom adaptations
    •Started ES girls’ soccer program, elementary magazine and coached MS volleyball
    •Initiated school-wide service learning through Kiva.org and Charity Water
    YIS Elementary School Literacy Coordinator 2010-2013
    Phone Writing: Initiated writing planners, developmentally appropriate spelling program, rewrote
    +91 74000 87619 language reports, put in place balanced writing program based on First Steps and Lucy
    Caulkins. Created Elementary Literacy Wiki.
    Email Reading: Wrote ES reading essential agreements. Analyzed and chose new reading
    kdceci@blumhome.com assessments and materials for ES. Initiated World Read Aloud Day at YIS. Ordered over
    $30,000 of good-quality literature and nonfiction, including the start-up of a leveled book
    library. Helped YIS enter first Kanto-region Book Bowl. Worked closely with librarian to
    Skype promote reading across ES, developed reading agreements and expectations.
    kdceci
    Bilkent Lab & Interna@onal School, Ankara, Turkey
    Blog Grade 1 teacher, 2007-2009
    kdceci.wordpress.com •Co-chaired the school’s science fair; initiated 1st all-elementary school “read-in” day—
    devoted to reading and book-related activities and rewrote the school’s assessment policy
    Twi4er and language policy; helped bring school to IBPYP certification
    @namastececi
    Educa@on
    •Teaching Cerhficate, Elementary Ed., Western Washington University (March, 2004)
    •MFA Creahve Wrihng, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia (May, 1994)
    •BA, magna cum laude, English/French, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana (May, 1989)

    Recent Professional Development


    IB Global Conference, Cogni:ve Coaching Role of the PYP Kath Murdoch Inquiry
    Hong Kong, March 2019 Course, Mumbai, January Coordinator, Mumbai, workshops, Mumbai,
    2019 February 2018 Yokohama, Sept. 2018,
    Oct. 2014 and Feb. 2013
    PYP: The Role of Maths, Making Thinking Visible, Learning 2.013, Singapore, Collabora:on for Growth
    Singapore, February 2016 Project Zero, December Oct. 2013 Project, South Asia,
    2012 Learning 2.012, Beijing, 2014-2015
    October 2012

    PYP: Crea:ng Inclusive Collabora:ve Planning in PYP: The Exhibi:on, Leadership Training,
    Classrooms, Yokohama, the PYP, Yokohama, Singapore, September Yokohama, April 2013-
    Oct. 2014 October 2011 2010 May 2014

    PYP Concept-Based PYP: Reading and Wri:ng Math through Inquiry, Wri:ng Trainer, First Steps,
    Learning, Yokohama, Sept. Through Inquiry, Tokyo, Michael Weimer, Australia, May 2011
    2013 November 2012 Yokohama, January 2013

    Publica@ons/Organiza@ons
    •Twioer #pypchat leadership team.
    •Blog author: Solid Ground, Inquire Within and Sharing PYP Prachce blogs.
    •Author, The Greater Evergreen Area Guide

    References
    Lisa Hughes, Primary Principal, Oberoi Int. School, +917400087610 lisa.hughes@oberoi-is.org
    Stephen Augeri, Head of Oberoi Int. School,+918828424973 stephen.augeri@oberoi-is.org
    Pam Cashllo, former PYP Coordinator, now at Chadwick Int. School, +82322505000
    pcashllo@chadwickschool.org

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