DIAN K.

ANDERSON
2965 Red Fox Run #208
Portage, WI 53901
diandka@yahoo.com
715-223-5653
MISSION STATEMENT My mission as a teacher of young children is to inspire and motivate all
my students to do their best. I believe in providing a safe and welcoming environment that
supports and encourages a love of learning as these young students continue their journeys of
becoming life-long learners.
AREA OF CONCENTRATION
Early Childhood Special Education, Birth- Grade 3
Early Childhood Education, Birth- Grade 3
EDUCATION
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota- Minneapolis, MN
Master of Science Degree, June 2018
University of Wisconsin- Stout- Menomonie, WI
Bachelor of Science Degree, May 1997
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College- New Richmond, WI
One year vocational diploma, May 1993
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Early Childhood Teacher, Portage WI School District & Belleville, WI School District
CESA 5 Portage, WI
August 2017- currently
4K Teacher, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School
Chippewa Falls School District/ MACS Catholic School
September 2016-June 2017

4K Teacher, New Richmond Head Start Center

CESA 11 New Richmond, WI
August 2012- June 2016
Combination Teacher, Preschool, Menomonie Head Start Center
CESA 11 Menomonie, WI
August 2010- August 2012
Preschool/ 4K Teacher, Little Stars Preschool
Indianhead Community Action Agency, Colby, WI
August 2008- August 2010
STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Special Education K-Grade 2, Starr Elementary
New Richmond, WI
November 2015-January 2016
Preschool, Child & Family Study Center, UW-Stout
Menomonie, WI
January 1997- March 1997
First Grade, Glenwood City Elementary School
Glenwood City, WI
October 1996- January 1997
Kindergarten, Prairie Farm Elementary School
Prairie Farm, WI
August 1996- October 1996
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
* past member of Early Childhood Advisory Board of St. Croix County
* participant in ALICE school safety training
* participant in Crisis Prevention Institute training
* certified in CPR & First Aid
* knowledgeable in Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (Common Core)
* knowledgeable in Second Step (Social & Emotional Tool)
* knowledgeable in Center for the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
* knowledgeable in Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS)
* attended Early Literacy Project training
* attended Early Childhood Conference at UW-Stout
* trained in RtI and PBIS
* attended Autism Training
* attended Sensory Processing Disorder Training
* trained in PALS Assessment
* studied about Literacy Beginnings A Pre-Kindergarten Handbook
* studied about BOYS Changing the Classroom, Not the Child
* studied about So Much More than The ABCs
* studied about Engaging Children in Print
* studied about Linking Domestic Violence & Classroom Behavior
* studied about the Misunderstood Child
* knowledgeable in Teaching Strategies Gold Curriculum
* attended Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (Common Core) Training
(June 10-11, 2010)