Valerie Zelenka
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Elementary Education
Bluemont Hall 207
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-5889
vlz@ksu.edu
| Education |
| M.S. | Kansas State University | 2005 | Special Education |
| B.S. | Kansas State University | 1990 | Elementary Education |
| Professional Experience |
| Graduate Teaching Assistant, Elementary Education, Kansas State University | 2007-present | Special Education Teacher, USD #475 Geary County Schools | 2004-2007 | Reading Specialist, Hawaii Dept. of Education | 2002-2004 | Training and Curriculum Specialist, Child and Youth Services, Island of Oahu, Hawaii | 1999-2002 | Elementary Teacher, Waynesville, Missouri | 1995-1998 |
| Primary Teaching Responsibilities |
| EDEL 585 | Teaching Participation in Elementary Schools (Supervising Student Teachers) |
EDEL 471 | Language Arts K-6 | EDEL 474 | Reading Methods K-6 | EDEL 430 | Block B Practicum |
| Research and Academic Interests |
| Early Literacy Development, Response to Intervention, Struggling Readers |