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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | 2021 — Present (Expected Summer 2024)

• Institution: Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa)
  
• Major: Education
  
• GPA: 4.0/4.0
  
• Dissertation: Grading teacher education: How teacher education programs are preparing pre-service teachers to enter standards-based grading schools
  
• Status: Doctoral Candidate - Passed Comprehensive Examinations on May 24, 2023.
  

Master of Education (M.Ed.) | 2022 — Present (Expected Summer 2024)

• Institution: Northwestern College (Orange City, Iowa)
  
• Major: Educational Leadership (Principalship)
  
• Advisor: Mr. Gary Richardson, Ed.S.
  
• GPA: 4.0/4.0
  

Master of Education (M.Ed.) | 2018

• Institution: Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, Iowa)
  
• Major: Curriculum & Instruction, Teacher Leadership, Technology Integration
  
• Advisor: Dr. Lucas A. DeWitt, Ed.D.
  
• GPA: 4.0/4.0

Teaching Endorsement | 2021

• Institution: Fort Hays State University (Hays, Kansas)
• Major: Secondary Spanish Education
• Advisor: Dr. M. Chris Mohn, Ph.D.

BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) | 2018

• Institution: William Penn University (Oskaloosa, Iowa)
• Major: Secondary English/Language Arts & Journalism Education
• Advisor: Dr. Jared C. Pearce, Ph.D.

Oskaloosa Community Schools | 2023–Present

• Oskaloosa Middle School (Oskaloosa, Iowa)
  
• 8th Grade Language Arts (Writing Emphasis)
  

Indian Hills Community College | 2022–2023

• Main Campus (Ottumwa, Iowa)
  
• Instructor of Education (Teacher Education)
  
• Advisor: Student Education Club
• Professional Learning Leader: Center for Teaching and Learning

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont CSD | 2019–2022

• Eddyville Jr./Sr. High School (Eddyville, Iowa)
  
• 8–12th Grade Spanish
  
• World Language Curriculum Developer

DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 2019–2019

• Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines, Iowa)
  
• 11th Grade English/Language Arts (American Literature)
  

"Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists they become the best they can be."

Dr. Rita Pierson (1951–2013)

Iowa Board of Educational Examiners [Folder #1045982]

• Teaching Endorsements:
  
• #120 – English/Langugae Arts (Grades 5–12)
  
• #141 – Journalism (Grades 5–12)
• #134 – Spanish (Grades 5–12)
• Administrator Endorsements (In-Progress):
  
• #189 – PK–12 Principal / PK–12 Special Education Supervisor (In-Progress)
  
• #190 – Evaluator (New) (In-Progress)
  

• Co-Teaching
• Course Development
• Cross-Cultural Competence
• Curriculum Design & Mapping
• Instructional Coaching
  
• Instructional Design
  
• Professional Learning Community Facilitation
  
• Professional Learning Facilitation
• Program Evaluation and Assessment
• Standards-Based Grading
  
• Technology Integration
  

• Academic Writing
• Educational Philosophies and Epistemologies
• Educational Theory
• Evaluation and Assessment
• Grant Writing
• Learning Analytics
• Learning Sciences
• Mixed-Methods Research
  
• Project Management
• Public Speaking and Presentation
• Qualitative Research & Analysis
• Case Study Research (Singular & Multiple)
  
• Phenomenological Research
• Quantitative Research & Analysis
• Questionnaire and Survey Research

RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY TOOLS

• NVivo [Qualitative Analysis Software]
  
• Qualtrics [Survey/Questionnaire Platform]
  
• SPSS Statistics by IBM [Data Analysis Software]
  
• Tableau [Learning Analytics/Data Visualization Software]
  
• Trint [Audio Transcription Software]
  

PRESENT

• Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) [2016–Present]
  
• Iowa Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (IA-ASCD) [2016–Present]
• Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) [2016–Present]
• Learning for Justice (Formerly: Teaching for Tolerance) [2016–Present]
  
• National Education Association (NEA) [2016–Present]
  
• School Administrators of Iowa (SAI) [2022–Present]

FORMER

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) [2019–2023]
  
• Iowa Council of Teachers of English (ICTE) [2016–2021]
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) [2016–2021]

• Pennington, J., VanDevender, K. J., Arnold, R., Goodman, G. (2023, December 2). An evaluation of Iowa’s statewide voluntary preschool program (SWVPP): 2014–2015 cohort outcomes. Drake University 2023 Program Evaluation Research Symposium.
  
• VanDevender, K. J. (2022, March 5). Perceptions of standards-based grading practices in teacher education programs: A case study. Drake University 2022 Qualitative Research Symposium: Des Moines, IA.
  
• VanDevender, K. J. (2023, April 15). Learning analytics dashboards: Guiding teacher-provided feedback. Drake University 2023 Learning Analytics Research Symposium: Des Moines, IA.
  

• Sullivan Gomez, S., & VanDevender, K. J. (2023, April 17). Microaggressions and me: Anti- “ism” work in the classroom. Indian Hills Community College: Ottumwa, IA.
• VanDevender, K. J. (2023, February 20). Grow your mindset: Growth mindset inside and outside of the classroom. Indian Hills Community College: Ottumwa, IA.
  
• VanDevender, K. J. (2023, March 20). Fostering student agency from day one. Indian Hills Community College: Ottumwa, IA.
  
• VanDevender, K. J. (2023, March 28). Differentiated instruction: Meeting student needs in the post-secondary classroom. Indian Hills Community College: Ottumwa, IA.
  
• VanDevender, K. J. (2023, April 10). Groupwork—in the college classroom—without the groans. Indian Hills Community College: Ottumwa, IA.
  
• VanDevender, K. J., & Serkies, L. (2023, April 19). Activities for any day of the term. Indian Hills Community College: Ottumwa, IA.