Kristina Dolenz
AVID Teacher & Site Coordinator
Keller ISD
Fort Worth, TX USA
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Went to a community college for two years and did not get an associate degree. Just needed to figure out what I wanted to do.
Was in a car accident that was really bad and used a semester off to think about what I wanted to do. I knew if I took more than a semester off, then I would never go back to school.
Went to a four-year college and still struggled to identify what I wanted to do.
Finally figured out what I wanted to do and then committed to it.
Education
High School
Keller High School
Keller High School
Bachelor
History
University of North Texas
History
University of North Texas
Career
AVID Teacher & Site Coordinator
Educate students grades 8-10
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Government
Teaching / Mentoring
Day to Day
I teach a total of six classes throughout the week. I have two planning periods each day. One planning period is a conference, meant for planning lessons, calling parents, meetings with parents can be scheduled during this time, or you can use it to prep for the lessons you will have in the coming week or weeks. The other planning period is known as a PLC, Professional Learning Community. This is where the other teachers of my content meet and we lesson plan and look at student success data.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Bachelor
History
History
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
"You aren't going to make enough money to support yourself, the parents are horrible to educators, the state testing is terrible, no one supports you, administration is oblivious, etc."
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
