CV last updated2026

KRISTIN UHLEMEYER 

Nurturing and creative educator with over 10 years experience in PreK-3 classrooms focused on whole-child learning and 3 years experience in museum education. Willing to take risks with innovative constructivist teaching styles including project-based, inquiry- based, and Reggio-inspired learning. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

Mixed grade 2/3 Educator

Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Alexandria, VA, USA 2023-current

• Building Coordinator
• Coordinated camping trips for students twice a year

Kindergarten Educator (covering sabbatical leave, 1 year) 

American School of London, London, UK, 2022-2023

• Mentored a Teaching Apprentice Program high school senior student
• Taught ice skating after school program for middle school

Kindergarten Educator (2 years), PreK Educator (1 year) 

Shanghai American School, Shanghai, China 2019 – 2022 

• Prototyped age appropriate distance learning for kindergarten and PreK
• Taught after school activities like middle school soccer, First Lego League, & Coding for All 
• Participated in WASC accreditation
• Created a sense of community by organizing ice skating events and picnics

Grade 1 Educator 

American Embassy School, New Delhi, India 2017 – 2019• Elementary School Science Committee Lead, 2018-2019
• Assistant High School Girl’s Varsity Soccer Coach, 2018-2019
• Piloted programs in my classroom for the Service Learning Committee
• Assisted on Middle States Accreditation Science Committee
• Created a sense of community by organizing Movie Nights, Maker Nights, etc.

K-2 Educator 

AltSchool San Francisco, CA January 2014-2017 

• Co-taught K-1 class and Taught 1-2 class, applied project-based, child-centered learning 
• Wrote curriculum used by entire AltSchool network for Lower Elementary Summer School Sessions: Robotics, Game Design, and Design Thinking
• Led after school program in inaugural year
• Researched distance learners in the classroom using Beam technology 

TRAININGS, CERTIFICATIONS AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS 

• Connecting Collections with MoMa, the Met, and the Guggenheim (2025)
• Educators on the Bay through NOAA and Chesapeake Bay Foundation (2024)
• WISSIT (2024)
• MIT’s Maker Space PD on electronics and physical computing (2024)
• A journey into design / progettazione from Reggio Children (2023)
• LDFS 6400: Observation, Documentation, and Assessment Course (University of Colorado) 2022
• Developing Early Childhood Approaches for Students with Additional Needs Course, 2021 
• Green School Educator Course (Bali), 2020
• Yoga Teaching Certification, Vinyasa Yoga School, Rishikesh, India 2018 
• Attended 21st Century Learning Conference, Hong Kong, 2018
• Kath Murdoch Teaching and Learning through Inquiry Seminar, 2018
• Restitution Certification, American Embassy School, 2017 
• Orton Gillingham Community Educator Certification, Orton Gillingham 2016 
• Wilderness First Aid Certification, Bay Area Wilderness Training, 2016
• Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, 2016 
• Robotics Academy, Carnegie Mellon, 2016 

• Wilderness Training, Bay Area Wilderness Training, 2016
• NGSS Cross-Cutting Concepts Workshop, Academy of Sciences, 2016
• K-5 Teaching Computer Science Workshop, code.org, 2015
• Coastal Science Exploration for NGSS Standards, Nature Bridge 2015
• Reggio Emilia U.S. Study Tour, North American Reggio Emilia Association, 2015
• Diversity and Emotional Intelligence Workshop, Tools for Tolerance for Educators, Museum of Tolerance, 2015
• Fundamentals of Inquiry Workshop, Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry, 2014

• Tinkering for Educators, Tinkering School, 2014
• Archaeological Field School, Universidad de Valladolid, 2008 

EDUCATION 

M.A. in Museum Studies, emphasis Museum Education, 2013 

San Francisco State University 

• Provost Scholar Award 

B.A., Anthropology Education and History, 2008 

University of Delaware, Newark, DE 

• Student Teaching at Concord High School Concord, Delaware 2008
• UD History Award for Most Effective Lesson Plans and Julian Steward Award in Anthropology 
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Honors with Distinction 

Philosophy Statement 

I have a unique perspective on education because I earned a masters in museum education and worked in alternative learning spaces for many years. At dynamic institutions like the Academy of Sciences and SF State University Museum, I developed a love of place-based learning and hands- on engagement with artifacts, animals, and art. 

Later, when I began teaching in the classroom, I deepened my love for the Reggio Emilia pedagogy with extensive training (including a visit to Reggio Emilia, Italy). I also developed a foundation in Maker Education by working alongside engineers at AltSchool as we prototyped software together. Inquiry-based learning (at the center of both Reggio and Maker pedagogies) demonstrates that there is always more to learn. 

Every year of teaching creates new opportunities to view the world in unique ways.  As long as we have a curious heart and a desire to listen, we can learn from anyone; age does not matter. My favorite part of teaching is encouraging children’s questions as they make sense of their world. 

At international schools, I personally grew from living and working with cultures unique from my own. I strongly believe in cultivating a relationship between family, school and student, no matter where I live. I love creating a community of learners as we co-construct knowledge through play and projects. 

Through imaginative inquiries designed with the students’ interests in mind, every student can access learning objectives that are developmentally appropriate for their own needs while contributing to a mutual goal. The sense of pride that students feel, not just in their own accomplishments but also in the work of their peers, is more impactful than any standardized test. 

I hope to find employment at a school which values whole-child learning and appreciates the joy of curiosity and inquiry.