KATHERINE TOUW DEALMEIDA
 

4600 University Drive, Apt. 212 Durham, NC 27707

(919) 401-3596 klt3@duke.edu

EDUCATION
Duke University, Durham, NC
Master of Arts in Teaching, North Carolina M level licensure, expected June 2001
BS, magna cum laude, 3.8/4.0 GPA, Chemistry, minor in Classical Studies, May 2001

EXPERIENCE
Teaching Intern. Southern Durham High School and Jordan High School, Durham, NC. 2001-2002
Taught Standard and Honors Physics and Honors and AP Chemistry under the direction of two trained mentors as part of a full-year teaching internship

Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant. Duke Chemistry Department, Durham, NC. 2000-2001
Instructed freshmen in general chemistry laboratory

Independent study student. Duke University Chemistry Laboratory, Durham, NC. 2000-2001
Synthesized protecting groups for biodendrimer project; created web sites and organized publicity and schedule for Duke University High School Outreach Program

Intern in Education Department. National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC. 2000
Developed evaluation for family day programming and systematized data results; evaluated design of educational internet sites; facilitated hands-on learning by informing the public through discovery carts

Tutor under the America Reads Program. Forest View Elementary School, Durham, NC. 1999-2000
Instructed students in reading comprehension; designed lesson plans emphasizing synthesis and evaluation; customized lessons to fit End of Grade Testing Curriculum Standards

Educator for summer program. North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC. 1999
Planned set-up of classroom activities and adapted pre-developed lesson plans to instruct young students

Research Assistant in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC. 1996-1998
Developed and tested an artificial liver; synthesized, evaluated, and improved HIV inhibitors
 

HONORS
Wachovia Excellence in Teaching Award, Duke University; Dean's List and Dean's List with Distinction; Richard Thigpen Endowed Scholarship, Duke University; Phi Delta Kappa State and International Scholarship; Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship; Merit Finalist, Miss Teen of America, 1997

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Fieldwork on modifying curriculum for Exceptional Children; English as a Second Language; Cooperative Discipline; Cooperative Learning; Equivalent to Effective Teacher Training; Member of the American Chemical Society; Member of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association
 
 
 

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