School Administrator       culture & community expert      social studies specialist 

Kevin Shult

EducaTION IN MOTION

Member & Secretary, Board of Directors

March 2015 - March 2020

My Qualifications

 

  • Social Studies Assistant Principal, 7 Years

  • High School History Teacher, 10 Years

  • NYS School Building Leadership Certificate

  • NYS School District Leadership Certificate

  • NYS Permanent Teaching Certificate, SS 7-12

  • M.S. Ed Social Studies Education

  • B.A. History

My AREAS OF EXPERTISE

 

  • Global History Curriculum Development
  • ​Remote Learning Professional Development
  • Google Apps for Education Integration
  • HS Recruiting Leader
  • Small Learning Community Development
  • Datawise Champion
  • Danielson Aligned Evaluations
  • Hochman Writing Strategies
  • Resource Management
  • Student Teacher & New Teacher Mentoring
  •  ​Model United Nations Program 
  • Moot Court/Mock Trial Programs​​
  • Assisted dozens of schools in North and South America to plan, promote, and execute their own Model United Nations conferences
  • Developed Common Core-aligned Scope and Sequence for Model UN classes
  • Member of EIM National Conference Board of Directors
  • Doubled EIM network of New York City High Schools to eight

  • Project Coordinator/Lead Teacher 9th Grade New Visions Global History Curriculum
  • ​Faculty Advisor to internationally award-winning Model UN Class of Hillcrest 
  • Director of HillMUN, Hillcrest's annual student-run Model UN Conference
  • Cooperating teacher and mentor to eight student teachers 
  • Established relationships with outside partnerships including the United Nations Association, New York Cares, NYU’s Youth Take Charge, Girl Up, Digital Ready, Associazione Diplomatici and Education In Motion
  • Voted ‘Most Motivational Teacher’ by Hillcrest’s Student Government
  • MOSL Rating: Effective (2013-2015)

February 2023 - August 2023

September 2023 - Present

Change the world MUN Conference

Member, International Board of Advisors

March 2008 - January 2016

  • Developed, implemented, and managed schoolwide NYS Civics Seal of Readiness Program; designed school-level infrastructure, program training, activites, and course electives
  • Implemented year-long Rewards literacy program that saw >106 point growth on lexicon levels
  • MOSL Rating: Effective (2024)
  • Oversaw student discipline and conflict resolution as a High School Dean in a large school
  • Taught 9th grade Global History, creating engaging lessons that integrated literacy and writing skill development to support student success
  • Recruited, trained, and coached a team of 8 high school students in handball, leading the team to develop skills, teamwork, and competitive performance 

My Experience

Martin Van Buren High School

Assistant Principal, Social Studies

June 2015 - June 2019

  • Founder of the Law & Humanities Institute (Q38M), implementing a three-year, six-credit law electives track to use in our new inhouse Courtroom. 
  • ​Developed and implemented two year Global History course to improve Regents pass rates and credit accumulation. Course creation resulted in +41% in June Global Regents pass rates from 2016-2019, with +53% in ISS and +9% in ENL pass rates over that time​.
  • Fostered interdisciplinary planning with ELA department to create and implement a writing system using strategies such as MEAL, writing rubrics, sentence and revision strategies via Hochman/WIT, leading to a half point increase in Part IIIB constructive responses for Global History from 2016-2018 and full point increase for New Framework.
  • Leader of “TheNewMVB” rebranding movement creating community cultural events and honor rolls parties, school and SLC logo creation, a new website and promotional materials, a new Student Office store, school pride painting events, and student swag
  • Coordinate student recruitment efforts, currently showing 30% gains to our Program Candidate List (PCL) by creating multiple publications and promotional material, training students and staff in public speaking points, attending city recruitment fairs and Junior High School events annually.
  • Created a Guest Speaker Lecture series with members of the Queens District Attorney's Office and the NYC Lawers Association for Law elective classes.
  • Created partnerships with mentor firm Winston & Strawn LLC, Justice Resource Center, , Syracuse University Project Advance, Gildher Lehrman and the Hamilton Education Program, the National Association of Women Judges' Color of Justice Program, and the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse Library.

Grover Cleveland High school 

​Dean, Social Studies Teacher & Coach

  • ​Selected to work with Instructional Specialists to revise Global History curriculum so it aligns with new SS Framework, differentiate materials and improve formative assessments. 
  • Support 90 NYC teachers in over 32 schools by facilitating professional development sessions, hosting classroom visits, sharing best practices with school-wide department teams, and presenting at local and state conferences.


February 2016 - June 2023

Bronx Academy of Letters High school 

Social Studies Teacher

Coordinator, NYS Civics Seal of Readiness Program 

June 2015 - June 2018

HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL

Social Studies Teacher

  • Assist the Chief Executive of Education Programs with alignment of conference skills to US Next Generation standards
  • Assist in creation of conference buddy program between foreign and NYC schools
  • Recruited US college students to volunteer working at the International Model UN Conferences in New York City
  • Work with Media and Communication Coordinator to revise NYC data 

New Visions For Public Schools​

Member, Global History Advisory Board