about Karen Zethmayr

Karen	Zethmayr

	Certified teacher with 8 years of traditional classroom experience and 10 years of nontraditional and private teaching. I recently returned to school, graduating with an Associate of Applied Arts, Graphic Design/Commercial Art, degree in 2002. My interest in graphic design grew out of writing and illustrating for children, examples available on this website.
Employment Summary	Taught music and reading 18 years in public and private schools:
		•Monroe Street Fine Arts Center, Madison, WI http://msfac.org/ Suzuki violin teacher •Monona Grove School District (WI) summer school Remedial reading and math teacher •Edgewood Campus School, Madison, WI Substitute K-5 Spanish teacher; K-8 classroom sub •Walbridge Academy, Madison, WI study skills and social skills teacher, 1-8 •Madison Metropolitan School District Substitute teacher: music, 1 semester K-3 Chapter I reading •American Academy of Music, Madison, WI Suzuki violin teacher •Eastman School of Music Preparatory Department, Rochester, NY Suzuki violin teacher
	Developed learning materials
		•Supplementary music and enrichment activities for teachers and families in Suzuki Talent Education programs http://grandmaskite.com/suzukiinfo.html •Classroom manipulables for music, math and reading •Illustrated instructions •Picture books •Phonics reinforcement computer game for emergent readers •Interactive Macromedia Flash music and math games

Education	•	•Associate of Applied Arts, Graphic Design/Commercial Art, ...Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI 2004 •Teacher Certifications, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI ...K-12 Reading, K-12 Instrumental Music and K-8 General Music ... 1985 and 1988 •Suzuki violin pedagogy, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, 1972, where I was hired after completing the course to teach in the Eastman Preparatory Department, as it was then called. It was a unique opportunity to teach in a team with excellent Suzuki teachers. •Bachelor of Music, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI 1965
Affiliations		•Suzuki Association of the Americas •Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators •Design Madison •International Reading Association •Madison Storytellers Guild (active, performing member) •Local semimonthly writers’ critique group
References Contact Information		Available on request 608•347•7880 Fax (801)409-2999 Email grandma@grandmaskite.com Printable version of this resume (PDF format)