Summit Educational Services, LLC can provide you or your faculty with professional development. Led by twenty-five year veteran teacher, Mr. Ray Kinzie, professional development opportunities cover a variety of topics.

• New teacher mentoring/training
• Veteran teacher mentoring/training
  
• Grant writing for individuals or organizations
  

Mr. Kinzie brings the following teaching experiences into your professional development sessions:

• Chicago Public Schools– Twenty-five years of teaching experience
• The Avery Coonley School– Twenty-six years of experience as a summer program instructor
• Northwestern University– Ten years of serving as an Instructor

Mr. Kinzie’s work is recognized and featured on the international level

• Brilliant Teaching– American Psychological Association (APA) (Interview– fifth teacher)
• Chicago Educators Connect at NatGeo Meetup– National Geographic (Author)

Mr. Kinzie, to date, received over $80,000 in individual grant funding, including:

• Chicago Foundation for Education– Small Grant, Study Group Coach, Fund for Teachers
• International House of Blues Foundation/Live Nation– Action for the Arts Fund
• Fund for Teachers Organization– Fund for Teachers Fellow (2010 and 2012)
• Dance with Class– Integration of formal dance lessons with Harlem Renaissance

Mr. Kinzie led professional development sessions at the following conferences:

• 2012 NCSS National Conference- Seattle, WA
• 2013 NCSS National Conference- St. Louis, MO
• 2014 NCSS National Conference- Washington, DC
• 2015 NCSS National Conference- Boston, MA
• 2016 NCSS National Conference- Washington, DC
• 2017 NCSS National Conference- New Orleans, LA
• 2018 NCSS National Conference- Chicago, IL
• 2019 NCSS National Conference- Austin, TX
• ICSS Statewide Conference- Edwardsville, IL
• ICSS Statewide Conference- Peoria, IL
• CFE Teachers as Leaders and Learners– Chicago, IL

Mr. Kinzie won several awards and recognition for his work, including:

• Pearson Independence Social Studies Instruction Award– Pearson Publications
• Econ Illinois– 3M Star in the Classroom Award
• Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice Nominee
• Stock Market Game– Coached the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place teams in Chicago competition.
• Fund for Teachers Organization– Fund for Teachers Fellow
• American Legion Excellence in Teaching Award– American Legion
• Staples #Thank a Teacher Excellence in Teaching Award– Staples, Inc.

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