Full Name
John Funk
Job Title
Teacherr - First Grade
Company
Granite Schools District
Speaker Bio
John H. Funk
2191 S. McClelland St. Apt. 647
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
I. Education History:
M.Ed., University of Utah,
Educational Studies/Early Childhood Development
B.S., Brigham Young University,
Elementary Education
II. Credentials
Endorsements:
Elementary Education, Utah State Office of Education, 1979-current
Early Childhood, Utah State Office of Education, 1985-current
Professional Affiliations:
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Utah Association for the Education of Young Children (UAEYC)
International Literacy Association (ILA)
National Head Start Association (NHSA)
III. Professional Experience:
2020- First grade teacher, Granite School District
1997-2022 Clinical Instructor, Education, Early Childhood
University of Utah
2005-2019 Education Manager
Excelligence Learning Corporation
2018-2019 Senior Education Expert
Frog Street
2000-2005 Early Childhood Manager
Salt Lake CAP Head Start
1997-2000 Early Childhood Curriculum Specialist
Granite School District
1985-1997 Kindergarten Teacher
Granite School District
1979, 1985 Preschool Teacher
1979-1985 First/Second Grade Teacher
Granite School District
IV. Awards/Recognitions:
2010-2011, Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Utah
1996 Utah Teacher of the Year
1995-96 Granite School District Teacher of the Year
1995 Salt Lake Kiwanis Teacher of the Year
1994 Excel Outstanding Educator - Granite Education Foundation
1990 Arts in Education Award – Utah Education Association
V. University Teaching
International Children’s Literature. Creativity and Cognition, Introduction to Teaching, Developmental Early Childhood Stages, Classroom Management and Guidance, Pre-service supervision
VI. Service
State
1997-1999 President, Utah Association for the Education of Young Children
(UAEYC)
2003, 2004 Chairman, Annual Utah Early Childhood Conference
2004 Committee Member for Early Childhood State Standards – USOE
2011 – Early Childhood Common Core Standards Committee
2011- Majors Education Committee
2015 – 2018 UAEYC Board Member
1996-2015 - Workshop Presenter at Utah Early Childhood Education Conference
College and Department
• 2016 - Academic Senate
• 2015-16 Teacher Evaluation Committee-College of Education
• 2009-2013 FACTE (Faculty Advisory Committee for Teaching Education)
• 2009-2010, 2012 Admissions Committee
• 2011 Representative for UITE to State Major’s Committee
• Presenter for University-Granite School District Collaborations -2008-2015
National
2004-2007 Contributing Editor, Young Children Journal. (NAEYC)
National Association for the Education of Young Children
1996 - Evaluation Committee for National Board Certified Early Childhood
Educators, University of Georgia
VII. Publications:
• “Art in the Early Childhood Classroom” McGraw-Hill, 1996
• “Classroom Guidance,” “Learning Center-Set-Up,” “DAP Math Sequences,” Teaching Critical and Creative Thinking in Young Children” articles published in Early Childhood News.
• “Classroom Management /Guidance Should be Easier than Herding Cats” Funk Early Childhood Consulting, 2017.
• “The Part of Art that’s From the Heart!: Developing Critical and Creative Thinking” Funk Early Childhood Consulting, 2017.
• “POCET” (Preschool Observation Checklist and Evaluation Tool). Excelligence Learning Corporation, Monterey, CA, 2005
VII. A sample of workshops presented:
“Developmentally Appropriate Math Sequences for K-2”
“A Peek Between the Covers: What’s New in Children’s Literature”
“Using Art to Develop Critical and Creative Thinking Skills”
“DAP Reading Strategies for Kindergarten and First Grade”
“Setting Up Learning Centers to Support the Common Core State Standards”
“Social Emotional Teaching Strategies to Avoid Negative Classroom Behavior”
“Classroom Management Should be Easier than Herding Cats”
Additional past participation:
Keynote/Featured Speaker: Utah AEYC Conference
Florida AEYC Conference X4
Texas AEYC Conference X4
North Carolina AEYC Conference X4
PACE-Calif. Preschool Conference
Region 10, Dallas,TX X4
Workshop Presenter 1995-2014: Utah AEYC Conference X10
California AEYC, Washington AEYC, Tennessee
AEYC, Michigan AEYC, Nevada AEYC, Chicago AEYC, Ohio
AEYC, Indiana AEYC, Virginia AEYC,
New York AEYC, New Jersey AEYC, Georgia AYC, Pennsylvania EC Summit
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) X8,
National Head Start Association Conference X3
NAEYC Professional Development Institute (PDI) X4
Splash Conference, Frog Street Press X2
Rev. 9/20224
2191 S. McClelland St. Apt. 647
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
I. Education History:
M.Ed., University of Utah,
Educational Studies/Early Childhood Development
B.S., Brigham Young University,
Elementary Education
II. Credentials
Endorsements:
Elementary Education, Utah State Office of Education, 1979-current
Early Childhood, Utah State Office of Education, 1985-current
Professional Affiliations:
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Utah Association for the Education of Young Children (UAEYC)
International Literacy Association (ILA)
National Head Start Association (NHSA)
III. Professional Experience:
2020- First grade teacher, Granite School District
1997-2022 Clinical Instructor, Education, Early Childhood
University of Utah
2005-2019 Education Manager
Excelligence Learning Corporation
2018-2019 Senior Education Expert
Frog Street
2000-2005 Early Childhood Manager
Salt Lake CAP Head Start
1997-2000 Early Childhood Curriculum Specialist
Granite School District
1985-1997 Kindergarten Teacher
Granite School District
1979, 1985 Preschool Teacher
1979-1985 First/Second Grade Teacher
Granite School District
IV. Awards/Recognitions:
2010-2011, Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Utah
1996 Utah Teacher of the Year
1995-96 Granite School District Teacher of the Year
1995 Salt Lake Kiwanis Teacher of the Year
1994 Excel Outstanding Educator - Granite Education Foundation
1990 Arts in Education Award – Utah Education Association
V. University Teaching
International Children’s Literature. Creativity and Cognition, Introduction to Teaching, Developmental Early Childhood Stages, Classroom Management and Guidance, Pre-service supervision
VI. Service
State
1997-1999 President, Utah Association for the Education of Young Children
(UAEYC)
2003, 2004 Chairman, Annual Utah Early Childhood Conference
2004 Committee Member for Early Childhood State Standards – USOE
2011 – Early Childhood Common Core Standards Committee
2011- Majors Education Committee
2015 – 2018 UAEYC Board Member
1996-2015 - Workshop Presenter at Utah Early Childhood Education Conference
College and Department
• 2016 - Academic Senate
• 2015-16 Teacher Evaluation Committee-College of Education
• 2009-2013 FACTE (Faculty Advisory Committee for Teaching Education)
• 2009-2010, 2012 Admissions Committee
• 2011 Representative for UITE to State Major’s Committee
• Presenter for University-Granite School District Collaborations -2008-2015
National
2004-2007 Contributing Editor, Young Children Journal. (NAEYC)
National Association for the Education of Young Children
1996 - Evaluation Committee for National Board Certified Early Childhood
Educators, University of Georgia
VII. Publications:
• “Art in the Early Childhood Classroom” McGraw-Hill, 1996
• “Classroom Guidance,” “Learning Center-Set-Up,” “DAP Math Sequences,” Teaching Critical and Creative Thinking in Young Children” articles published in Early Childhood News.
• “Classroom Management /Guidance Should be Easier than Herding Cats” Funk Early Childhood Consulting, 2017.
• “The Part of Art that’s From the Heart!: Developing Critical and Creative Thinking” Funk Early Childhood Consulting, 2017.
• “POCET” (Preschool Observation Checklist and Evaluation Tool). Excelligence Learning Corporation, Monterey, CA, 2005
VII. A sample of workshops presented:
“Developmentally Appropriate Math Sequences for K-2”
“A Peek Between the Covers: What’s New in Children’s Literature”
“Using Art to Develop Critical and Creative Thinking Skills”
“DAP Reading Strategies for Kindergarten and First Grade”
“Setting Up Learning Centers to Support the Common Core State Standards”
“Social Emotional Teaching Strategies to Avoid Negative Classroom Behavior”
“Classroom Management Should be Easier than Herding Cats”
Additional past participation:
Keynote/Featured Speaker: Utah AEYC Conference
Florida AEYC Conference X4
Texas AEYC Conference X4
North Carolina AEYC Conference X4
PACE-Calif. Preschool Conference
Region 10, Dallas,TX X4
Workshop Presenter 1995-2014: Utah AEYC Conference X10
California AEYC, Washington AEYC, Tennessee
AEYC, Michigan AEYC, Nevada AEYC, Chicago AEYC, Ohio
AEYC, Indiana AEYC, Virginia AEYC,
New York AEYC, New Jersey AEYC, Georgia AYC, Pennsylvania EC Summit
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) X8,
National Head Start Association Conference X3
NAEYC Professional Development Institute (PDI) X4
Splash Conference, Frog Street Press X2
Rev. 9/20224
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