About Discovery

About Dr. Given

I grew up in Cincinnati, OH, and attended Anderson High School before studying education at Miami University. My career began in Montgomery County, MD as a second-grade teacher.  I earned my M.S.Ed. at the Johns Hopkins University in Math and Science Education and then moved back home to Cincinnati in 1995 to begin my work at Indian Hill. I'm now in my 36th year of teaching and continue to enjoy working to develop students as scholars.  

Since coming to Indian Hill, I've taught 3rd grade, computer classes, and served as the technology facilitator before becoming the IHMS Gifted Intervention Specialist.  In 2020, I ran Brave Virtual Academy, our online learning option for grades K-12.  For the next three years, I served as our District Strategic Plan & Innovation Coordinator.  When the opportunity to jump back into working with students came up, I returned to the classroom.

In addition to teaching Discovery classes, I work with teachers new to the district and their mentors, serve on our teacher leader instructional team, and assist in professional development initiatives. I teach graduate courses for Xavier University in their gifted education endorsement program. In 2016, I completed my doctorate in education at the University of Cincinnati in Curriculum and Instruction. 

My husband and I currently live in Norwood and we spend our free time reading, chasing down new music, traveling, and learning new stuff.

This is a presentation I share with students at the beginning of the year as an example of the first speech we give in Discovery 6 that tells a little about my background and interests.  You can find out more @DrKimGiven and from my GoodReads reading list.

I look forward to working and learning with your child this year!