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RESUME

OVERVIEW

Professional offering a solid combination of instructional design and learning development specialist experience. Proven skills to improve culture and create environments that allow learners to achieve a strong understanding and restore ownership over course material for over 9 years. Outstanding communication and success in fast-paced environments with a reputation for forming a deeply empathetic rapport with diverse, multicultural individuals at all levels. Demonstrated commitment to improving learning and developing powerful professional skills for over 100 learners in one day. 

SKILLS

Calm Under Tense Situations | Communication & Transparency | Content Development | Cooperative Problem Resolver | Curriculum Development | Differentiated Instruction | Documentation & Organization | Establish Workplace Relationships | Gives Honest Feedback | Group Leader | Leadership & Management | Learning Management Sytsems | Objective and Goal Thinker | Problem Resolution | Team Collaboration & Management 

TOOLS

Adobe Captivate | Adobe Photoshop | Articulate 360: Rise, Storyline | Camtasia | Canva | 

Canvas | Google Suite: Docs, Drive, Forms, Sheets, Slides | Microsoft Office: Excel, OneNoted, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word | Nearpod | Peardeck | 

Experience

2018 - Present

EDUCATOR

York High School

York, Maine

  • Generated 5 fully blended and asynchronous courses compiling over 100+ hours of content using tools like Google Suite, Canva, and Camtasia for a 95% approval rate from stakeholders and learners.

  • Founded an array of more than 200+ micro-lessons built with evidence-based data, individualized learner support, diverse learning targets, more digestible lessons, and leveraged innovative teaching approaches for a cohort of over 30+ learners.

  • Conceived a comprehensive Civics and Government educational plan spanning 200 hours, addressed student needs, instituted current industry trends, and yielded a boost in grades and a 98% pass percentage.

  • Built needs assessments by interviewing key stakeholders, evaluating performance data, analyzing job roles to identify required skills, and prioritized learning needs to improve overall task completion by 20%.

  • Collaborated with IT teams to execute 115+ e-learning solutions, assessed delivery methods including blended and classroom learning, considered learner preferences, and advised on delivery strategies based on content complexity.

  • Facilitated 10+ reviews of draft materials with SMEs, scheduled meetings to extract relevant content, validated technical accuracy, and translated complex ideas into accessible language to boost learner comprehension by 15%.

  • Delivered training workshops and live seminars to diverse audiences, facilitated learner engagement in virtual environments, adapted content to different learning styles, and provided feedback and coaching to 200+ participants.

  • Examined input from over 1,000+ respondents, leveraged insights to realign educational standards, enhanced curriculum content, and fortified content requiring remediation to improve all curriculum.

  • Engineered comprehensive frameworks as a subject matter expert, performed needs assessments for educators, analyzed course needs, and authored independent learning plans to enable a 30% boost in content mastery.

  • Collaborated closely with 50 – 60  individuals to present professional development sessions on topics like differentiated instruction, student needs, diversity, and student support which decreased behavioral issues by an average of 30%.

  • Reviewed post-training feedback to assess effectiveness, conducted 30+ training needs assessments using staff data, developed instructional materials to align with business goals, and utilized adult learning techniques to support diverse learners.

2018 - Present

EDUCATOR

York High School

York, Maine

  • Executed and championed innovative approaches for 5 History courses, met deadlines for artifact delivery 100% of the time, advanced learner mastery speeds, and improved participant learning, standard test scores, and satisfaction in the classroom.

  • Constructed over 50+ learning paths to embrace, support, and implement individualized educational approaches affirmed by role playing, simulations, team exercises, games, group discussions, and videos for 100+ learners.

  • Collaborated with subject matter experts to align training content, mapped 150+ learning objectives to corporate goals, structured lesson sequences, and designed learning activities to lead an improvement in stakeholder satisfaction.

  • Analyzed assessment data to improve instructional effectiveness, developed 50+ multiple-choice and scenario-based evaluations, created rubrics for performance measurement, and aligned evaluations to learning outcomes to boost course mastery.

  • Authored curriculum aligned with organizational goals, created scalable training frameworks for learning levels, performed 25+ targeted needs assessments to identify gaps, and integrated business objectives into training content.

  • Implemented 5+ tools to streamline assessments, facilitated feedback workshops to promote improvement, crafted targeted performance improvement strategies, and incorporated KPI metrics into L&D processes.

Education

2014-2017

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Master of Education in Secondary Education and Teaching

Durham, NH

2010-2014

CAPITAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts in History, Political Science, Religion

Columbus, OH

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN CERTIFICATION

Teacher Transition

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