Experiences
- Collaborative Media Creation: Work closely with authors and Open Educational Resource Development Consultants in a collaborative effort to develop media assets seamlessly integrated into textbooks. Ensure alignment with educational objectives, fostering a cooperative and dynamic development process.
- Accessibility Advocacy: Prioritize accessibility standards collectively to guarantee that all media elements are inclusive and user-friendly. Implement strategies that enhance content accessibility, ensuring an enriched learning experience for a diverse audience.
- Creative Collaboration: Partnering with clients to bring their educational vision to life, fostering a dynamic and effective online learning environment.
- Copyright Expertise: Navigate the complexities of copyrighting collaboratively while strictly adhering to Creative Commons principles. Ensure that all media developed aligns with legal and ethical standards, providing clear guidelines on usage rights and permissions for stakeholders.
- Team Collaboration: Actively collaborate with fellow Media Developers to troubleshoot challenges and create synergies. As a team, drive innovative solutions and maintain a cohesive approach to media development, optimizing efficiency and quality.
- Andragogy-Infused Design: Developing and implementing e-learning content steeped in andragogy, ensuring adult learners engage, participate, and succeed.
- Diverse Subject Expertise: Navigating through various domains, incorporating child welfare, DEI, and student success principles into tailor-made instructional materials.
- Creative Collaboration: Partnering with clients to bring their educational vision to life, fostering a dynamic and effective online learning environment.
- Andragogy-Infused Design: Developing and implementing e-learning content steeped in andragogy, ensuring adult learners engage, participate, and succeed.
- Diverse Subject Expertise: Navigating through various domains, incorporating child welfare, DEI, and student success principles into tailor-made instructional materials.
- Creative Collaboration: Partnering with clients to bring their educational vision to life, fostering a dynamic and effective online learning environment.
- Instructional Design for DEI Initiatives: Spearheading the development of Safe Zone training under the Department of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity, exploring LGBTQIA+ identities, gender, sexuality, expression, and intersectionality. Examining societal expectations, prejudice, and privilege to foster inclusivity.
- Supporting Online Education: Collaborating with the Center for Teaching and Learning, contributing to the rebranding effort and supporting the team in workshops. Offering background knowledge and techniques to empower educators in crafting both synchronous and asynchronous courses for online learners.
- Content Accessibility and Engagement: Taking a lead role in creating, organizing, assessing, and communicating content. Providing constructive feedback to enhance accessibility, engagement, and palatability for diverse target audiences.
- Instructional Design for Online Learning: Spearheading the development of engaging Canvas course content within the university, elevating educational materials for enhanced student experiences.
- Faculty Development and Support: Leading and actively participating in immersive Deep Dives and Workshops, guiding professors in the implementation of interactive Canvas resources. This strategic approach aligns with the department's overarching objectives in elevating the quality of online education.
- Organizational Efficiency: Crafting a dedicated Canvas course to assist future Graduate Assistants and generating supplementary resources to streamline internal departmental operations. This proactive initiative ensures seamless and efficient workflow within the academic setting.
- Interdepartmental Collaboration: Collaborating with diverse departments, including DEI initiatives, to design and deliver impactful trainings for professional development. Contributing to a culture of continuous growth and inclusion, fostering collaborative environments across the university.
- Event Coordination and Collaboration: Orchestrated successful collaboration with international clients, volunteers, and vendors as a Programs Manager. Ensured the seamless organization of annual community events, fostering a vibrant atmosphere of celebration and appreciation for diverse traditions and cultural expressions.
- Team Coordination and Communication: Streamlined task organization and facilitated effective communication among internal team members in development, marketing, and programs management. Leveraged digital management tools like Asana and Airtable, enhancing efficiency and coordination within the team.
- Community Engagement and Proactive Outreach: Proactively engaged community members to cultivate a vibrant atmosphere of celebration. Demonstrated a commitment to fostering appreciation for diverse cultural expressions, contributing to the dynamic and inclusive spirit of the Caribbean community.
- Process Optimization and Documentation: Developed comprehensive processes, guidelines, and documentation for internal teams. Ensured effective utilization of internal software, fostering smooth adoption and usage across various teams within the company.
- Developed enrichment materials for teachers to utilize along side of their instruction.
- Produced engaging objective-focused content on various digital platforms.
- Actively utilize feedback to ensure curriculum standards are supported.
- Exercised knowledge on various State Standards such as CCSS, NGSS, and TEKS.
- Implemented and delivered comprehensive curriculum across all academic subjects, ensuring students' acquisition of knowledge and skills.
- Tailored instruction to meet the diverse academic needs of students, utilizing differentiated and modified approaches for effective learning outcomes.
- Collaborated with extracurricular groups to plan, organize, and host school events such as the Rockin' Holiday Festival and CANstruction, fostering a vibrant and engaging school community.
- Developed and designed virtual lesson plans for distance learning, leveraging platforms like Seesaw, Zoom, G Suite for Educators, Canva, and other tools to facilitate engaging and effective remote instruction.
- Co-led and coordinated instructional materials for a multicultural committee, actively contributing to organizing opportunities for students to explore diverse cultures and promoting multicultural learning within the general education curriculum.
- Developed, analyzed, and evaluated units of study for social justice-based lesson plans in multiple subject areas, contributing to the gradual construction of a comprehensive multicultural curriculum kit.
- Collaborated with various departments on special projects to provide support for ongoing company events, fostering a cohesive and impactful organizational environment.
- Efficiently scheduled and organized daily meetings, facilitating productive conversations to showcase progress on task-based projects and provide assistance to other departments.
- Efficiently scheduled and organized daily meetings, facilitating productive conversations to showcase progress on task-based projects and provide assistance to other departments.
- Developed and executed engaging writing workshop lesson plans encompassing various writing genres for students in grades 2 to 6, facilitating their growth and development as writers.
- Designed and delivered interactive live Zoom lessons, creating a collaborative and enriching virtual community for students.
- Incorporated technological tools and opportunities into the curriculum, providing students with platforms to demonstrate their mastery and application of skills.
- Celebrated and highlighted student work by presenting at a panel session during the NCTE 2018 conference, sharing best practices and insights with fellow educators.