About

Resume

An enthusiastic team player committed to learner-centered education, leveraging technology to increase equitable access and improve outcomes. Experienced in web development, instructional design, and educational technology with a strong background in both front-end web development and comprehensive education strategies. Proven ability to innovate, facilitate, and manage programs, with a focus on creating accessible, user-friendly web experiences.

Technical Skills

• Web development: WordPress, Drupal, Wix, Shopify, Google Sites
• Coding: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, JSON
• Accessibility: 508 compliance, usability, readability, accessibility
• Video Editing: WeVideo, Camtasia, Adobe Spark, iMovie
• Graphics: Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva
• Office: Excel, Word, Office 365, SharePoint
• Productivity: Asana, Trello, Jira

Teaching Skills

• Virtual and blended Learning
• Staff development & adult education
• Gifted education, special education, twice-exceptional learners
• LMS: Schoology, Google Classroom, D2L Brightspace, Blackboard
• Remote, hybrid, asynchronous lesson development

Experience

Education Curriculum Specialist

Fortinet | November 2022 – Present

Develops K-12 Cybersecurity Curriculum to support classroom teachers as they instruct and promote cybersecurity ond digital safety skills.

• Research standards and conduct educator focus groups to ensure product meets customer and market needs.
• Develop curriculum framework and structured lesson plans with vertical articulation from kindergarten to grade 12.
• Provide documentation and teacher background information to support adult learners as they prepare to teach cybersecurity concepts.
• Develop deliverables including printable lesson plans, multimedia slide decks, video voiceovers, and designing student handouts.

Web Developer

Educational Technology Specialist

Fairfax County Public Schools | July 2016 – October 2022

Directed learning management system (LMS) implementation for over 60 educators.

• Provided ongoing professional development and support for school-wide adoption of Schoology LMS.
• Coordinated and chaired team planning meetings for purposeful adoption.
• Provided ongoing, just-in-time training and assistance for continuing LMS use.

Facilitated pandemic pivot to emergency virtual instruction.

• Served as point of contact and technology support for over 1000 stakeholders.
• Promoted best practices for quality instruction, student safety, and digital citizenship during online teaching.
• Supported collaboration among a distributed team of over 60 educators.

Initiated Computer Science Curriculum integration.

• Guided 11 first and second grade classes to integrate computational thinking lessons into classroom instruction.

Led “Portrait of a Graduate” Presentations of Learning.

• Led school-based teams of teachers and administrators in implementing county initiative for student-centered learning.
• Built, authored, and maintained a blog of strategies, resources, and lessons.
• Contributed to curriculum resources available for 141 schools to support student-directed learning portfolio curation and presentations.

Maintained School-Based and Public-Facing Websites and LMS Pages.

• Curated and created blog posts, updates, training, and other content using Drupal, Google Sites, Google Classroom, Blackboard, and Schoology.

Achieved Common Sense Certification for Navy Elementary.

• Guided teams in planning and implementing digital citizenship lessons for over 950 students and completing professional development for over 60 teachers.
• Joined with 9 area schools for annual digital citizenship expos, promoting digital well-being to hundreds of families.

Private Instructor

Independent Instructor & Consultant | August 2010 – present

Private Tutor and Online Instructor

• Over 90 5-star reviews on Outschool.com
• Conducted live group and private classes and workshops for learners aged five to adults in strings, music, Scratch coding, creative writing, and math.
• Provided effective on-the-spot differentiation for learners at different levels.
• Produced asynchronous, technology-driven courses in music, computer science, creative writing, and project-based math.
• Taught and mentored novice instructors in virtual and in-person instruction for private lessons and groups.
• Consulted with small businesses and independent creators to create websites with improved accessibility, readability, and reach.

Curriculum Writer | Instructional Designer

Summer Curriculum Projects: Fairfax County Public Schools | Summer 2019, Summer 2022

Computer Science Trainer and Presenter

• Co-created and presented computer science integration concepts for educator cohort teams from over 20 schools.
• Served as resource and point of contact for supporting continuing cohort learning with 3 teams at Navy Elementary.

Computer Science Curriculum Writer

• Wrote and curated effective lesson plans and curriculum resources for using Micro:Bits to integrate computer science standards in elementary classroom instruction, available to 141 schools.

Digital Ecosystem Library Curator

• Contributed to organization, revision, and clarification to county-wide approval database for digital tools in use across 198 schools and centers.

“Portrait of a Graduate” Presentations of Learning Curriculum Design

• Collaborated with teams from Fairfax County’s 141 elementary schools to guide division-wide curriculum decisions for student voice and choice in learning portfolios and presentations of learning.

Teacher

Fairfax County Public Schools | August 2009 – June 2016

5th Grade Teacher – Advanced Academics Program

• Implemented and designed inquiry-based and student-centered curriculum within a collaborative team of 7 teachers.
• Presented at Virginia Association for the Gifted Conference (2015).

Education

Marymount University

• Master of Education
• Virginia Postgraduate Professional License, Elementary Education PreK-6

Otterbein College

• Bachelor of Fine Arts: Theatre Design and Technology
• Bachelor of Arts: Visual Art