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Brandon Taylor

Brandon Taylor

Spring,Texas

Summary

I am a diligent professional who has been consistently praised as proactive by my co-workers and management. Over the course of my fifteen-year career, I have developed a skill set directly relevant to management, leading teams, taking responsibilities, and accepting challenges. Excellent leadership ability with a drive to motivate and assist others while maintaining organizational objectives. I am a capable and consistent problem-solver skilled at prioritizing and managing tasks with proficiency. I have confidence in my ability to facilitate positive change and collective effort.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

NES Teacher, Dept. chair, & Curriculum Writer

houston isd
07.2023 - Current
  • Developed high quality curriculum materials for High School English courses
  • Design and deliver differentiated instruction for 'Art of Thinking' curriculum
  • Analyzed student data such as lexile and map scores to recommend 18 undiagnosed students for SPED testing
  • Integrate projects and culturally responsive curriculum for at risk, EB, and SPED students
  • Foster critical thinking skills through experiential and project-based learning
  • Develop collaborative learning and social emotional learning experiences to prepare students for college & careers
  • Utilize multiple response strategies to facilitate high levels of student engagement
  • Integrate research-based interventions & second language strategies for Emergent Bilinguals including QSSA strategies, SIOP, picture word inductive model, and sentence/paragraph frames
  • Designed and delivered schoolwide professional development for teachers
  • Lead a team of seven teachers in delivering & differentiating curriculum, administering NWEA Map assessments, and designing interventions for struggling learners
  • Averaged ten percent higher than other teachers in the district on unit assessments.

Founder, CEO, & Consultant

Genesis Holding Group
01.2021 - Current
  • Operate and Maintain portfolio of Bitcoin ATMs
  • Designed a large-scale ELA project for Dallas ISD
  • Developed go-to-market plan for Edtech startup GBC stories
  • Designed pitch deck for GBC stories
  • Created State of Texas Business Development and Go To Market plan for Edmentum
  • Conducted sales presentations and Business Development proposals for district level deals for Summit K12
  • Assisted Ed tech companies with international expansion through facilitating and leading high level meetings with international executives and c-level executives.

Senior Account Executive & Pd Specialist

Teaching Strategies
12.2022 - 04.2023
  • Prospected for new business at K12 schools throughout the MENA, APAC, Europe, & LATM
  • Delivered product demos for curriculum products for the entire early childhood and elementary digital ecosystem to international administrators and C-level executives
  • Built and maintained sales pipeline in Salesforce, forecast revenue for future sales goals
  • Created 100k new business opportunities in the first five weeks, and closed 20k in five weeks
  • Identified and established partnerships with distributors throughout the GCC and MENA to grow revenue
  • Engaged schools to identify early childhood solutions
  • Facilitated and led meetings with regional distributors in order to explore new business partnerships.

SPED LEAD TEACHER &TEAM LEADER

ALIEF ISD
07.2022 - 01.2023
  • Designed and delivered differentiated instruction of Math, Science, ELA, and SS curriculum to SPED students with significant learning challenges
  • Assessed students weekly and utilized data to adjust, inform, and differentiate instruction
  • Integrated innovative learning platforms to remediate skill gaps
  • Created and implemented student IEPs using Frontline and Goalbook software
  • Administered formative and summative assessments to monitor student progress on IEPs
  • Supervised five paraprofessionals
  • Attended and LED IEP meetings to equip students to be successful through ensuring IEP goals were updated and grade level appropriate.

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, TEACHER TRAINER, & CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

MCGRAW HILL
Dubai, UAE
08.2019 - 08.2020
  • Trained over 3,000 teachers at over 125 schools throughout the Middle East on Math, Science, ELA, and Social Studies curriculum programs and platforms
  • Delivered presentations across the GCC and MENA regions at Educator Conferences (UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, Egypt) on English, Science, and Math learning programs and platforms
  • Assisted schools in troubleshooting issues with platforms
  • Engaged school leadership teams (Principals, AP’s, Dept
  • Chairs, Curriculum Directors) to help identify curriculum needs
  • Managed a portfolio of school accounts of over five million dollars
  • Implemented strategic go-to-market plan for the UAE and GCC
  • Delivered exceptional customer service to significantly grow the customer base
  • Conducted product demos for administrators and C-Level executives on potential new business deals up to 25-million-dollars
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with marketing, customer service, and product departments
  • Led K12 team in signing up most schools for digital learning promotion during Covid
  • Solved technical challenges for schools, teachers, and administrators
  • Exceeded annual quota of 1.2 million by fifteen percent
  • Facilitated and led high level talks with C-level executives of some of the largest charter networks in the UAE
  • Conducted over 100 sales presentations via Zoom to over 50 schools during Covid
  • Closed individual deals ranging from 50k-500k for new business enabling MH to grow market share significantly and expand market penetration strategically.

Curriculum Director

aL mawakeb International School
Dubai, UAE
08.2018 - 07.2019
  • Analyzed, designed, implemented, and evaluated curriculum
  • Improved rigor for AP level courses across the campus
  • Wrote and revised over a thousand pages of scope & sequences, unit plans, and school vision/mission statements
  • Lead a team of 16 Subject Coordinators in improving processes for teaching, learning, and lesson design
  • Lead efforts to transition from the California state standards to the Massachusetts state standards
  • Evaluated, observed, and coached teachers
  • Designed and delivered schoolwide PD sessions
  • Advised principal on instructional programs and curriculum
  • Prepared and planned professional development for teaching staff
  • Developed and designed new assessment systems for several grade levels within K-12
  • Recommended curriculum adjustments to facilitate increased scores on yearly inspections
  • Led weekly staff meetings to analyze data and improve a variety of instructional components.

Adjunct Professor-Developmental English 0304, 0306, English 1301,1302

Lone star college cy fair
  • Taught freshman and sophomore face to face, online, and hybrid courses in both English and Developmental English department
  • Utilized D2L to deliver asynchronous learning experiences for online courses
  • Developed course syllabus, and course structure, including weekly lab components
  • Delivered curriculum using a variety of innovative technology applications
  • Rated one of the top professors in dept
  • Based on student evaluation scores
  • Integrated learning technologies to enhance teaching effectiveness and bridge learning gaps
  • Advised students on career pathways and pre-requisite testing requirements for pathways
  • Developed and designed pilot courses for transitional English dept to significantly decrease time minority students spent in non-credit courses
  • Lead English instructors in the design of high-quality instructional materials and syllabi
  • Trained instructors across the department in curriculum, syllabus design and implementing best practices for at-risk and ELL students
  • Provided advisement on career paths for students undecided in their career pathways
  • Delivered one on one tutoring to struggling and at-risk students
  • Integrated project-based learning to increase student engagement
  • Used a variety of formative and summative assessment techniques to measure learning progress
  • Used supplemental online learning platforms to bridge learning gaps for struggling learners
  • Designed creative, problem-based and experiential learning experiences to increase course rigor
  • Ensured alignment among state standards, course objectives, and learning experiences
  • Integrated cross-cultural learning experiences and projects for all students
  • Emphasized communication, collaboration, creativity, critical and computational thinking to ensure readiness for the 21st-century workforce
  • Incorporated high-impact researched-based learning strategies to accelerate student engagement and learning
  • Used learning style inventories to increase student achievement and success.

ESL Lead Teacher, Dept. Chair, LPAC Chair, and TELPAS Coordinator

OPPORTUNITY AWARENESS CENTER/RAINES HS
Katy
  • Taught sixth through twelfth-grade ESL at both district alternative campus and district school of choice
  • Implemented reader’s/writer’s workshop with an emphasis on teaching academic vocabulary and bridging learning gaps
  • Ensured general education teachers implemented the ELPS with fidelity
  • Designed assessments for all grade levels within grades 6-12
  • Used SIOP model of instruction to accelerate L2 acquisition
  • Differentiated instruction as well as product and process
  • Designed and delivered program-level interventions for at-risk and failing students
  • Cultivated a positive learning environment with high expectations
  • Individualized instruction by tailoring learning to student interests
  • Conducted home visits for at-risk and migrant students
  • Served as campus TELPAS coordinator
  • Supervised several paraprofessionals and teachers within the Department
  • Designed social and emotional lessons and curriculum for the entire school
  • Administered STAAR assessments and ensured teachers across campus delivered appropriate accommodations for bilingual and ELL students
  • Administered qualitative reading inventories to struggling readers
  • Referred approximately ten students to be tested for undiagnosed learning disabilities
  • Trained 40-50 faculty each year on ESL strategies and State/Federal compliance issues
  • Developed grant proposals to obtain cutting-edge technology for the campus
  • Participated as a leader in the hiring process by interviewing over 20 AP candidates and over 50 teacher candidates.

Education

MINI-MBA CERTIFICATE -

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO
04.2021

Master of Education C& I -

TEXAS A&M, COLLEGE STATION
12.2010

BACHELOR of COMMUNICATIONS -

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS
12.2007

Doctor of Educational Leadership -

Texas tech University

Skills

  • Instructional Design
  • Business Development
  • Administration
  • Curriculum Writing & Development
  • Needs Analysis/Data Analysis
  • Budget Management
  • Project Management
  • Master Scheduling
  • Designing Customized PD
  • Leading Teams
  • Product Development
  • Research
  • Public Speaking/Communication
  • Proposal Writing
  • Tech Stack Management: Zoom/MS Teams, G-Suite, Salesforce, HubSpot, Asana, Adobe Creative Suite, & Microsoft Suite, Frontline, Goal book (SPED software)

Websites

Certification

  • Texas Certified Teacher: ELA 4-12, SPED EC-12, ESL Supplemental, EC-6, and Speech 7-12
  • Texas Superintendent Certification (In Progress)
  • Texas Principal Certification - Sam Houston State University (2018)
  • PMP Certification (In Progress)
  • Completed 18 graduate hours of English - Sam Houston State (2014-2016)
  • Completed AP English summer institute – Rice University (2015)
  • Completed Master Reading teacher certification program- Texas A&M (2013)
  • Completed Adjunct Certification Program- Lone Star College Cy-Fair (2016)
  • Served as coach and mentor in Katy students-run program (2015, 2017)
  • Proficient user of D2L, Blackboard, ALEKS, IXL, and Canvas Learning Management Systems Continuing education: Launching innovation in schools (MIT), Inquiry-based learning (University of Texas)
  • Completed No nonsense nurturer (CT3 education); Introduction to data wise: A collaborative process to improve teaching & learning (Harvardx)
  • Google certified educator (level 1)
  • Management skills/team leadership skills masterclass (Udemy) Crisis leadership skills-smart thinking for times of crisis (Udemy)
  • E-learning ecologies: innovative approaches to teaching and learning for the digital age (University of Illinois)
  • Critical issues in urban education (University of Chicago)
  • Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Tools (University of Houston)

Portfolio

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p4-mWVFbfooON9P5g43kxiWQSy8SpA8q/view?usp=drive_linkhttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LGFyjLi1oBtw2b-cnoeYDrsB3ZDzucyM/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=104212848467332372133&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GU3-48INUvDaNAXN_5wqL3D_g9O2Ryfk/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=104212848467332372133&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XziPaOAUz3k5Y20QQe6Fr7vShlE6OdK8/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=104212848467332372133&rtpof=true&sd=true

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1u5moxMaCN4qaMcgSVF4PqQTKU9QzLa1s/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=104212848467332372133&rtpof=true&sd=true

Timeline

NES Teacher, Dept. chair, & Curriculum Writer

houston isd
07.2023 - Current

Senior Account Executive & Pd Specialist

Teaching Strategies
12.2022 - 04.2023

SPED LEAD TEACHER &TEAM LEADER

ALIEF ISD
07.2022 - 01.2023

Founder, CEO, & Consultant

Genesis Holding Group
01.2021 - Current

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, TEACHER TRAINER, & CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

MCGRAW HILL
08.2019 - 08.2020

Curriculum Director

aL mawakeb International School
08.2018 - 07.2019

Adjunct Professor-Developmental English 0304, 0306, English 1301,1302

Lone star college cy fair

ESL Lead Teacher, Dept. Chair, LPAC Chair, and TELPAS Coordinator

OPPORTUNITY AWARENESS CENTER/RAINES HS

MINI-MBA CERTIFICATE -

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO

Master of Education C& I -

TEXAS A&M, COLLEGE STATION

BACHELOR of COMMUNICATIONS -

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS

Doctor of Educational Leadership -

Texas tech University

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