DANIEL HENRY SMITH
Education Policy and Planning
Collingdale Darby,Pennsylvania
Summary
Multifaceted, dedicated, and challenge-driven professional with experience in policy-driven development. Motivated by helping to solve a problem by providing more information and filling a gap by empowering others through research and information sharing. Knowledgeable in project management, designing strategic interventions. Skillful in mentoring and advising, course design and delivery, writing papers, designing posters, synthesizing information and reporting. Recognized for big-picture vision in creating and implementing effective programs and strategies to improve productivity and maximize top and bottom-line results. Equipped with exceptional communication and interpersonal aptitudes in building rapport with colleagues and individuals with diverse cultural backgrounds.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching and Learning Graduate Specialist
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
09.2021 - 03.2023
- Analyzed students’ assessment of library instructional faculty teaching and presentation performance through qualitative survey reports and write report for the improvement of instructions and faculty development
- Worked closely with the New Brunswick Library Faculty and librarians in information literacy instruction in accordance with library and professional guidelines
- Primary responsibilities included designing and delivering online and in-person library related instructional sessions for various undergraduate programs
- Worked with information literacy instructors to provide a variety of skills, which may include: creating/maintaining research guides, creating tutorials and other learning objects, assessment, providing undergraduate outreach, and other projects, as assigned
- Contributed to teaching and learning best practices, classroom management techniques (virtual and in-person), with a focus on culturally relevant pedagogy, and other areas
- Leveraged course management systems to deliver instruction and integrate appropriate instructional technologies
- Developed and led workshops on teaching and learning in support of the instruction program
- Notable Accomplishments
- Reviewed EOF CommunityRU1st Library Collaboration report, IL syllabi of the Honors and Writing Programs for the purpose of identifying gaps for teaching improvement
- Reviewed the Mapping to the ACRL Standards for Distance Learning Library Services with emphasis on instructions, globalization, facility and equipment
- Investigated how the current Information Literacy curriculum links to pedagogy, different pedagogies particularly culturally responsive/relevant/sustaining pedagogies
- Reviewed ACRL FRAMEWORK relating to information and digital literacy and the connection to teaching and learning and worked on the survey rubric for international students’ self-assessment
- Drafted a proposal to study the perspectives of international students on the impact of Information Literacy Program on their academic success and achievement
- Drafted the framework for blended teaching and learning strategies including HyFlex , synchronous, asynchronous instructional methodologies and strategies.
Behavioral Health Technician
Sevita Pennsylvania Mentor
Broomall, PA
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Worked at Sharon Hill Elementary School identifying students in need of trauma support and provide prevention, recommending screening, referral and treatment services to students potentially in need of services
- Provided trauma-informed therapy and counseling interventions (group, individual and/or family) for at-risk students
- Provided mentoring and other intervention models to children and their families who have experienced trauma or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, in foster care, involved in the criminal justice system, unemployed, experiencing a mental illness or substance abuse disorder or not enrolled in or at risk of dropping out of an educational institution
- Provided case management for students and families requiring multiple resources
- Provide quality trauma support and behavioral health care services and recommend home-based services to the families of students who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing trauma, including those who are low-income, homeless, involved in the child welfare system or involved in the juvenile justice system
- Assisted teachers with behavior management strategies and provided staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student's performance and behavior
- Worked with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment
- Alleviate family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school and community and assisted parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources
- Worked with those problems in a child's living situation that affect the child's adjustment in school (home, school, and community).
Lecturer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
02.2016 - 12.2016
- Designed the course syllabus with the focus on eliciting prior knowledge for the creation of new knowledge based on the pre-existing knowledge of the students
- Prepared presentations for the course with the allocation of reading materials (e.g., books, journal articles, podcast, etc.)
- Discussed “development and political governance” in Sub-Saharan Africa mainstreaming coloniality and decoloniality in conceiving, implementing, and evaluating development in Sub-Saharan Africa and allowing the students (27) to apply knowledge and give feedback
- Mentored and advised students by helping them to reflect on the materials and their contribution to their learning
- Reviewed students' feedback and improved the quality of teaching and learning
- Monitored students' progress and supported their growth and intellectual development
- Marked exam papers and projects and scored students' performance
- Notable Accomplishment
- Gained the highest rating with 4.46% in the Department of Political Science for exceptional preparation and presentation during the Spring of 2016
- Notable Accomplishment
- Gained the highest rating with 4.46% in the Department of Political Science for exceptional preparation and presentation during the Spring of 2016.
Development Policy Specialist
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
07.2014 - 02.2015
- Researched local development programs for agribusiness development in Kenya and Zambia, a project that was directed at designing strategies for industrial farming and marketing of African protein plants toward the improvement of food security in Africa
- Reviewed 100 local partnership proposals and selected the best proposals in adherence to local project mission goals and objectives.
- Provided technical support in coordinating and overseeing project implementation in Kenya and Zambia.
Volunteer Augt
Samaritan’s Purse, ELWA Compound
01.2005 - 02.2006
- Assisted in coordinating the youth internship programs in Liberia specifically Montserrado, Bong, Lofa, and Gbarpolu Counties and wrote reports on project implementation in compliance with Samaritan's Purse’s policy and assisted the Mission Director in scouting new project areas for development.
- Assisted in coordinating Samaritan's Purse donation program referred to as "Operation Christmas Child" and the distribution of Christmas gifts in needy communities and counties in Liberia.
- Assisted in managing Samaritan Purse evangelism projects in hard-to-reach villages, towns, and counties particularly in places traditionally and culturally entrenched and isolated from modern development activities.
- Worked with partner organizations including Water of Life and CRCA-Liberia to provide safe drinking water and mobile health services to rural communities in Liberia.
- Assisted in managing the youth-for-service program as a coordinator to provide service skills such as computer literacy, arts and crafts, pastry, masonry, architectural drafting, small scale farming including animal husbandry, poultry, and vegetable production to vulnerable youths, and families of special needs.
Education
ABD - Theory, Organization, and Policy
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
12.2023
Master of Arts - Educational Policy and Teaching Practice, Professional and Practical Foundation, Curriculum Development, Sustainable Education
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
10.2020
Master of City and Regional Planning - International Development, Public Policy, and Planning
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, J. BLOUSTEIN SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY
05.2014
Skills
- TECHNICAL ACUMEN
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign)
- Microsoft Office Applications (Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Proficient in Dedoose and Nvivo suites
Affiliations
AWARDS AND HONORS
Sep 2012 – May 2014: $40,000.00 Graduate Fellowship for study of master’s in city and Regional Planning (MCRP) at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jan 2015- May 2017: $23, 000.00 Doctoral Fellowship (EHELD) for study of education at the Graduate School of Education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Jan 2016: $8,000.00 Doctoral Fellowship (GSE) for study in education at the Graduate School of Education- New Brunswick for the spring 2016.
Jan 2021 (spring) – Sep 2021(Fall): $30, 000.00 Doctoral Student Academic Advancement Fellowship for advancement in research and completion of doctoral dissertation at the Graduate School of Education – New Brunswick.
Accomplishments
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Smith, D. H. (2019). Caught in the web: Global and local political forces and the monitoring of teacher quality in Liberia. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Smith, D. H. (2021). Postcolonial perspectives on the involvement of international agencies in the promotion of “good teaching” in
Liberia. Paper to be presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Virtual Conference (April 25-May 2)
Smith, D.H; & Sargent, C. T. (2022). Postcolonial Perspectives of International Educational Development Interventions in Countries of the Global South. Annual Review of Comparative and International Education. Submitted July 15, 2021
Smith, D.H; & Sargent, C.T. (2023). Global Intervention and Local Innovation in Teacher Training in Liberia. Paper to be presented at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Virtual Conference(Feb. 14-22, 2023)
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Timeline
Behavioral Health Technician
Sevita Pennsylvania Mentor
10.2021 - 07.2022
Teaching and Learning Graduate Specialist
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
09.2021 - 03.2023
Lecturer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
02.2016 - 12.2016
Development Policy Specialist
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
07.2014 - 02.2015
Volunteer Augt
Samaritan’s Purse, ELWA Compound
01.2005 - 02.2006
ABD - Theory, Organization, and Policy
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Master of Arts - Educational Policy and Teaching Practice, Professional and Practical Foundation, Curriculum Development, Sustainable Education
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Master of City and Regional Planning - International Development, Public Policy, and Planning
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, J. BLOUSTEIN SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY
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