Darian Lance
Nashville,TN
Summary
Dynamic curriculum developer with a proven track record at Savvas Learning, specializing in innovative instructional design and multimedia production. Achieved a 10% increase in student performance through effective assessment creation and professional development. Adept at fostering adult learning and collaboration, driving impactful educational outcomes for diverse learners.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Curriculum Editor
Savvas Learning
05.2024 - Current
- Prepared, rewrote, and edited mathematics student-facing and teacher-facing curriculum to fit California, Texas, and Common Core State Standards.
- Collaborated with authors, designers, and other editors to deliver high-quality content.
- Selected and designed relevant images, diagrams, and graphs to accompany content for maximum student engagement.
- Developed, edited, and recorded scripts for teacher-edition videos to highlight best practice opportunities to be used in tandem with teachers' manuals.
Numeracy Coach
Paragon Mills Elementary School
01.2022 - Current
- Independently designed innovative mathematics standards-aligned criterion-referenced assessments to be used both virtually and in person to measure student progress across the grade levels, kindergarten through fifth grades.
- Collaboratively designed and developed over 150 hours of teacher- and student-facing mathematics instructional materials for 300+ diverse learners in grade levels kindergarten through fifth grade.
- Supported teachers and faculty in the implementation and understanding of data analysis using criterion-referenced assessments, resulting in a 10% increase in student performance on standardized assessments.
Curriculum Developer
Frame Change
01.2022 - Current
- Designed innovative, standards-aligned curriculum units containing both teacher-facing and student-facing materials, resulting in a 10% increase in student performance on standardized assessments.
- Led weekly collaborative sessions to diverse audiences of 30+ learners on designing standards-aligned digital curriculum through the Google Classroom platform resulting in an 85% satisfaction rate based on self-reported feedback surveys.
Multi-Grade Level Educator
Metro Nashville Public Schools
08.2015 - 05.2022
- Collaboratively developed engaging mathematics curriculum with 50+ diverse student learners in multimedia formats including learning and educator guides, slideware, formative and summative assessments, and video demonstrations.
- Independently conducted a digital transformation of learning content, converting 150+ hours of courseware to eLearning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
Masters - Education
Tennessee Technological University
01.2022
Bachelors of Science - Elementary Education, K-6
East Tennessee State University
01.2015
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Instructional design
- Adult learning
- Assessment creation
- Multimedia production
- Professional development
Timeline
Curriculum Editor
Savvas Learning
05.2024 - Current
Numeracy Coach
Paragon Mills Elementary School
01.2022 - Current
Curriculum Developer
Frame Change
01.2022 - Current
Multi-Grade Level Educator
Metro Nashville Public Schools
08.2015 - 05.2022
Masters - Education
Tennessee Technological University
Bachelors of Science - Elementary Education, K-6
East Tennessee State University