Hi, I’m
HEATHER A. ESKRIDGE
Summary
TOP-PERFORMING EDUCATION SPECIALIST Educational Consultant | Professional Development Leader | Program Manager | Grant Acquisition | Curriculum Developer Enthusiastic and creative individual with solid understanding of student development and learning styles. Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills and connects with students from diverse backgrounds. Experienced developing engaging curriculum and programs to advance student progress.
Overview
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Murfreesboro City Schools
Educator & School Counselor
08.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Oversee student crisis management, create social-emotional curriculum, develop school-wide inclusive culture, and lead multi-tiered counseling services for 700+ students grades pre-kindergarten to grade 6
- Lead social emotional learning professional development and resources for educators
- Curate community partnerships to help students develop workforce readiness, career exploration, and soft-skills
- Design and instruct a financial literacy curriculum for 4th-grade students involving community stakeholders and industry
- Students gain personal finance skills and soft skills while engaging in realistic, immersive budgeting simulations
- Awarded a $2,500 Community Foundation Grant for the launch of a STEAM robotics, social-emotional learning, and literacy initiative to advance mental health supports for students.
IREX, Emotional
Social, Childhood Development International Consultant
09.2023 - 10.2023
Job overview
- Provide technical input and review of SEL and Childhood Development Analysis Framework for the Early Grade Education Activity (EGEA)
- Reviewing and providing feedback on the SEL and Childhood Development Analysis Desk Review
- Reviewing data sources, methodology, findings and recommendations, and providing overall technical guidance on inputs.
Franklin Special School District
School Counselor
08.2020 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive school counseling program including asynchronous and synchronous online social-emotional curriculum during the pandemic
- Integrated Ozobot robotic coding with social-emotional literature to code feelings, challenges, and resilience through STEAM activities
- Engineered a podcast club to cultivate leadership skills, career skills, and student engagement.
QuaverEd
SEL Curriculum, Independent Contractor
01.2018 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Created social-emotional online curriculum for K-5 grade level lessons supporting standards
- Instructed online webinars and professional development for social emotional learning K-5 curriculum
- Led QuaverEd social media page administration for educator support and engagement.
Rutherford County Schools
School Counselor
08.2003 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Oversaw comprehensive school counseling programs for students grades PK - 8th grade including SAT Team, McKinney Vento, andschool coordination
- Launched community partnerships for student success through local organizations, including the Tennessee Titans, Nashville
- Predators, Nashville Zoo, Nissan, Country Music Hall of Fame, GoNoodle, and the Frist Art Museum
- Created a workforce readiness curriculum and business soft-skills competition for 4th and 5th-grade students which lead to participants winning finalist achievements at The National Amazing Shake Competition in Atlanta, Georgia
- Secured $30,000 for postsecondary and career readiness opportunities for elementary students through New Skills for Youth
- Richard Siegel Foundation Grant, BEP Mini-Grant, as well as private donations
- Selected for participation in APPA’s Thought Leaders Symposium (Phoenix, AZ) and contributor to APPA’s 2020 publication, “Preparing for the Student of 2024”.
Education
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN
Master of Education from Counseling & Guidance
University Overview
Summa Cum Laude
Lambuth UniversityJackson, TN
Bachelor of Arts from Communications
University Overview
Magna Cum Laude
Skills
- Proficiencies:
- Camtasia, Screencastify, GoGuardian, SSRS-IE, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite and Google Classroom, Nearpod
- Flip, Prezi, Kahoot, Anchor Podcasting, Lulzbot 3D Printing, Class Dojo, Robotic Coding, QuaverReady, Zoom, Hemingway, Website
- Design, Social Media Administration, ISTE Standards
Additional Information
- AWARDS, PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS, AND PROFICIENCIES Awards: , Life Changer of the Year Nominee; Teacher of the Year, Walter Hill Elementary; Teacher of the Year, Barfield Elementary; Teacher of the Year Finalist, Northfield Elementary
Timeline
Social, Childhood Development International Consultant
IREX, Emotional
09.2023 - 10.2023
Educator & School Counselor
Murfreesboro City Schools
08.2021 - Current
School Counselor
Franklin Special School District
08.2020 - 08.2021
SEL Curriculum, Independent Contractor
QuaverEd
01.2018 - 01.2021
School Counselor
Rutherford County Schools
08.2003 - 08.2020
Middle Tennessee State University
Master of Education from Counseling & Guidance
Lambuth University
Bachelor of Arts from Communications
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