Laura Rice
Round Rock,TX
Summary
Professional and experienced facilitator possessing strong leadership and educational skills. Unique ability to design learning content and learning programs to address learner needs in the moment and help competencies knowledge and skills. Ability to identify and recognize problems and evaluate solutions.
Able to easily facilitate and deliver highly interactive and high energy sessions both in person and virtual to maximize learning. Strong in aiding others/leaders to develop a thorough understanding of the program content and materials so others are confident to lead and implement their new skills post-workshop.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Secondary Science Teacher
RRISD- Ridgeview Middle School
08.2012 - Current
- Design courses for over 100's of users with wide ranges of learning requirements, based on initial needs analysis
- Apply a philosophy that facilitates understanding and handling of a complex situation to curriculum design, re-design and development
- Assess submitted class assignments, determined grades and reviewed work with struggling students to boost success chance.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other faculty members during lesson plan development.
- Ensure instructional integrity of course curriculum through a method of systematic design which is orderly for generating instructional solutions to performance problems based on a combination of practical experience, research and theory.
Contractor-Instructional Content Developer
Vizzle
07.2020 - 09.2021
- Plan and implement K-12 curriculum, educational content and assessments for educational technology platform used by public school districts.
- Design standards based lessons, practice and assessment content
- Monitor and maintain up to date on educational trends and modernized learning practices.
Education
Bachelor of Science - General Sciences Major, Biological Science Miinor
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta CanadaSkills
- Educational Research/Leadership
- Interpersonal/Communication Skills
- Technology in many LMS's; Google classroom, Schoology, Canvas,EdModo, Moodle, etc
- Technology (excel, google, microsoft,Adobe, Windows, etc)
- Curriculum Development
- Blended Learning Solutions
- Time Management/Organization
- Work Individually and as a Team
- Adult Learning Theory
- Meeting deadlines and goals
Accomplishments
- Team Lead
- Leadership Team
- Curriculum Creator
- Department Chair
- Grade Level Lead for National Charity League
- Senior Banquet Lead for National Charity League
- Senior Project Grad-on committee for fundraiser and party
- Hospitality Committee for Young Mens Service League
- Icebreaker Committee for Young Mens Service League
Affiliations
National Charity League- Mother/Daughter Philanthropy Group
Ultimate Parent's Booster Club
Young Men's Service League
Senior Project Grad
Certification
Texas State Teaching Certificates(2013&2019)
General Science grades 4-8
Biological Science (2019)
Louisiana State Teaching Certificate (2001)
For Biology and General Sciences
Alberta Permanent Professional Teaching Certificate (1995)
For All Sciences in Secondary Education
Timeline
Contractor-Instructional Content Developer
Vizzle
07.2020 - 09.2021
Secondary Science Teacher
RRISD- Ridgeview Middle School
08.2012 - Current
Bachelor of Science - General Sciences Major, Biological Science Miinor
University of Alberta
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