Lesley Freed

• Execute the implementation of end-to-end course curricula and design projects for numerous K–12 clients
• Create and produce activities, assessments, and other learning materials in collaboration with subject matter experts and instructional designers
• Work with clients to develop detailed content outlines, wireframes for storyboards, proof-of-concept (POC) samples, full storyboards, and media assets
• Synthesize feedback from clients into insights that are used in product development
• Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple teams to ensure alignment on design objectives
• Design and deliver training programs for new hires and existing employees
• Plan and lead team professional development meetings for Learning Design Strategists
• Conduct needs assessments to identify training gaps and opportunities for development
• Ensure successful and timely delivery of services and deliverables according to client schedules, needs, and objectives
• Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through feedback surveys, performance metrics, and other evaluation methods

• Deliver professional consultation, guidance and ongoing support in the development and revision of instructional programs and products
• Facilitate interpretation and implementation of standards to evaluate content effectiveness and ensure alignment
• Manage and coordinate the day-to-day execution of curriculum-related tasks for multiple projects, ensuring proper execution according to quality standards
• Support estimation efforts and cost for projects for internal and freelance teams, bringing projects to completion within specified deadlines and budget
• Analyze strengths and areas of opportunity for pedagogy; develop and implement a comprehensive improvement plan
• Cultivate partnerships with clients to maintain our shared focus on mission, vision, and values
• Integrate equitable representation and access requirements into the curriculum
• Share knowledge of educational theories and practices, methods of curriculum research, preparation, and evaluation.

• Author core, supplemental, and intervention print and digital resources for educational publishers, EdTech companies, and vendors, K-12
• Observe client guidelines, style guides, and scope & sequence to write and edit manuscripts
• Incorporate pedagogical understanding with an evidence-centered approach to develop creative and engaging content
• Assess learning objectives and instructional standards to design aligned educational experiences matched with a focused & explicit enduring understanding
• Lead curriculum mapping with adaptive features, course or subject area-related features and recommendation rules
• Level text readability using quantitative and qualitative measures: algorithms, knowledge demands, themes, and structural complexity
• Adapt to changing priorities with flexibility and ease; problem-solve pragmatically.

• Developed middle school content for all science discipline areas
• Conceptualized and built science program to support three-dimensional learning, 6-8
• Collaborated with content, design, marketing, sales, film, and interactive teams for concept and product design
• Integrated NGSS aligned storylines in STEM modules to aid student sensemaking and heighten interest, relevant phenomena drove student inquiry
• Managed a team of writers, internal and external, in developing teaching and learning materials - reviewed content to provide constructive feedback
• Outlined interactions, styling, usability, accessibility, and user experience for development
• Ensured the successful integration of meaningful assessment throughout the curriculum
• Managed and tracked assets through the editorial process and production workflow, improving productivity and efficiency
• Reported status, risk, timelines, and outputs to submit deliverables on time and on budget.

• Designed, composed, edited, and published digital math practice and assessment items, K-6
• Wrote HTML code for text formatting and LaTeX code for equation formatting
• Provided, responded to, and implemented editorial feedback
• Produced high-quality graphics aligned to the company's brand identity and standards
• Innovated, iterated, and improved math items to meet acceptance criteria for grade-level appropriateness and quality assurance
• Used style and procedure guides to ensure consistency across content
• Developed a variety of standards-aligned item types and distractor rationales
• Assigned DOK levels to products for cognitive rigor and standards mastery
• Utilized proprietary authoring tools for standards-based content development
• Tracked and implemented changes from the concept stage to the delivery of final assets
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including remote employees and offshore vendors.

• Formulated a comprehensive redesign of the First Steps foundational curriculum
• Designed engaging, pedagogically-rich instructional content, learning activities, and assessments, Pre-K-2
• Collaborated with subject-matter experts (SMEs) and franchisees to determine, recommend, and document project needs
• Ensured standards correlation of student-facing components to Common Core, NCTM, the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces
• Integrated international learning expectations to support curriculum and instruction
• Designed a scope & sequence that met the requirements of standards coverage, knowledge demands, rigor, and thematic connections
• Implemented equitable representation for all learners into the curriculum
• Visited Mathnasium centers to evaluate and synthesize observations
• Reviewed existing lessons, ensuring consistent design principles, coverage, and quality
• Provided encouraging, personalized instruction to students using the Mathnasium Method
• Approved consistency of proprietary curriculum to support franchisees and students
• Researched competitors to inform development decisions.

• Planned and composed high-quality, engaging learning activities and digital content in adherence to a developed scope & sequence, Pre-K-5
• Scripted detailed specifications for content development, meeting online functionality and interactivity requirements
• Designed task- and theme-based activities steeped in pedagogical principles
• Incorporated evidence-based metrics, best practices, and developmental benchmark research into curriculum design
• Devised enhanced eBook experiences; inspiring meaningful, real-world application, purposeful play, and tangible experimentation
• Developed modality-based instructional elements utilizing multimedia elements for enhanced eBooks, accommodating the needs of all learners
• Featured a hierarchy of learning objectives and essential questions varying in complexity and specificity to guide instruction and assessment.

Private Tutor: K–12, Various, Los Angeles, CA
Classroom Teacher, Grade 2, Oakbrook School, Wood Dale, IL
Math & Reading RtI Interventionist, Grades 5 & 6, Meridian Middle School, Buffalo Grove, IL

Family Assistant, Peter Morton, Bel Air and Malibu, CA
Private Tutor, Studio Teacher, Substitute Teacher, Various, Los Angeles, CA

Classroom Teacher, Grade 1, Adat Ari El School, Los Angeles, CA
Teaching Associate, Music K–6, The Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA
Teaching Associate, Grade 2, The Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA
Classroom Teacher, Grade 4, Christa McAuliffe School, Chicago, IL
Classroom Teacher, Grade 2, Christa McAuliffe School, Chicago, IL