Miranda Edmonds
Summary
Educator, instructional designer, education leader, and technical writer with 20+ years of combined experience providing instruction, leadership, curriculum development, and professional/workforce development.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Curriculum Development Program Manager
H&E Rentals/Herc Rentals
07.2023 - Current
- Served as Learning and Development Team Lead (September 2024 - June 2025).
- Designed documents in the following areas/topics: Talent Pipeline Development Program, Onboarding Packets, Interview Guides, Employee Wellness, Technology One-Pagers, Technician Associate Program, and Blueprint Sales.
- Developed the curriculum for the Talent Pipeline Leadership Training Program (Branch Manager and Service Manager).
- Facilitation of Talent Pipeline Leadership soft skills sessions.
- Collaborated with subject matter experts to create accurate, relevant, and effective learning content.
- Serves as administrator of the Learning Management System (LMS).
Curriculum Specialist
LSU (NCBRT)
11.2021 - 08.2023
- From inception to completion, managed curriculum for a major project entitled De-Escalation Strategies and Professional Policing through FEMA and Department of Homeland Security. This course is currently taught to ALL Louisiana State Police.
- Oversaw proper use and reconciliation of a state credit card, ensuring compliance with spending policies and budget guidelines. Regularly tracked expenditures, prepared detailed reports, and submitted timely documentation to maintain accurate financial records and support audits by state and federal government.
- Oversaw implementation of Department of Homeland Security/FEMA curriculum delivery throughout United States, ensuring consistent delivery and adherence to strict curriculum standards.
- Provided curriculum support for following courses: Recognizing and Identifying Domestic and Homegrown Violent Extremism, Instructor Development Workshop, Campus Emergencies Prevention, and Active Threat Integrated Response.
- Implemented best training practices and adult learning principles in planning and creating instructional materials.
- Followed Department of Homeland Security and FEMA editorial guidelines to craft thorough, well-written content.
- Wrote scripts and directed photo shoots for instructional materials.
Classroom Teacher, Lowndes High School
Lowndes County Board Of Education
01.2019 - 05.2021
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives.
- Maintained confidential records and communications as required by FERPA.
- Collaborated with Professional Learning Community on assessment, instructional strategies, and instructional design (Grade level chair/facilitator for 2019-2020 school year).
- Mentored first-year and new-to-school educators.
- Coordinated and designed the school's rapid response COVID Instructional Design series to assist educators pivot to online learning during the 2020-2021 school year. Provided continuing professional development throughout the school year at various schools throughout the system.
Senior Online Instructional Designer
Valdosta State University
12.2017 - 01.2019
- Coordinated projects and supervised the Center for eLearning's Instructional Design team.
- Developed course outlines, documentation and assessment strategies to maintain instructional design direction (VSU's SmartPath Core).
- Selected and modified existing instructional materials and developed new instructional materials.
- Redesigned, updated, and revised existing courses to meet current academic standards.
- Created and delivered professional development and learning in conjunction with VSU's Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (pedagogy and instructional design), College of Nursing (online teaching strategies), and College of Business (instructional technology).
- Created and delivered professional learning for Center of eLearning's portfolio of instructional and learning technology (Blackboard, D2L, Kaltura, etc).
- Completed Quality Matters course on Applying Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) and worked with faculty to apply QM rubric to online courses.
- Programs and systems used include: Microsoft Suite, Adobe Suite (including Illustrator, Captivate and Articulate), Blackboard Collaborate and Blackboard Ultra, D2L, Kaltura, Camtasia.
Instructional Lead Teacher, Lowndes High School
Lowndes County Board Of Education
06.2016 - 12.2017
- Supervised classroom instruction, curriculum development, and instructional strategies for 25 member department ensuring department teachers adhered to curriculum standards and department policies.
- Supervised integration of Ninth Grade Literature and Composition curriculum into middle school curriculum (early high school credit).
- Mentored first-year and new-to-school educators; developed standardized mentorship program for Lowndes County Schools.
- Developed and delivered professional development for English Department (formative assessments, pedagogy of remediation, instructional design for Google Classroom, project-based learning and other high impact practices, etc).
- Served on the state board for Georgia Milestones End of Course Tests (2016-2017).
Classroom Teacher, Lowndes High School
Lowndes County Board Of Education
08.2005 - 05.2016
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.
- Established clear objectives for lessons, units, projects and communicated objectives to students.
- Created curriculum and pacing guides for Ninth Grade Literature and Composition.
- Served as mentor teacher for first-year teachers (2008-2017).
Education
Master of Education - Instructional Technology
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA05.2009
Bachelor of Arts - English
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA08.2003
Accomplishments
- Curriculum Development - Led department in tailoring educational curriculum to students with range of learning styles, disabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Developed remediation program and practical application exercises for classroom, raising average growth for the Ninth Grade Literature and Composition End of Course Test by 10% (2016-2018).
- ID2ID Instructional Design Program graduate - Penn State University (2018).
- 100% of students demonstrated proficiency or above in Ninth Grade Literature and Composition Georgia Milestones End of Course Test (2019) with 60% of students demonstrating Distinguished (state average is 10%).
- Named Golden Apple Teacher at Lowndes High School in 2008-2009, 2011-2017, 2019-2020.
- Feedback from federal review of De-Escalation Strategies and Professional Policing: "The best curriculum I've seen in my 20+ years in curriculum design. This curriculum sets the standard by which other course design should be measured. As a former Director of the Oregon Police Academy, this curriculum more than met the standard for training of police professionals and adult learners." Jerry Granderson, former Director, Oregon Police Academy and Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.
Timeline
Curriculum Development Program Manager
H&E Rentals/Herc Rentals
07.2023 - Current
Curriculum Specialist
LSU (NCBRT)
11.2021 - 08.2023
Classroom Teacher, Lowndes High School
Lowndes County Board Of Education
01.2019 - 05.2021
Senior Online Instructional Designer
Valdosta State University
12.2017 - 01.2019
Instructional Lead Teacher, Lowndes High School
Lowndes County Board Of Education
06.2016 - 12.2017
Classroom Teacher, Lowndes High School
Lowndes County Board Of Education
08.2005 - 05.2016
Master of Education - Instructional Technology
Valdosta State University
Bachelor of Arts - English
Valdosta State University
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