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Rachel Eisenman

Summary

Dynamic Senior Learning Designer at BrainPOP with a proven track record in educational content creation and standards alignment. Expertly developed leveled texts and assessments while fostering collaboration across teams. Known for an optimistic approach and a knack for organizing complex content and enhancing learning experiences for diverse student populations.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Learning Designer

BrainPOP
07.2023 - Current
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design learning experiences and build prototypes to beta test for a new ELA product
  • Developed learning design guidelines and lesson content for prototypes, including an in-product literacy coach, assessment items, and scaffolds
  • Produced style and pedagogical guidelines for writing and leveling short texts and text-based items to appear in a variety of topics
  • Edited, leveled, and Lexile certified 188 original text passages, and designed standards-aligned assessment items for each passage
  • Streamlined standards crosswalking and alignment processes by creating databases in Airtable to track topic alignments to science, ELA, and math standards

Curriculum Specialist

BrainPOP
05.2021 - 07.2023
  • Created custom alignments of BrainPOP content to the curriculum and standards used in school districts, including districts within the NYCDOE, LAUSD, and Chicago public schools.
  • Streamlined the alignment writing process by creating an Airtable database to efficiently access aligned content
  • Developed comprehensive lesson plans for a diverse range of subjects, ensuring alignment with standards.


Fourth Grade Teacher

International Charter School
08.2018 - 11.2020
  • Managed the Fourth Grade teaching team by coordinating roles and responsibilities of teachers for maximum productivity, providing ELA curriculum, and supporting teachers in analyzing student data to adapt future lesson implementation.
  • Developed ELA anthology workbooks for students with adapted texts and original writing to meet the needs of students in remote and in-person learning environments.
  • Adapted ELA and Math curricula to interactive online platforms within a limited time frame.

Associate Teacher

Blue School
08.2016 - 06.2018
  • Integrated social studies research topics with authentic literacy work by providing appropriate texts for research and deliberate scaffolds to allow students to carry the bulk of their research and project work confidently
  • Facilitated the creation and presentation of multiple student group projects
  • Designed and led small group reading instruction in first and third grades

Education

Master of Science - Literacy

Bank Street College of Education
New York, NY
05-2017

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
05-2014

Skills

    Educational content creation, including leveled texts and assessments

    Standards alignment

    Facility with Google suite, Airtable

    Organizing content

    Sense of humor

    Optimism

Timeline

Senior Learning Designer

BrainPOP
07.2023 - Current

Curriculum Specialist

BrainPOP
05.2021 - 07.2023

Fourth Grade Teacher

International Charter School
08.2018 - 11.2020

Associate Teacher

Blue School
08.2016 - 06.2018

Master of Science - Literacy

Bank Street College of Education

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

SUNY Geneseo

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