Experience — Ashley King

Middle School ELA Educator & Curriculum Designer

Collaborate with senior leadership team as a founding teacher to formulate the school mission and objectives.
Partner with senior management team to develop a school-wide scope and sequence in ELA and Humanities.
Lead project and inquiry-based ELA curriculum workshops for 8 participants, leading to an increase in productivity and student outcomes.
Provide 1:1 mentorship for 3 individual teachers by giving feedback, suggestions for curriculum iterations, and support in goal-setting to monitor growth.

Develop and implement integrated inquiry-based ELA and Humanities curriculums with real-world applications for 14 students with a 95% pass rate.

Organized a school-wide tie-dye workshop, ordered supplies, facilitated event, directed volunteers, and managed a budget of 500 dollars for 100+ people.
Delivered professional development to train a whole staff of 15+ individuals on the use of Substack.

Design and iterate on original pieces of curriculum and content for data-driven courses with 75 students.
Collected, recorded, and analyzed quantitative and qualitative student data to drive curriculum iteration.

Built collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams to design curriculum and support students.
Evaluate applicants in collaboration with senior leadership team to support administration and grow the team.
Managed 50+ Learning Management System (LMS) accounts to monitor and develop the quality of materials.
Adapted curriculum and used creative problem solving skills to respond to a 100% outdoor teaching context.

Collaborated with the senior leadership team to develop a standard for client-facing productivity reports.

Composed and facilitated creative virtual courses in all academic subjects for 10 students in grades 2-4.
Designed a student-centered literature analysis program for a group of diverse learners.
Developed and managed a four-month inquiry-based project for a class of 10 students using the design thinking method; curated an art exhibition of temporary student-created installations.

Coordinated with teaching teams to design original curriculum and content for students in grades 1 and 3.

Kept a bi-weekly correspondence with stakeholders to communicate student growth and goals.

Created & conducted focused literacy curriculum for low-performing students in grades 1-5.
Coached a first-year teacher in literacy instruction by collecting observational data, providing feedback, supporting the adaptation of curriculum, and setting goals.