Literacy

Using data to individualize and differentiate reading instruction.
Helping all students read at or beyond developmental expectations.
Comprehensive support and engaging strategies to enhance foundational early literacy skills.
Developing language acquisition skills through commonly-used idioms and expressions.
Helping students become more proficient readers through differentiated small–group instruction.
Teaching students to recognize and identify elements of music.
Nurturing a lifelong love of reading.

History

250 inspirational stories of African American achievement preserved for generations to come.
Exploring the role of music in America’s cultural heritage.
Teaching the culture and traditions of Texas in Benchmark Education's Spot On Social Studies series.
Working to make classrooms—and the world—unsafe for bigotry and intolerance.
Using the “People’s Document” to inspire and empower students to participate in civic life—and VOTE!

Health

Improving the employee healthcare experience while decreasing costs for employers.
Bringing new solutions and medications to patients in need.
Creating quality oral healthcare products — since 1873.
Using data, technology and creativity to build brands.
Introducing a cure for yeast infections that’s easier to swallow.
Teaching Florida students about the dangers of tobacco use.
Looney Tunes characters help families pick more nutritious food for their children.
Developing a visual identity system for a premium tea brand.

User Experience

Upgrading the user experience of rural broadband consumers.
Improving an online authoring tool used to create customized marketing materials.
Using the Japanese origins of Agile methodology to empower employees.
Expanding career pathways for students from historically underrepresented communities.
Teaching the basics of creating user-friendly interfaces.
Learning how and why to design for people with less than perfect vision.
An accessible, effective framework for reading instruction.

STEM Careers

Teaching the data science skills that employers value most.
Building intensive digital learning experiences using the Canvas LMS platform.
Preparing students for financial technology careers.
Learning how to protect systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks.
Teaching students to define the why, when, and what of product development.
Learning software development life cycle methodologies.
Making STEM-related careers accessible and engaging for students.

Finance

Delivering real-time financial market coverage and analysis.
Delivering tactical and strategic portfolio guidance and goals-based advice.
Teaching financial literacy to college-bound students through a scholarship contest.
The Pet Card could be Chase's most popular credit card.

Math

Rethinking the visual presentation of scientifically-proven math curriculum.
Helping students become independent mathematical thinkers.
Developing software that gets young students excited about learning math.
Blending instruction and technology to help students become stronger and more confident with math.
Helping students at all levels of mathematical proficiency catch up and keep up.

How do you help students who struggle with reading?

I was part of the team that designed and developed the innovative instructional tools that comprise READ180, a reading intervention program for students in Grades 4–12 who read at least two years below grade level.

Based on a blended instructional model, READ 180 includes whole-group instruction and three small-group rotations, adaptive software, differentiated instruction, and independent reading. The technology collects data based on individual responses and adjusts instruction to meet each students’ needs at their level, accelerating their path to reading mastery.

My role:

  • managed cross-platform components from ideation to introduction
  • collaborated with interdisciplinary development teams, using Agile and Scrum methodologies
  • established and maintained graphic standards and brand guidelines
  • ensured user experience continuity across student and teacher components
  • defined and implemented design specifications
  • met instructional goals and marketing objectives
Instructional SoftwareStudent ApplicationTeacher’s EditionStudent EditionDifferentiation

Instructional Software

Interactive Teaching System (ITS)

The Interactive Teaching System (ITS) connects teachers to online instruction and point-of-use professional development videos.

It was my job to prepare and share digital assets for use in the ITS.

READ 180 Interactive Teaching System (ITS)

Student Application

Targeted Learning

Students are systematically guided through learning zones, engaging in differentiated skill instruction and practice on areas where students struggle most: spelling, writing, academic vocabulary, and comprehension.

It was my job to prepare and share digital assets for the software and to ensure that the digital and print components were graphically aligned.

READ 180 Student Software

Teacher’s Edition

rBook

I was responsible for coordinating and supervising the design of nine workshops each for five different grade levels of instruction. (That’s over 1500 pages of unique content!)

READ 180 Teacher rBook Cover
READ 180 Teacher rBook Overview
READ 180 Teacher rBook Reading
READ 180 Teacher rBook Vocabulary
READ 180 Teacher rBook Writing

Student Edition

rBook

READ180 rBooks are engaging, interactive worktexts that provide daily instruction in critical reading, vocabulary, writing, 21st century learning, and grammar skills.

READ 180 Student rBook Cover
READ 180 Student rBook Opener
READ 180 Student rBook Reading
READ 180 Student rBook Vocabulary
READ 180 Student rBook Writing
READ 180 Student rBook Functional Literacy

Differentiation

Resources for Differentiated Instruction (RDI)

I created hundreds of downloadable, standards-aligned teacher resources that were designed to support comprehension, reteaching, and extension.

READ180 Resources for Differentiation
READ180 Resources for Differentiation
READ180 Resources for Differentiation