Cindi Sjogren

545 Estate Club Circle, Roswell, 30075, Georgia(813) 368-3026 cell ▪ sjogrencindi@gmail.com

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

Curriculum Development ▪ Technical Design ▪ Content Authorship ▪ Assessment Authorship ▪ EditingProfessional Development ▪ Collaborative Team of Authors ▪ Creative Ingenuity

Curriculum designer with over 10 years of experience in creating thought provoking and inspiring material for various publications and online portals using ADDIE. Expertly utilizes curricula mapping and frameworks to analyze and synthesize raw ideas into elaborate curriculum design. Education in English writing and possess the ability to turn subject matter into simple and engaging content. Extensive qualifications in the following competencies:

▪ MS PowerPoint ▪ Curriculum Design ▪ Content Writing▪ Differentiated Instruction ▪ Instructor-led Solutions ▪ E-learning Solutions▪ Articulate Storyline ▪ Captivate ▪ Team Supervision▪ Learning Management System ▪ ADDIE ▪ Common Core State Standards▪ Blended Learning ▪ JIRA ▪ Next Generation Science Standards

CAREER SYNOPSIS

Promethean, Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S.A, Contract completed 2015 to 2016Promethean produces educational software aligned to CCSS with the usage of a creative, artistic approach to virtual, global learning.

CURRICULUM DESIGNER Clean and Create visual layouts from Active Inspire into Class Flow including lesson disciplines in Language Arts, Math, Science,

Social Studies, Music, Art and Design, and Technology. URL: https://classflow.com/classflow/#!/ Click free samples Create Instructional Design interactive activity cards for students according to proper standard alignment of the Common Core

State Standard and the Next Generation State Standard Collaborate with a team of instructional designers to develop the latest, most innovative lessons possible using Articulate Storyline,

Captivate, Active Inspire, and Class Flow Personalize lessons according to client’s style, needs and wants▪ Work in JIRA to clean up database comprised of nearly 100,000 lesson plans to ensure data clean and concise▪ Tag lessons to multiple standards to increase the lesson’s probability and optimizing it in a teacher’s search▪ Wrote suggestions (user feedback) to software developers while designing courses to enhance the program’s efficiency  Track and submit invoices in Excel for fair compensation

Lincon Learning Solutions, New York City, U.S.A, Contracts completed with Royalty Program 2014 to CurrentLincoln Learning Solutions delivers online curriculum to help schools and communities throughout the United States leverage the power of the burgeoning online learning model.

CONTENT AUTHOR Plan and write high quality online teacher education course in a specific subject area such as Science, English Language Arts,

Math, Science, Social Studies. URL: http://lincolnlearningsolutionstraining.geniussis.com . Credentials provided upon request.

Write detailed benchmarks including concise syllabi for subject specific courses that include a course description, measurable objectives, learning outcomes, unit overviews, activities, and assessments

Work with the Director of Curriculum, Project Managers, and SMEs to align the Scope, Standards, and Learning Objectives Revised curriculum objectives according to the Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and General

State Standards Use an Learning Management System (LMS) to publish our content online Soft Chalk (Digital Curricula software) to create content

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MS Word to develop the online content Wrote educational materials/programs: print, digital and blended programs, all with differentiation of instruction Subject Matter Expert skills in industry standard best practices Learning Management System, JIRA as our collaborative working forum SharePoint to manage documents for every course, which is equivalent to an online library Excel Spreadsheets to manage Curriculum’s Scope and Sequencing

Assessment Author Wrote Middle School Physical Science assessment items, classified each according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of critical thinking Researched and edited cohesive alignment of CCSS, NGSS, and PA’s SS to the Digital Curriculum’s Learning Objectives to text to

formal and informal assessments Developed and implemented statistical model and measurements to ensure course assessment quality, reliability, and validity with

Assessment Team of Executives Apply knowledge of item statistics to evaluation of items and assembly of tests

Elementary Education and Middle School– Westfield, NJ 2014

Substitute Teacher Followed Curriculum according to plans (K-8) in a classroom during the regular teacher’s absence. Instructed English, Math,

Science, Social Studies and Technology lesson plans

The International School of Stockholm - Stockholm, Sweden 2003-09Stockholm International School is an independent primary through secondary school in Stockholm, Sweden, modeled on the International Primary Curriculum and International Baccalaureate guidelines according to ADDIE

First Grade Teacher/Curriculum Author and Editor Wrote, planned and charismatically taught First grade lessons in English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science

modeled on a hybrid of the International Primary Curriculum and International Baccalaureate guidelines Co-authored and reviewed fellow teachers work in order for our International Curriculum to compete with global educational

standards Followed Curriculum according to plans (K-8) in a classroom during the regular teacher’s absence. Instructed English, Math,

Science, Social Studies and Technology lesson plans

Various Academic Institutions - New York 2002- 2003

Technology Adjunct Professor / Technology Teacher Used instructional technology platform to conduct Microsoft Office courses including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and

Keyboarding to college level students Applied adult learning principles in instruction to promote student growth and understanding about professional life, 90% of my

students landed professional full-time jobs

Technology Teacher/Network Administrator - Florida 2001-02 Collaborated with senior engineering team to administer school’s network that consisted of multiple servers and 1,000 end-users Configured MicroSoft Client, TCP/IP, and appropriate adaptors; Troubleshoot network Maintained computer lab: 30 work stations plus 40 faculty members’ stations throughout the school Installed internal and external email system, updated software Managed MS Access Database comprised of students’ reading comprehension scores Conducted professional training seminars via PowerPoint: teachers to embrace new network and utilize it to its maximum potential

in their classroom Held training seminars on First Class (email system), Accelerated Reader (county’s reading comprehension assessment),

HyperStudio, and Kid Pix Mass emailed school’s newsletters about technological advances within the school Researched, planned, and taught technology classes to the entire student body, over 500 students

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Maryland at College Park, MD Bachelor’s of Science in Curriculum & Instruction, Elementary Education, Concentration in English

Curriculum & Standards Training Common Core Curriculum State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, NY, NJ, PA, and FL State Standards, etc.

Software & Technology Training MS Office Suite, e-Learning tool, e-Learning Applications, Articulate Storyline 2, Captivate, JIRA, LMS, Captivate, Rubicon Atlas for Curricula Mapping, SharePoint for Scope and Sequencing Documentation Check-outs, etc.