Development Professional

N A N C Y B E T H G O U L D, M.Ed.

*** *** * * * V D. N. E., A T L A N T A, GA, 30319

952-***-**** • N A NCY.GO U L D@YMA I L .CO M

CORE COMPETENCIES

Web based Learning; Professional Development Training; Curriculum Design; Program Planning and Evaluation;

Project Management; Grant Writing; Adult Learning Theory; Virtual Classrooms; Author; State/National Presenter;

Business Development/Revenue Sales; Differentiated Instruction; Professional Learning Communities;

Data/Assessments

EDUCATION

1973 1977

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Tucson, AZ

Masters of Education

• Reading Specialist, K 12

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 1977 1978

Tucson, AZ

Bachelors of Arts

• Elementary Education, K 8

1998

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

Chapel Hill, NC

Preceptorship

• Center for Development and Learning

EXPERIENCE

REGIONAL EDUCATION SPECIALIST 2007 2012

Metro Educational Cooperative Servicing Unit in Partnership with the Minnesota Department of

Education

• Created programs to meet Minnesota’s educational professional development needs and to

support statewide policy initiatives including the Common Core State Standards.

• Designed data driven models to improve classroom instruction and increase teacher and

student achievement

• Developed the Train the Trainer Model to be used in schools, districts, and charters across the

state to provide a framework for developing educational leadership and stakeholder buy in

• Co created, wrote, and evaluated State School Improvement Plans, using No Child Left

Behind guidelines, to develop a collaborative model that facilitated the development of needs

assessments, capacity building, strategic planning and led all professional development.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR 1996 2000

Hamline University, School of Education

• Graduate Student Course Developer and Instructor: Increasing Student Achievement,

Development and Implementation

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT 1995 2000

Strategies for Educational Progress Inc.

• Delivered strategic planning, advocacy, program design and management, qualitative research

and benchmarking to schools and families

• Wrote and received grants to work with at risk youth in inner city schools

• Board of Directors of a Minnesota private school to make decisions on learning and best

practices

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION 2000 2001

High Tech Institute

• Responsible for education program staff, budgets, curriculum design and professional

development; instructor for adult learners; mentored students and staff

N A N C Y B E T H G O U L D, M.Ed.

705 TOW N B L V D. N. E., A T L A N T A, GA, 30319

952-***-**** • N A NCY.GO U L D@YMA I L .CO M

EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION SPECIALIST 1990 1995

Breck Coeducational College Preparatory Day School

• Created a learning lab to support students at academic risk

• Provided professional development in a “Train the Trainer” Model for teachers including

Professional Learning Communities, Differentiated Instruction, Progress Monitoring, and

Formative Assessments.

• Held monthly book club for parents

• Developed and implemented teacher evaluation program

PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS

THE WRITE TOOL Writing Strategies for grades K 12

PROCESS ASSESSMENT OF SPECIFIC SKILLS (P.A.S.S.) Diagnostic Tool

In development

LEARNING VARIATIONS, INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE PROGRAM a tool for classroom teachers to diagnose,

remediate, and strategize for student diversity

2009

PROFESSIONAL GRANT READER Title I, Minnesota Department of Education State Pilot Program of

Surveys of Enacted Curriculum

2010

NATIONAL PRESENTER Minnesota Association of Secondary and Elementary Principals

2012

STATE PRESENTER Minnesota Reading Association: Investigating, Implementing and Applying the

2010 Minnesota English Language Arts Common Core Standards

1995

KNOWING OUR MINDS, DIFFERENT WAYS TO LEARN, BEYOND THEORY AND INTO PRACTICAL

(second edition in

APPLICATION Co authored with Patricia J. Sternau. Graduate textbook at two universities. ISBN:

development)

978 096*******

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

International Reading Association (IRA)

Minnesota Reading Association (MRA)

National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

The Whole Learning School Board Member

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows

Applications: Microsoft Office Suite; Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Captivate; Adobe Connect

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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