Training Specialist/Education Consultant

ERIKA L. MARTIN

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Educational Consultant/ESL Specialist with over 12 years’ expertise in designing, and managing professional development and writing ESL curriculum. Vast experience in training, coaching, mentoring in teaching best practices. Train-the-trainer in aligning content curriculum to Common Core and ESL-WIDA standards. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Seeking role in a dynamic organization as a professional development specialist.

TRAINING & ASSESSMENT

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, Louisville, KY present

Consulting Teacher with the Louisville Writing Project/Kentucky Writing Project

Manage and implement professional development within current teacher effectiveness frameworks, focus on best practices with the writing process and differentiated instruction, literacy-based teaching, and ESL.

Being A Writer consultant piloting new writing program for K-2 teachers, on-site coaching.

Develop and implement state-wide consultant role for professional development to improve the teaching of writing for struggling writers and ESL students.

Design written and electronic PD materials for administrators and teachers.

JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Louisville, KY 2012-2014

ESL Team Lead, Instructional Leadership Team Member, ESL Educator, Grades 3-5

Managed instructional leadership, through collaboration with the school Leadership Team, to determine instructional models and techniques including ideal student groupings, use of ESL teachers, and co-teaching models that best met needs of students.

Planned, coordinated and managed professional development aligning ESL curriculum and instruction with WIDA/Common Core standards. Used assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices department-wide.

Developed ESL program school-wide through ongoing collaboration with administration and colleagues.

BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN, Bronx, NY 2011-2012

Curriculum Developer/ESL Educator, Grades 2-5

Developed and implemented standards-based reading and writing curriculum and assessments.

Collaboratively co-taught literacy blocks, math; improved student achievement by 50% across curriculum.

Implemented professional development workshops and modeled standards-based instruction.

Managed training of web-based literacy curriculum and assessments for staff, DIBELS expertise.

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, P.S. 170, Brooklyn, NY 2006-2010

ESL Educator, Grades K-5

Led professional development in ESL teaching and differentiated authentic assessment methods.

Planned and wrote effective literacy curriculum for daily instruction of K- 5th grade students, including guided reading, DRA assessment, differentiated instruction for reading and writing.

Collaborated with Dr. Wong-Filmore to expand reading comprehension strategies in academic language.

Improved state literacy scores by 40% and graduated 50% of ESL student population.

Managed student data base and compliance reporting for federal funding.

FRANCIS SCOTT KEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, Springfield, VA 2002-2005

ESL Educator, Grades 7 and 8

Increased student performance department-wide by 60% with creation and implementation of goal-oriented motivational rewards and recognition program.

Designed and implemented differentiated reading and writing curriculum for newcomer, intermediate, and advanced ESL students. Thematic and project-based learning focus.

Trained-the-trainers in ESL teaching methods through PowerPoint presentations and written materials.

Taught Content Science with ESL strategies and methods, focus on the Human Body and Digestive System.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, Fairfax, VA 2001

Consultant

Expedited Exxon-Mobil merger by executing timely quantitative analysis and reconciliation of historical project costs.

Managed operational communications with external and internal teams.

Reduced department overhead by 15% -- created new reconciliation program using multi-layer Excel spreadsheet analysis. Trained senior management and team members in use of Excel calculations.

DRESDNER BANK AG, Frankfurt, Germany 2000

IT Budget and Training Manager, Global Equities IT Department

Researched and authored Bank Budget Handbook in German for senior managers outlining new federal accounting budget rules and procedures. Streamlined US-GAAP practices for management.

Trained senior management in complex German accounting practices using Excel and PowerPoint. Planned, organized and directed group training sessions with original training manual.

Managed IT budget costs of DM 10 million. Maintained international communication to promote use of global internal accounting system.

AMS, GMBH, Düsseldorf, Germany 1999

Financial / Computer Software Market Analyst

Conducted primary market research, authored SWOT and industry analysis report on product accessibility and market volatility for European Telecommunications billing software system market.

Managed daily project costs for $20 million telecom project using Excel.

ENGINEERING DESIGN GROUP, INC. Washington, DC 1997-1999

Junior Controller

Managed $6 million operations budget, analyzed and closed monthly accounting books, executed financial statements, and finalized financial transactions involving subcontractors and clients.

Trained employees in technical procedures for new electronic payroll system.

BNP PARIBAS, Frankfurt/Main, Germany 1995

MBA Intern, Structured Finance Department

Managed marketing plan, market research and writing of bank-wide market study on German acquisitions market. Trained senior management in market trends with booklet and PowerPoint presentation.

Developed local marketing material and managed the development of marketing campaign to expedite market entry of French bank. Secured 10% ($2 million) of financial advisory market. P & L analysis.

THE WORLD BANK, Washington, DC 1992-1994

Assistant to Director and Lead Economist Central Europe Department

Researched and analyzed socio-economic and political data for publication of economic development reports on Central European economies.

Trained new employees in Bank policies and administrative procedures.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, Louisville, KY

Fellow of the National and Louisville Writing Projects, 2014

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, Fairfax, VA

MA, Ed. Multi-Cultural / Multi-Lingual Education, Magna cum Laude, 2004

BA International Relations, 1988

FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE, Steubenville, OH

MBA, 1996

GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAET, Goettingen Germany

Graduate-Level Political Science Exam, Graduate Research: Economic Disparities in EU 1991-1992

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