Director Coordinator

Focus of Interest: International Education Higher Education

Organizational Effectiveness Community Engagement Curriculum Development Performance Management

Regulatory Compliance and Standards Organizational Leadership and Team Building Educational Administration

Qualifications Profile

Strategic and focused professional, with unyielding knowledge-based skills in education-related functions with specialization in higher education, research, best practices, as well as history, world geography, ethics and law, as well as special education. Effective at identifying needs and completing tasks in line with established goals, as well as at cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural collaboration and management, honed from extensive interaction with all professional levels from varying backgrounds and specialties. Adept at developing methods and procedures to streamline operations and enhance overall staff and student performance. Armed with outstanding work ethic and dedication to produce notable results within the educational setting.

Education

Doctor of Education in International Education and Higher Education Administration, 2015

Northeastern University Boston, MA

Master of Arts in International Relations, 2009

Salve Regina University Newport RI

Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education (7–12), Major in Social Studies, 2005

Rhode Island College Providence RI

Certifications

Rhode Island Secondary Education Teacher Certification, Social Studies, Grades 7-12 Valid Until: Aug 31, 2020

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention International Certification Valid Until: Feb 26, 2017

Leadership Experience

Confidential Portsmouth and Providence, RI

Coordinator, Educator Evaluation Model, Portsmouth RIDE Intermediary Service Provider (ISP) Oct 2011 Present

Render effectual assistance with evaluation procedures, as leader and liaison between state and district administrators.

Offer immediate feedback to teachers in high school and elementary classrooms by monitoring their practice utilizing a statewide mandated evaluation tool and standards.

Partner with technology administrators in designing a district-wide blog and document library.

Apply innovative technologies to mentor educators and administrators in multiple schools to instruct protocol when coping with stressful environments.

Conceptualize and initiate the circulation of surveys to solicit feedback from constituents regarding progress in order to enact future reforms.

Attended statewide cohort meetings and presented detailed reports on progress, challenges, problem solving strategies, and new technological tools that were employed.

Perform comprehensive and substantial training programs for numerous administrators and educators on the district initiatives as mandated by the state for both elementary and high school environments.

Implemented multiple global learning trainings and evaluation resources to be used by faculty and students within the high school, middle school, and elementary setting.

Played an instrumental role for leading educators from multiple disciplines to establish data-based student learning goals as well as monitor student achievement from their learning abilities.

Confidential Portsmouth, RI

District Manager of Online Communications, Family Portal Aug 2010 Present

Administer a secure online student academic record portal for grades 4-12 students and take responsibility in enhancing and increasing the communication among teachers, students, and families.

Confidential Kingston, RI

Program Coordinator, Intercultural Activities at the University of Rhode Island May 2013 Aug 2013

Provided knowledge to URI international students and led the implementation of intercultural initiatives in accordance with survey results.

Rendered full support to international students during their visit in the United States and provided assimilation resources as necessary.

Carried out multiple airport pick-ups for students while prioritizing their needs upon arrival.

Took charge of the entire planning and coordination phase of experiential programs in New England while supervising safety and risk management initiatives.

Contributed to the significant improvement on communication while arranging advertising events by using and managing social media.

Played a vital part in developing program evaluations, manuals, forms, and policies for the director.

Demonstrated ability to expertly handle budgets for the program.

Teaching Experience

Confidential Portsmouth, RI

Educator, History, World Geography, Introduction to Ethics and Law, and Special Education Skills Aug 2005 Present

Work in coordination with the university faculty in training student teachers.

Strategically and collaboratively create curriculum units in alignment with the Common Core State Standards.

Function effectively as co-teacher and worked with special educator of students with IEPs and special needs in order to ensure they succeed.

Make use of Prezi, Edmodo, and other virtual tools including messenger, a document library, and assessments toward optimum learning experience and improvements and productivity increase.

Thoroughly assessed and reported the rate of technology use through 10 social studies educators to understand gaps in use, track curricular, and identify future training and resource needs.

Obtained recognition as a Rhode Island College EEP education instructor for FNED Teaching and Learning in a Democratic Society course.

Earned the Salve Regina University teacher's scholarship in 2009

Gained selection by the technology specialist to present at the 2009 Sakai conference regarding student data, engaging students, and accessing curricular materials at home and in the classroom.

Played a vital part in supporting all students through partnerships with guidance counselors, behavioral support specialists, psychologists, physicians, and paraprofessionals.

Successfully implemented differentiated instructional strategies and a management program to guarantee that students were continuously challenged to succeed.

Interactive Field Experience

Confidential Providence, RI, USA

Intern, International Center 2013

Strategically planned and organized a reverse culture shock workshop for international students.

Conducted in-depth research on the school’s four campuses to identify which of them has the highest rate of internationalization efforts.

Provided effectual support and feedback during the development of a web-based faculty global committee networking site.

Confidential Morocco, Africa

Fellow, Center for Middle Eastern Studies 2010

Spearheaded efforts in developing multi-step curriculum units that were published by the University of Arizona.

Designed and presented a workshop to the U.S. educators that provided information about Middle Eastern cultural norms as well as methods to apply while incorporating new instructional strategies in multifunctional and cultural classroom settings.

Gained selection and acquired grant funding to travel for a month in Africa to research culture, language, customs, and interview local ambassadors from government and education sectors.

Confidential San Diego, CA, USA 2010

Fellow, Iran Studies

Received scholarship grant from the Middle East Outreach Center (MEOC) in 2010.

Took instrumental role in collecting and presenting Iran Studies Seminar instructional resources to social studies educators for use in the current World Geography curriculum.

Confidential Washington, DC, USA Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Germany

Fellow, Transatlantic Outreach Program 2009

Rendered hands-on management to district-wide workshops to introduce innovative resources and instructional strategies focused on drawing connections between the United States and modern Germany.

Confidential Tokyo, Japan

Fellow, Keizai Koho Center 2009

Proficiently conducted an individual presentation with simultaneous translation in Tokyo for over 75 attendees from the business, development, political, and education sectors.

Confidential Seoul, South Korea

Fellow, Korean Studies 2008

Initiated the dissemination of teacher resources to incorporate instructional strategies to build a network between the United States and Korea.

Maintained active engagement on travels to South Korea to understand their culture, politics, education, and modern life.

Successfully implemented a cross-cultural lesson plan that taught English skills at Daeil Foreign Language School in Seoul, South Korea.

Confidential Hawaii, USA

Fellow, "Pearl Harbor: History, Memory, Memorial" 2007

Maintained engagement in developing a virtual lesson with a Japanese educator from Kyoto, which aided in instructing students to analyze the events during World War II and Pearl Harbor from multiple perspectives.

Military Experience

Confidential Newport, RI

Civilian Fitness Instructor 2008-2010

Activities

District Evaluation Committee Member, Portsmouth School Department

School Culture and Leadership Committee Member Accreditation Team Committee Member, New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

Volunteer, Roger Williams University, Spiegel Center for Global and International Programs

Conducted in-depth research of study abroad program assessment quantitative and qualitative data and

presented to the Assistant Provost for Global Affairs and staff members.

Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) Nationally Certified Aerobics Instructor

Director and Coordinator, Newport County YMCA Summer Camp

Head Athletic Coach, Rogers High School, Newport RI

Dissertation

Johnsen–Smith, K. (2014). Implementing internationalization: How a post-secondary environment understands and operationalizes the process. (Published doctoral thesis). UMI Publishing/Proquest LLC. Northeastern University. Boston, MA.

Presentation

Johnsen, K. (2009). Education technologies, finances, and unique projects. Keizai Koho Center, Tokyo.

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