Instructional Designer Design

Dr. Rebecca Valencia

Educator Instructional Designer

Irmo, SC

803-***-****

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EXPERIENCE

School District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties, Dutch Fork High School — Teacher

AUGUST 2015 - PRESENT

- Designed and implemented instruction for a range of ability levels and age ranges

- Cross-functional Team Leadership Roles:

-Technology Teacher Leader - Adult instructional and technology training creation and implementation - 5 years

-District Leadership Team for Curriculum Design - Science - 6 years

-Focus Group Facilitator - Technology (2 years), School and University Partnership (4 years)

-Professional Learning Community Facilitator (4 years) FIVE (Flexible Innovative Virtual Ed) Program — Teacher AUGUST 2020 - JUNE 2021

- Pioneered the designed and implementation of virtual education program

- Faculty Advisory Committee Member

EDUCATION

The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC —

Ed.D - Educational Practice and Innovation, Learning Design and Technologies GPA: 3.9

AUGUST 2021 - MAY 2025

Dissertation: Lessons in game use: Examining engagement and content knowledge with the use of digital game-based learning lessons in biology MAT - Science Education GPA: 3.9

AUGUST 2013 - MAY 2015

Clemson University, Clemson, SC —

B.A. - Biological Sciences, Minor - Modern Languages, Spanish AUGUST 2010 - MAY 2013

PORTFOLIO

https://rvalencia.my.canva.site/

SKILLS

Instructional Design Mentoring

Adult Learning Theory E-Learning

Needs Assessment Task Analysis

Program Evaluation & Improvement

Relationship Building Mentoring

Clear communication Priorizing

Microsoft Office Google Suite

Educational Technology Integration

Addie SAM Gagne

Articulate 360 Canvas Adobe

Canva Video editing LMS

AWARDS

PDS Fellow - 2021-2025

LANGUAGES

Spanish - fluent

Japanese - emerging

PRESENTATIONS

NASUP — 2025

“Research to Practice: Transforming

Teaching Through the PDS

Partnership”

AECT — 2024

“Illuminating Science Education:

Integrating Digital Games into the

ATLAS Model through

School-University Partnerships”

SASUP — 2024

“A Framework for Engaging High

School Students in Biology Learning

with Games”

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