Alandra Swan
Warwick
Summary
Resourceful and innovative Instructional Designer with over 15 years of experience in instructional and curriculum development for a variety of professional backgrounds. Offering insightful analysis of content and design to create value-added learning programs that achieve desired educational outcomes. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with stakeholders and working with varied specialists to determine most effective pedagogical methods. Proven history of implementing innovative plans for optimized learning and retention.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Curriculum Developer - Early Years
Education Reform Unit - Bermuda Public Schools
02.2023 - Current
- Teamed with subject matter experts in evaluation and revision of training tools in order to improve learning experiences for early years and year 7 students.
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration among educators, administrators, IT professionals, and other key stakeholders throughout stages of curriculum development projects.
- Developed customized learning experiences by incorporating multimedia elements, interactive activities, real-world examples and hands-on learning experiences.
- Integrated feedback from learners and stakeholders into iterative revisions of course content, enhancing its overall effectiveness over time.
- Provided subject matter expertise on all courses, materials, and lesson plans.
- Designed assessment tools that accurately measured student performance and informed future instructional decisions.
Adjunct Professor
Bermuda College
09.2022 - Current
- Launched new Education course, providing instruction in making observational assessments in the early years for to up to 20 undergraduate students.
- Facilitated curriculum development efforts, ensuring curriculum content for launch of this new course was up-to-date and relevant to current educational practices.
- Supervised student observations facilitated at school-sites and evaluated assessment records to provide feedback on academic progress.
- Optimized assessment processes by designing rubrics that clearly communicated expectations for various assignments.
- Strengthened critical thinking skills in students through the incorporation of problem-based, real-world learning activities.
- Developed semester outlines and instructional plans for each class session to comply with outlined course objectives.
Learning Environments Co-Lead
Francis Patton School Transformation Team
06.2022 - Current
- Evaluated needs and feedback for roughly 70 members of staff, students and school stakeholders to generate resources database and facilitate improvements.
- Generated blueprint and prototype documents from community engagement sessions detailing findings and recommendations for overall vision and design of new learning environments.
- Presented prototypes and findings to Governance team in Education Reform Unit making suggestions for operationalization of various settings.
- Oversaw building works operations to verify conformance to specifications needed for school to open as Parish School.
- Maintained database systems to track all works and resource purchases for school
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain efficiency and organize workflow of curriculum resource and furniture distribution.
Early Years Educator
Francis Patton School
09.2014 - Current
- .Collaborated with colleagues in five primary schools on curriculum development to facilitate roll out of Bermuda Public Schools' newest curriculum, Creative Curriculum Kindergarten, ensuring alignment with current standards and best practices in early years for over 80 year 1 students.
- Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
- Assessed student progress and provided feedback on educational development.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Planned and executed activities to stimulate physical, social and intellectual growth.
- Served as a mentor for new teachers, providing guidance on effective classroom management and instructional strategies.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Integrated real-world examples and off-campus learning experiences into lessons to help students understand practical applications of curriculum.
- Collaborated with Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation to implement creative teaching strategies that increased student interest in theme-based studies.
- Instilled love for reading in students by incorporating diverse literature selections and engaging book discussions.
Instructional Leader - Science and Literacy
Francis Patton School
09.2014 - 06.2022
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs for 150 students.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Led professional development workshops for 20 fellow educators on best practices in instruction and assessment design in literacy and science.
- Contributed to school-wide initiatives focused on enhancing educational quality and fostering a positive learning community.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Bishop's University
Quebec, CanadaTeacher's Certificate -
MSVU - Bermuda College
Paget, BermudaSkills
- Teacher Training
- Curriculum Design
- Experiential Learning
- Instructional Coaching
- Learning Strategies
- Curriculum Implementation
Accomplishments
- 2023 Bermuda Public Schools Career Spotlight
- 2019 Bermuda Education Network Teacher of the Year
Affiliations
- Bermuda School of Ministry - Registrar/Education Specialist
- Life on 66 Ministry (Formerly Sunday School) Team Leader
- Music Ministry Media Specialist
- Former Adjudicator Bermuda Schools Debate Society
Certification
- Green School On-site Immersion Training - November 2023
- SCARS Training
- Literacy Framework Training
- My Teaching Strategies - Creative Curriculum Kindergarten direct coaching
- Curriculum Development/Learning experiences design training
Timeline
Curriculum Developer - Early Years
Education Reform Unit - Bermuda Public Schools
02.2023 - Current
Adjunct Professor
Bermuda College
09.2022 - Current
Learning Environments Co-Lead
Francis Patton School Transformation Team
06.2022 - Current
Early Years Educator
Francis Patton School
09.2014 - Current
Instructional Leader - Science and Literacy
Francis Patton School
09.2014 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Bishop's University
Teacher's Certificate -
MSVU - Bermuda College
- Green School On-site Immersion Training - November 2023
- SCARS Training
- Literacy Framework Training
- My Teaching Strategies - Creative Curriculum Kindergarten direct coaching
- Curriculum Development/Learning experiences design training
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