Amanda Patterson Email & Phone Number

-Spearheads the recruitment and hiring process for over 500 Professional Learning Specialists each year, including training 40+ hiring managers and screening over 3,00 applicants annually -Implements innovative sourcing techniques to attract top-tier candidates from various industries.-Streamlines the hiring process for quicker turnaround times, resulting in improved efficiency and better talent acquisition.-Creates a structured scope and sequence for learning activities, meticulously designing modules tailored to specialist needs, and proficiently managed the integration of content into the Learning Management System (LMS) -Orchestrates a rigorous month-long onboarding program with asynchronous and live learning experiences to enable new specialists with the product expertise and skill to deliver impactful training sessions to customers-Plans and facilitates the ongoing professional development and retention initiatives for 800+ contractor professional learning specialists -Plans and facilitates onsite training events for up to 450+ new hires as part of onboarding experience

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Working to ensure Texas districts have access to high quality instructional materials to support effective teaching and learning.

Austin, Texas, United States

-Led and refined statewide strategy for planning and execution of blended learning, ensuring alignment between online curriculum, blended learning pedagogy, and data driven instruction -Managed and supported 60+ Math Innovation Zones and Non Math Pilot districts; including recruitment, onboarding, grant management, convenings, and accountability -Reviewed, managed, and supported implementation of Eureka Math TEKS Edition in alignment with agency perspective on high quality, research - based math instruction

Austin, Texas Area

-Increased TNTP School Index Percentile Rank from 47% to 56% from Fall 2018 to Fall 2019

-Managed 10 – 13 teachers through weekly observations, one-on-one debrief and coaching meetings, and lesson-plan review and feedback -Participated in Relay professional development summer intensive to gain expertise in implementing content team meetings, lesson internalization, data meetings, and aligned school-wide approach to student culture

-Researched, selected, and implemented blended learning, Bridges math curriculum, content team meetings, and trained Assistant Principals on how to provide teachers with targeted math coaching

-87% of students scored Proficient or Advanced in ELA and 100% in Math as measured by the California State Test

Greater Memphis Area

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: Delta Delta Delta Sorority, Vice President of Operations, Student Health Advocate, Assistant Kindergarten.

Master'S Degree, Education

Cumulative GPA: 4.0

Texas Principal Certificate