Deborah Chad Email & Phone Number

Sutton, Ma, Us

New York And Boston

Lead cross-functional teams to design and produce innovative online offerings for K-12 schools, colleges/ universities, workplaces, families, and staff. Lead instructional designer and head of product development for online education products focussed on anti-bias. - Lead the online learning team and external consultants in all stages of developing online professional learning products, including courses, workshops, interactive lessons, webinars, and videos.- Conceptualize, pilot, and evaluate technology and innovations that enhance education program offerings.- Oversee the writing of storyboards and outcomes-based courses that align with professional learning standards and best practices.- Oversight of the selection of outside products, including Learning Management System (LMS) and online tools.- Responded to Covid pandemic with the translation of traditional face-to-face delivery to online professional learning and straight-to-student lessons that resulted in new organizational growth and new online partnerships.- Pivoted existing strategy by creating a suite of products for colleges and universities on hate speech and diversity issues that provide a scalable market solution.- Piloted first online anti-bias four-week course, 67% completed rate, and 100% of participants would recommend it to a colleague on the exit survey.

Conducted strategic research project for Lucas Education Research, a division of the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

Brookline, Ma

Manage the design, user experience, course creation, and adjunct facilitators for the organization's online professional learning. Direct quality control of content integrity, online pedagogy, and professional learning standards while collaborating with content-area experts. - Doubled the number of registered users of core course through streamlining user registration process, adopting new course platform, and revamping content, structure, and communications- Authored a Course Creation Guide and an Online Facilitator Handbook to codify best practices and plan for further scaling of offerings- Designed from conception to evaluation an online workshop that partnered with the online platform Sutori to bring over 600 educators from 32 countries together to discuss the teaching of World War II in East Asia

Brookline, Ma

Directed efforts and integrated technology into educational programs and trainings utilized by network of more than 150,000 educators in 130 countries that reached 5+ million students annually. Provided supervisor advice, strategic vision, and budgets associated with the implementation and evaluation of the organization’s online learning offerings.- Grew online suite of professional learning offering for educators to includes multi-week facilitated courses for graduate credit, one- to two-week online workshops for new resources, self-paced workshops, hybrid seminars, and webinars- Designed and delivered online courses that had a 70% completion rate; 100% would recommend to a colleague on post evaluations- Served as a member of organization’s Staff Development Team, created and lead organization-wide Tech Liaison Team to distribute new technologies and best practices throughout 10 offices worldwide. Provided training and supervision for all online facilitation of staff and adjunct facilitators. - Created and managed the Digital Media Innovation Network (DMIN), a $1 million grant initiative in which Facing History staff and educators from the United States, Canada, London, South Africa and China explored uses of digital media for teaching and learning.- Introduced the capacity to integrate new media and documentary films into its classroom resources, professional development, and support services globally via the DMIN.

Brookline, Ma

Supported online learning growth through creation of web-based professional learning experiences and educator resources. - Piloted distance-learning communities, email communications, and webinars to provide follow-up support and connect with educators who were not located near a physical office- Conducted year-long research, evaluation and analysis to determine the effectiveness of hybrid/blended (online and face-to-face) professional development, which resulted in adding hybrid professional learning to all regions

Brookline, Ma

Designed and facilitated online and face-to-face professional development workshops and seminars for global audience of educators. - Facilitated online and face-to-face workshops and conversations on history, genocide, race, and current events with educators from around the country- Conceptualized, designed, created content, and evaluated the development of the educator resources section of the organization’s website

Facilitate instruction and coordinate teaching-with-technology faculty development program providing educators opportunities to explore and utilize new educational technologies.

Worcester, Ma

Taught humanities courses including World History, U.S. History, Civics and Advanced Placement for a Title 1, K-12 inner-city public magnet school serving 78% minority students. School incorporated a global studies and technology focus with project-based learning, multi-age classrooms, and portfolio assessment. - Supervised department staff and responsible for the curriculum and assessment for grades 6-12 humanities classes- Recipient of the Alliance for Education: Eugene Applebaum Memorial Award for outstanding and creative curriculum proposal- Member of school Design Team, authored and led school accreditation for Curriculum and InstructionModel Congress coach, yearbook advisor, junior class advisor

Wayland, Ma

Provided instruction, managed classroom environment, and promoted student learning in geography and humanities.- Implemented and documented humanities project-based learning pilot for grade 6- Coached high school softball team

Master Of Education - Med, Education

Teaching and Curriculum

Phd, Leadership In Education

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Government, Education, History

Activities and Societies: Softball

Web Master Certificate, Web Master Certificate