Elana Blinder Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, MD, US

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Wrote detailed specifications for the development of engaging learning activities, research-based trajectories, supports, and scaffolds
• Ensured application of current best-practice approaches in the teaching of grades PreK - 5 mathematics
• Developed and user tested learning hypotheses based on research, learning science, and experience
• Reviewed activities for developmental appropriateness and instructional integrity
• Worked collaboratively in cross-functional teams including game designers, artists, engineers, and producers

Served as an adjunct instructor for Fundamentals of Design Thinking (ED.893.650.91.FA20), an online asynchronous course in the DALET (Digital Age Learning & Educational Technology) program, which operationalizes principles of design thinking, instructional design, and learning theories to equip learners with foundational knowledge and skills for designing.

Brooklyn, New York

• Designed standards and NYC Scope & Sequence-aligned interdisciplinary STEAM and social studies lessons and units for K-5 classrooms.
• Adapted after school lessons and units to better support the needs of diverse learners and generalist teachers in a formal classroom setting.
• Created multimedia presentations to bring the history of human invention to life and to illustrate and contextualize challenging science concepts.
• Developed extension activities, scaffolded worksheets, recommendations for conferring with students, formative assessments, and rubrics to support teachers in integrating League programs into their regular classroom.
• Developed, administered, and analyzed the results of teacher surveys and student pre- and post- assessments to evaluate program efficacy and to inform future iterations of The League’s curricular units.
• Managed internal production team, school contracts, and communications with stakeholders.

Greater New York City Area

• Served as lead educator on cross-functional teams developing interactive media products
• Planned and executed educational content and age-appropriate user-interaction (UI) and user-experience (UX), for digital games and products
• Defined metrics for learning analytics for a wide range of early childhood educational games and content

Greater New York City Area

Adjunct instructor for Integrating Educational Technology In Teaching & Learning (EDCT-GE 2018), an online/blended course which prepares undergraduate and graduate pre-service teachers to deliver technology-enriched learning experiences that promote disciplinary learning and digital literacy.

New York, NY

• Developed, evaluated, and refined NGSS, C3, and Common Core-aligned instructional materials and approaches related to scientific and historical argumentation, data literacy, elementary numeracy and literacy, and.
• Made design recommendations and developed curriculum and mock-ups (for digital games, virtual reality experiences, data dashboards and other assessment tools) based on formative research, academic literature, knowledge.
• Drafted, revised, and evaluated research questions, interview and observation protocols, surveys, pre-/post-assessments, and evaluation rubrics
• Conducted classroom observations, interviews, focus groups, and user testing with students and teachers, both remotely and in person
• Participated in developing data management systems, conducting data analysis, writing IRB applications, and managing study recruitment and communications
• Wrote proposals, memos, articles, and reports on research findings and methodology

P.S.11, Chelsea, New York

P.S.11, Chelsea, New York, NY

P.S.12, Brownsville-Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY

San Francisco, CA

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Černošice, Czech Republic

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Information Science/Studies

Master’S Degree, Digital Media Design For Learning

Master Of Education - Med, Elementary Education And Teaching

Cambridge English Language Teaching To Adults Certificate (Celta), Esl Instruction

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Film/Cinema/Video Studies