Evan Rushton Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Remote

• Conduct data science analyses on Noggin content to understand use cases and make content improvement recommendations• Process large-scale data sets into actionable insights• Perform statistical analyses to prove learning impact of content• Write and present internal reports of findings• Own and guide longer-term, strategic data science projects

Los Angeles, Ca

Project Manager, Designer, Facilitator - Teaching Lab (06/19 - 06/24)Project Manager, Designer, Researcher - SNHU Innovation Center (12/19 - 11/21)Project Manager - USC (10/17 - 07/18)Mathematics Coach - USC (10/17 - 07/18), Stanford (06/16 - 08/17)Assessment Design - Summit Basecamp (08/16 - 02/17)Curriculum Design - Summit Basecamp (03/17 - 07/17)Startup Advisor - co.lab accelerator (09/14 - 09/15)

Stanford, Ca

• Coach 6 math fellows from the 2016 cohort.• Document every coaching session through follow-up notes.• Design and pilot tools to measure and improve effectiveness.

Redwood City, Ca

• Designed prototypes for the "LRNG playlist experience" (https://www.lrng.org/)• Aligned playlist content to standards accepted by the target communities.• Designed and conducted playtest sessions for the platform and playlist content.

Redwood City, Ca

• Designed engaging, rigorous game learning experiences and supporting materials in collaboration with other GlassLab staff, grounded in Common Core standards as well as 21st century skills.• Led work to define core content and learning outcomes relevant for game-based assessment products and teacher support materials.• Led work on the development of teacher- and student- facing support materials, including supports for differentiated instruction, personalized learning, and a variety of classroom structures.• Worked closely with the learning and assessment staff on the creation of assessments--both internal and external to game design.• Researched and develop learning trajectories and scope-and-sequence documents to guide the development for two GlassLab products.• Designed, implemented, and analyzed data obtained from playtesting and pilots with parents, students, teachers and administrators.

San Francisco Bay Area

Advised cohort companies around: • Value proposition to teachers and schools. • Standards alignment and curricular integration. • Professional development for classroom implementation and instruction. • Tools and strategies for assessment.

• Aligned games to the Common Core state standards. • Determined what metrics in the game “measure learning”.• Iterated on the design of the learning dashboard through user-testing.• Identified key misconceptions that game data can identify for players in each game.• Developed formative assessment materials and classroom activities that connect the game mechanics to the standards.

• Participated in annual 2-week summer institutes alongside mathematics professors, researchers, and teachers to develop mathematical ideas and pedagogical strategies.• Taught with the Algebra Project's curriculum; developed with a goal for students to make meaning of mathematical features through deep analysis of grounding metaphors. • Co-developed curricular materials during the school year alongside mathematics professors in response to student understandings and misconceptions.• Supported a Los Angeles network of teachers invested to incorporate Algebra Project materials in their classrooms.• Established and maintained supportive relationships with a cohort of students over 4 years in the hope of their college admittance without remediation in math.• Correlated Algebra Project materials to the Common Core state standards.

• Department Chair from 2010-2013• Provided leadership in collaborative efforts among faculty members. (I.E., Conducting weekly common diagnostics and weekly subject-specific meetings to discuss best practices.)• Established communication with feeder school mathematics departments.• Managed the distribution and analysis of district assessments.• Planned and led departmental meetings and budget.

Model Standards of the Teaching Profession for pre-service teachers:• Engage and support all students in learning.• Create and maintain an effective learning environment.• Understand and organize subject matter for student learning.• Plan instruction and design learning experiences.• Assess student learning.• Develop as a professional educator.

Master'S Degree, Education - Learning, Design, And Technology

Activities and Societies: EdClub, Chocolate Heads Movement Bandhttp://evanrushton.wix.com/learndesigntech

California Secondary Teaching Credential, Mathematics/Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Fleming Hovse, Soccer Team, CaltechY Rise Tutor