Heidi Schubert Email & Phone Number

Remote

Focal point for Save the Children’s Literacy Boost and Numeracy Boost global programs and related initiatives- Led the revision/finalization of the curriculum for the Numeracy Boost Silver Course and implemented it for the first cohort of ~50 participants, auditors, & mentors from 25+ countries-Managed a partnership with mEducation Alliance to increase.

Remote

- Managed the proposal process for the cost-extension application on the USAID-funded Mureke Dusome (Let's Read) project in Rwanda, winning an additional ~2.3 million dollars.- Led the revision and implementation of the e-learning based Literacy Boost Silver Course for the 2020 cohort of over 70 Save the Children staff, auditors, and mentors from over 40.

Washington D.C. Metro Area / Remote

-Established the Reading Comprehension Interest Group under the umbrella of the Global Reading Network; led it from ~ Sept 2018-March 2023- Provided technical assistance for the launch and/or implementation of Literacy and/or Numeracy Boost projects in Niger, Guatemala, and Cote d'Ivoire; - Provided program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

• Conducted a literature review and established connections with several comprehension experts to validate SC’s updated reading comprehension measurement tool used in their Literacy Boost programming throughout the world.
• Developed recommendations and suggestions for possible pilots to improve SC’s reading comprehension measurement tool and Literacy Boost programming curriculum, presented at CIES 2015 conference

Cambridge, MA

For this federally-funded, randomized controlled trial, Catalyzing Comprehension through Discussion and Debate, which is investigating the connection between deep reading comprehension in adolescents and their ability to debate/discuss:o Coordinated final scheduling of site visits, problem solved technical difficulties for assessment days, overseeing other.

Cambridge, MA

• Transcribed, formatted, and edited focus groups and individual interviews for a school climate study based in New York City schools
• With high attention to detail, replaced all identifying information with pseudonyms, creating confidential pseudonym documentation
• Applied deductive reasoning skills, cross-checking through multiple sources, to find resolution to problems of inconsistent student/teacher data

Panajachel, Solola, Guatemala

• Coordinated and translated site/family visits for sponsors
• Updated sponsors on student situations and responded to donor inquiries, ensuring timely donor payments
• Collaborated with multi-lingual, multi-cultural staff members in identifying greatest needs in the indigenous communities in this area
• Wrote student need stories for blog/newsletter/facebook for fundraising purposes

Guatemala City

• Fourth grade classroom teacher.
• Implemented an American style curriculum in a bilingual school with a diverse student body
• Developed management strategies in collaboration with a Guatemalan teacher of the same class
• Ensured common instructional achievements across the grade levels through team collaboration

Lowell, MA

• Applied classroom differentiation by analyzing test data to tailor lessons to specific student needs and learning styles of a diverse student body
• Designed and implemented behavior management strategies, lesson plans, and assessments in collaboration with other teachers

Lowell, MA

Taught Reading, Writing and World Geography to my homeroom class and taught Writing and World Geography to another class of 6th graders

Cumberland, Rhode Island

• Early Childhood Literacy Program.
• Taught and assessed 4-6 year olds through songs, stories, and related literacy activities to promote confidence and enhance literacy skills. After-School Program.
• Supervised and supported thirty 1st- 5th grade inner city students, focusing on behavior modification.
• Facilitated homework help, music and art class

Nowon-gu, Seoul, Korea

• Applied classroom differentiation strategies to second language learners of English
• Developed an American-style curriculum with appropriate East Asian context and continuously adapted it to meet student needs

Ba, American Studies & French

Activities and Societies: Counterpoint (edited articles), Awaken the Dawn (Christian a cappella), teaching English in Chinatown.

Master'S Of Education, International Teaching