Eric Smith Email & Phone Number

Greater New Orleans Area

Contracted through New Skills for Youth for the State of Louisiana Department of Education to provide district, school, and individual teacher evaluation and support for piloting new CTE curriculum.Worked with LA Legislature and Department of Education to rewrite and create new policy to encourage STEM and career and technical education uptake and success.Consulted with school leaders at numerous charter management organizations on state and local policy interpretation and implementation.Planned and developed new secondary career and technical education course (Virtual Workplace Experience II) for the State of Louisiana Department of Education. Course design centered around a wide range analysis of the future career and occupational needs of regional economic centers in Louisiana.Curriculum and instructional design included development of everything from course objectives and outline to individual daily lesson plans and materials for teachers and students.Designed and delivered training programs in a variety of subject areas for teachers of varying experience. Program included webinars and distance e-learning for teachers and leaders from a diverse set of backgrounds. Setup and maintained new e-learning portal for Virtual Workplace Experience II using Moodle, Blackboard, and other LMS as well as a range of instructional software to make Virtual Workplace Experience II available to students and teachers in additional school districts across Louisiana.

Greater New Orleans Area

Education and technology consulting focusing on curriculum development, technology integration, and professional development.Contracted by State of Louisiana Department of Education to provide district, school, and individual teacher evaluation and support for piloting new State curriculum.Curriculum and instructional design included development of everything from course objectives and outline to individual daily lesson plans and materials for teachers and students.Created and presented training program to ensure teacher and school success in implementing project-based learning strategies in the classroom

Jefferson, La

Manage student transitions into JCFA and onto post-secondary opportunities.Successfully redesigned student on-boarding administrative system and maximized efficiency by 50%Strategically established and positioned JCFA-East as test site and maximized students’ college readiness Boosted dual-enrollment program from two students to 20% of the junior and senior classesDesigned and oversaw student progress through individualized e-learning environment from entrance to graduation.

One of 29 educational professionals state-wide selected to review the state of Louisiana's academic content standards for mathematics. Duties include reviewing public comments on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and proposing new standard recommendations.

Greater New Orleans Area

Created yearlong scope and sequence plans for content-area teachers based on student needs and researched best practices.Designed, scored, and completed data analysis by item, standard, student, teacher, and grade for all benchmark assessments.Devised, designed, and facilitated professional development for faculty, staff, and administration.Served as Common Core State Standards Implementation Specialist for district through Louisiana Department of Education.Worked with new and veteran teachers as instructional coach on classroom management, instructional techniques, and content knowledge across all content areas. Successfully planned and implemented six new Advanced Placement courses with teachers all new to teaching AP Developed and wrote new Western Civilization and Algebra II curriculum and instructional materials for grades 10-12

Greater New Orleans Area

Taught Western Civilization as a history class, wrote and implemented the curriculum for that course.Developed and wrote new Western Civilization curriculum and instructional materials for grades 10-12.Wrote new curriculum and materials for weekend and after-school college preparation courses; trained teachers to teach courses; worked with students one-on-one.Worked with administration to create new credit-recovery options for students ensuring readiness for college.Wrote Algebra II curriculum guide for aligning instruction across classes.

Taught classes in Algebra, Geometry, Film, and wrote and implemented an ACT-focused test preparation curriculum aimed at the needs of our students.

Nashville, Tn

Managed diverse teams of talent in marketing, sales, programming, and content acquisitionWorked with industry leaders in the development of complex video-on-demand codecs and online video delivery platform

Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Ba, History, 3.9

Activities and Societies: University Honors Program, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Golden Key Honor Society, USINDO Indonesia Summer.