Karla Smith Email & Phone Number

Various Countries -- Including Since 2014 Consultant In Education In Timor-Leste

> Head of and taught three postgraduate-level courses in Community Based Literacy at the University of North Dakota, USA 2019• Taught a certificate-level course in Multilingual Education: leadership for education in non-dominant languages at Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2016• Taught three postgraduate-level courses in Community Based Literacy at the University of North Dakota, USA 2013; 2017• Taught postgraduate-level courses in Introduction to Literacy Programmes in Minority Language Contexts at European Training Program/Middlesex University, Bucks, UK• Taught a postgraduate-level course in Multilingual Education in Minority Language Contexts at the European Training Programme/Middlesex University, Bucks, UK• Mentoring and Consultant Development Workshops (MCDW) Thailand (September 19-29, 2011; March 7-16, 2012)• SIL Representative as Partner on the Early Childhood Committee for the Education for ALL (EFA) End of Decade Notes (2011)

Various

2015 Keynote Speaker, Early Childhood Heritage Language Education Forum, April, University of Malaysia Sabah, (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia) Early Childhood MLE seminar, Myanmar Educational Consortium, (MEC) March (Yangon, Myanmar)2014-current Program planning, advocacy, training trainers, teacher training, factilitating materials production, monitoring and evaluation (EMBLI program, Timor Leste)2014 Leading new and in-service teacher trainings July-August (Sabah;Sarawak, E.Malaysia)2013 Leading 3 in-service teacher trainings (Sabah; Sarawak, E.Malaysia) 2012 Leading a 3 week adult literacy pre-service teacher training (E. Malaysia) Leading a 2 week heritage language playschool pre-service teacher training, 4 language groups (E. Malaysia) Consulting for 5 language groups in the area of literacy and education (E. Malaysia) Evaluating a Bi-literacy pilot project (Jamaica)2011 Evaluating a 5 year MLE pilot project (China) Evaluation 8 heritage language playschools, 3 language groups (E. Malaysia) Leading a 1 week heritage language playschool in-service teacher training (E. Malaysia) Informal evaluation Bidayuh MLE kindergarten programme (E. Malaysia)MLE Seminar: Presenter; University Malaysia Sabah. November 2, 20112008-2009 Leading training of teachers for Heritage language playschools and kindergarten (E. Malaysia) Facilitating the development of curriculum materials (E. Malaysia) 2007 Leading a 2 week Mother tongue based Bilingual Education Teacher training (Vietnam) Training teachers for Heritage language playschool in various language groups (E. Malaysia)2006 Facilitating awareness raising and planning seminars: 1 week (E. Malaysia)2005 Assisting in a 1 week Training of trainers non-formal education workshop (Thailand) Assisting in a 2 week MLE Bridging workshop (India)1999 Assisting in a 4-week teacher training workshop (Philippines)

• Involved in program design, development, implementation and evaluation for mother tongue-based multilingual education programs for both children and adults. • Co-chair, consultant and presenter for the First Malaysian Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (MIPCE: 2007)• Training teachers and conducting evaluations of heritage language playschools and preschools in East Malaysia• Training of trainers (Save the children) Vietnam• Training of trainers non-formal education workshop (Thailand)• MLE Bridging workshop (India)• Leading 2 week workshop on language planning and a 2 week workshop teacher training (SE Asia country)• Course head and teaching a postgraduate-level course in Reading Education and Literacy Materials at Asia SIL, Northern Territories University, Australia• Consulting multicultural teams on literacy and education

Timor Leste

Advisor and representative in the Ministry of Education Timor Leste for MULTILINGUAL Education (MLE) program, currently starting in three languages and adding the two official languages. In 2016 this includes two years of preschool and grades 1 through 3.

Timor-Leste

Leading and Implementing the Monitoring and Evaluating the National curriculum and Teachers in 4 districts.

Timor Leste

Contract with World Bank as Edukasaun Multilinge (MLE) advisor (Multlingual Education). Working in piloting the multilingual programme in three local languages, adding the two official languages. This involved in program planning, training of trainers, training teachers, curriculum development, materials production and monitoring and evaluation.

Malaysia And Se Asia

• Working in the areas of applied and socio-linguistics• Initially focusing on the Iranun language and culture • Involved in compiling the Iranun picture dictionary and traditional stories, along with other educational materials. • Writers and materials production training

• Leading and coordinating the literacy and education work for more than 12 literacy programs in local language communities • Developing literacy programme planning and applied linguistics guidelines • Field based training in local communities• Checking materials before publication

Florida

Between 1977-78; then 1984-1992: Elementary school: Teaching K-3 English and Math in the ESEA Title 1 program; Middle and High School: Taught in Exceptional Education: Specific Learning Disabilities1987-1989: St. Petersburg Vocational Technical, Pinellas County: Taught classes in Adult Education for the Graduate Education Diploma (GED)

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Education And Sociolinguistics

Activities and Societies: Lifetime Member Phi Kappa Phi Honour Society

Master’S Degree, Education, A

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi Honor societySpecialized in Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)