Kelly A. Blair Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Kingston, Tennessee, Us

Coordinates full-cycle research, strategy, and content development consulting engagements.° Evaluates educational content and provides recommendations based on evidence-based practices. E.g. Evaluated The Primary School (CZI) and Sesame Workshop’s SEL/literacy curriculum for DEI and early literacy best practices. ° Determines product development goals, priorities, and project plans. E.g. Evaluated market needs, determined product goals, and led content development with DEI lens for the redesign of WIN Learning’s Essential Soft Skills 4 course suite, which won the 2021 Tech & Learning Award for Best Remote and Blended Learning Tool.° Conducts research and communicates findings to improve decision making. E.g. Led the Dell Foundation, EdSurge, InnovateEDU’s interoperability initiative which included ~10 interviews, 2 working groups, a survey, a framework, a rubric and a report, which were used to launch an industry-wide initiative to improve data interoperability in edtech; Led EdSurge and Pearsons’ adaptive learning initiative which included ~30 interviews, 2 frameworks, a 60 page report, product profiles, and a microsite with an interactive diagnostic tool that was viewed ~20,000 times in the first 3 months. ° Collaborates with instructional staff to improve instructional design and delivery. E.g. Coached ~30 Chicago Public School teachers and administrators on PK-5 evidence-based literacy instruction, including 3 years as the lead adult learning facilitator with Children’s Literacy Initiative as a part of the Steans Foundation’s North Lawndale READS grant.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Leads the content development lifecycle and manages a team of ~3 SMEs.° Investigates content providers for partnership opportunities and product enhancement. E.g. Examined 18 potential assessment partners including NWEA and based evaluation on quality, cost, effort, time, metadata, and data compatibility.° Uses data and priorities to improve systems. E.g. Initiated a new system for triaging bug fixes which included a 1-4 severity rating and product and client metrics.

Austin, Texas, Us

Determines content development priorities and goals and manages a team of ~15 SMEs.° Oversees the development of the K-12 suite of assets. E.g. Created and tracked efficiency and effectiveness metrics in order to ensure new content was delivered on time and under budget. ° Collaborates with multiple stakeholders to promote product innovation and improve processes. E.g. Collaborated with marketing, creative production, and developers to design new cross-platform activities for mobile/HTML5 and transition to Agile/Scrum methodology.

Austin, Texas, Us

Designs interactive content for K-5 reading and writing and manages a team of ~5 SMEs.° Designs multimedia learning activities with a team of writers, graphic designers, animators, and videographers (AV). E.g. Initiated a partnership with National Geographic Kids and created 84 Common Core-aligned K-4 digital, interactive lessons which reached ~100,000 students per activity in the first 12 months.

Houston, Texas, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Master Of Education - Med, Language And Literacy

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Consumer Journalism