Kathleen Hoag Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

• Conducted an agency-wide training needs assessment.
• Maintain a master training plan and budget for agency-wide onboarding and professional development (internal/external trainers).
• Support the training cycle: a) partner with subject matter experts to conceptualize trainings b) prepare training, including materials development, c) implement training using appropriate methodology for audience, d).
• Design trainings through the lens of adult learning principles, interactivity, DEI/cultural humility and comprehensibility for staff with a range of English language proficiency.
• Conduct in - person/remote/on-demand trainings on a range of topics: Microsoft Suite, Working across Languages, Remote/Hybrid Onboarding, Disability/Accessibility, Gender/Pronouns, Cross-Cultural Communication/Conflict.
• Conduct interactive new hire orientation and follow up session.

Portland, Oregon Area

- Established program metrics guide to meet grant goals for enrollment and career-related activities.- Developed recruitment plan and recruited initial clients (professional and entry - level refugees) for the program.- Created forms and systems for new career pathways program: information session, career mapping, application, assessment, client tracking.

Portland, Oregon Area

Preschool Project Utilize research from a year long study on need for multilingual/cultural preschool to develop a business plan that will be used to solicit funding. Provide project management: create work plans, maintain online project management tool.

Portland, Oregon Area

Newcomer Program, Salem, OR Adapted pre-employment training curriculum to create educational modules for English proficiency levels 1-3. Trained Workforce Specialist on teaching methodology to implement pre-employment training. Established procedures and policies for Computer Lab and Talk Time. Created a volunteer onboarding, training and handbook..

Portland, Oregon Area

Taught academic Reading, Writing, Grammar, Content - Based Sociology to international students. Reinforced academic vocabulary and student success strategies so students can enter a degree program.

Portland, Oregon Area

Teacher Training Consultant: Worked with a language and cultural services start-up company to strengthen partner team building and project management, and gave recommendations for the revision of Community – Based ESL teacher training program.Comprehensibility Workshop: Conducted workshop for University of Oregon Early Childhood CARES on.

Portland, Oregon Area

• As Academic Coordinator, I oversaw all operations of the academic program and also contributed to establishing overall school policies and procedures as part of the management team.
• Evaluated academic English program then wrote and implemented a strategic plan.
• Evaluated and revised student orientation materials and procedures.
• Conducted curriculum revision, new course creation, and materials development.
• Hired, oriented, supervised, mentored, evaluated instructors and tutors.
• Wrote and implemented policy related to academic affairs and overall school functions.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• As Training Coordinator, I did the following:
• Oversaw staff development for state-wide nutrition program with 72 local sites: collaborated to create master orientation and training plan, competencies for all local staff positions, and all staff qualifications and.
• Collaborated with subject matter experts in state–wide nutrition program to do the following:- Perform research and needs analysis for online and face–to-face staff development.- Design web – mediated and face-to-face.
• Created manuals for nutrition management staff: Project Management and Team Development; Decision Making; Staff Development Methodology; Training Evaluation and Transfer of Learning to Job Performance; and Onsite.
• Established technology group with management to foment knowledge and skills in software and web-based tools.
• Created staff development website design with events calendar, resources, and links to online learning.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Worked with the Center for Adult English Language Acquisition and the Wisconsin Technical College System to evaluate the state of professional development in the English as a Second Language (ESL) departments across the state. Created an action plan to improve professional development for faculty teaching adult ESL students at the technical college level..

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Developed and implemented curriculum for the following: English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, all levels of General ESL, levels 4 - 7 of Academic ESL, content - based ESL to prepare ESL students to be successful in Certified Nursing Assistants program.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Through college foundation grants, worked with individual faculty members in the English as a Second Language department and mentored them on ESL methodology, assessment, and classroom management. Led workshops on differentiation to ESL instructors and Best Practices for Writing in the Content Area.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Taught experienced and pre - service K - 12 teachers sheltered, content - based ESL theory and application. Supervised, mentored and evaluated teachers during student teaching. Provided workshops for teachers at the college and in school districts on the topic of differentiation.

Vermont

Provided training to K - 12 faculty in strategies for assisting English language learners to accelerate their learning in content classes. The training focused on increasing greater comprehensibility of content while supporting language learning through a highly student - centered, interactive approach.

Tucson, AZ

• As Faculty Advisor, I did the following:
• Supervised pre-service K-12 teachers: approved and monitored coursework/materials, evaluated student teaching practicums and research papers.
• Created interactive pre-service teachers college orientation
• Partnered with professional mentors of students to ensure quality instruction.
• Revised system for evaluating college mentors and tracking mentor documentation.
• Created improved forms and procedures for monitoring college student paperwork and activities.

Master'S Degree, Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages

Bachelor'S Degree, Double Major: Social Work, And Spanish With A Teaching Certificate For Grades 9 - 12.

Professional Certificate In Online Teaching, E - Learning

Courses included: Fundamentals in Online Teaching Designing for Online Learning Online Facilitation Techniques Group Processes for Online.

Master'S In Teaching, English To Speakers Of Other Languages