Natalie Rodriguez, Ed.M. Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

• Drive implementation of IM curriculum in K-8 classrooms across 6 schools by implementing use-case strategies. Collaborate with senior school and district leadership to design data-driven professional development.
• Design and deliver individualized professional development for 22 teachers across 6 campuses, leading to an average of 45% growth across key indicators in first 10-week cycle.
• Engage school-based leaders and teachers as key stakeholders, resulting in 100% NPS from partner schools.

• Supervised a team of 6 instructional specialists at start-up building an AI-enabled edtech product. Supported 100% virtual onboarding and continuous development to elevate product quality and mitigate QA risks.Key.
• Initiated performance management system & designed training that cut contractor errors by 80% in two-week period and increased product-positive activity by 40% in first month.
• Synthesized biweekly data into actionable insights and reports for business partners and advise on data-driven adult development, contributing to partner satisfaction rate of 98%.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Supervised team of 11, including 2 managers. Drove team performance by designing and facilitating strategic learning program for staff of 40.Key projects and accomplishments:
• Generated 80% growth in average teacher rating over 10-week period by innovating a curriculum for tiered development pathways across learner personas and streamlining coaching for staff of 40.
• Ensured 85% of T1 benchmarks were met by employing an agile development framework and utilizing data insights from cross-functional dashboard to organize long-term development strategy into iterative sprints.
• Generated 42% YoY growth in student outputs by revamping school-wide data dashboard to effectively manage data analysis processes and evaluate teachers’ strategic response plans.
• Executed portfolio of learning programs for 160 students and 40 staff including STEM instruction, student-led Black History Museum, termly Academic Showcases, and 12-week Summer Learning program.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Optimized the effectiveness of STEM instruction by designing and delivering over 100 learning experiences. Effectively directed the implementation of a new Math curriculum. Promoted after one year to Director.Key.
• Drove Math team to make average of 150% growth on priority pedagogical points for 4 consecutive terms by creating strategic 10-week learning plans to accelerate team performance.
• Ensured curriculum implementation met 100% of adoption metrics by successfully employing change management theories to customize the training program and cultivate staff commitment.
• Authored and facilitated DEIB curriculum for staff to unlearn gender-, ability-, and “adultification”-biases and to implement principles of intersectional inclusion, resulting in a 72% decrease in biased disciplinary.

• Recruited by Senior Director of Culture to scale my model for Morning Meeting across the organization. Created training materials, including train the trainer and e-learning sessions. Authored the curriculum.
• Ensured 90% of adoption metrics and 85% of quality standards were met across network campuses by creating and facilitating effective turnkey development sessions and toolkits aimed at standardizing the quality and.

• Overhauled approach to school culture by researching and synthesizing Restorative Justice principles into a staff-facing curriculum. Coached staff on anti-racist, trauma informed pedagogy. Supervised Enrichment team.
• Slashed behavior referrals by over 50% by crafting and delivering a series of trainings, workshops, and coaching sessions focused on inspiring reflection, shifting adult mindsets, and building Restorative Justice.
• Built interactive synchronous and asynchronous onboarding development sessions using e-Learning tools to engage staff remotely, ensuring 100% of teachers met pre-service benchmarks by launch of school year.
• Established an anti-racist classroom culture rubric and professional development system leading to a 28% growth in anti-racist pedagogical proficiency over 6-week period.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Collaborated with organization-wide team to identify and evaluate culturally responsive school culture programs for network pilot, aligned to organization priorities and goals. Key accomplishments:
• Led research team of 6 cross-campus partners to identify culturally responsive programs aligned to co-authored strategic vision for inclusion-centered school culture.
• Synthesized findings in proposal to senior network leadership, leading to successful identification of pilot program.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Collaborated with cross-functional senior leaders on DEI committee to design long-term organizational strategy. Created and led DEI programming at school site.Key accomplishments:
• Adapted and implemented DEI curriculum for school community of 40+ educators, modifying development sessions to meet campus needs and increase impact, leading to 92% staff approval on quality of DEI programming.
• Executed DEI Action Plan by analyzing data to identify actionable insights on campus needs. Pivoted strategic implementation to focus on targeting intersectional exclusion in classrooms.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Led and managed 7th and 8th grade curriculum implementation across grades and coordinated interventions for SWDs.Key accomplishment:
• Boosted student achievement on EOY state assessments by 19% by creating strategic accommodations for classrooms with wide range of academic readiness in 8th grade classroom with students from 3rd-9th grade levels.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Coached first-year teacher in fundamentals of instruction and led grade-wide intervention plans.Key projects and accomplishments:
• Improved student achievement by 12% on common assessments over 4-month period by providing professional development, live coaching, and direct feedback on scholar engagement, and intellectual preparation.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Served as subject matter expert on UDL-based supports and led department development on inclusive anti-ableist teacher practices.Key accomplishment:
• Achieved student proficiency rate 4 times higher than peer data in other Highline District schools (46% meeting benchmark vs. 5%, 9%, and 11%) by creating curriculum supports and executing high-quality instruction.

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Led team of all first-year teachers by engaging in weekly coaching cycles to improve quality of instruction.Key accomplishment:
• Achieved 84% proficiency on EOY benchmark by designing and facilitating effective group development to drive teacher practice in providing high-leverage feedback to students and backwards planning.

Ed.M, Curriculum And Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Sociology