Nicholas Hobar Email & Phone Number

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲!I bring a wealth of experience in education and professional learning, having served as a public school classroom teacher, teacher educator, WV state director of professional development, and MD assistant state superintendent of instruction. As the president of LearningFRONT, my mission is to connect the individual and collective talents of teachers, trainers, employers, and experts worldwide through our virtual professional learning community.𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: Established a virtual professional learning community that fosters collaboration, dynamic learning, and innovation.
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗗 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀: Developed professional development models that enabled urban schools to meet student learning accountability standards.
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: Created school improvement and curricular frameworks aligned with performance-based student assessment systems.
𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺: Designed a statewide performance-based teacher education system aligned with public school learning objectives.
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹: Implemented a statewide needs-based professional learning model to enhance student learning outcomes.
𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀: Customized LearningFRONT for training employers in CDC curricula for workplace wellness programs.
𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Helped to pioneer the first statewide microcomputer network in the USA for general and technical education.𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲:My personal side includes playing minor league baseball for the LA Dodgers with a higher lifetime batting average than Michael Jordan :-), enjoying Apple culture and products, binging on Peet’s coffee and Netflix series, and driving a stick shift.𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

Listed skills include Staff Development, E Learning, Instructional Design, Teaching, and 39 others.

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