Rachel Roberson Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Promoted to lead strategy for synchronous professional learning for educators on media literacy and project-based media integration across content areas, along with online course and curriculum development to connect classrooms and KQED's online education sites, KQED Youth Media Challenge and KQED Teach; support product development; champion youth-created media in and out of the classroom; project and partnership management focused on educators and classrooms.

Design and facilitate professional learning for educators on media literacy and project-based media integration in humanities classrooms, along with online course and curriculum development to connect teachers and learners to KQED's online education sites, KQED Learn and KQED Teach; support product development; champion youth-created media in and out of the classroom; project and partnership management focused on educators and classrooms.

San Francisco Bay Area

Connect classrooms and KQED online education sites, KQED Learn and KQED Teach, by creating humanities curriculum and professional learning content, and supporting product development; champion youth-created media in and out of the classroom; project and partnership management focused on educators and classrooms.

San Francisco Bay Area

Provided educational training content and strategy, staff development, search/hiring, and collaborative organizational strategy and assessment. Clients include the Chamberlin Family Foundation, WriteCulture, Asylum Access, Mandela MarketPlace, Education Matters, and Reading Partners

Oakland, Ca

Promoted to manage staff development for the Bay Area team of 18 Americorps members and two other program managers, while maintaining a full portfolio of schools and performing all other program manager responsibilities.

Oakland, Ca

--Managed a team of five Americorps site coordinators located at Reading Partners centers in six high-needs public schools in Oakland, including coordinating/training 35-75 volunteers at each site and developing an individual reading plan for 40-80 students per school.--Designed and led regional and national trainings on program management, working effectively in a multicultural environment, volunteer/staff management, student motivation/engagement, and data-driven instruction--Strategized with school leaders to maximize the program's effectiveness based on data assessment--Spearheaded hiring and training of a team of 12-18 new site coordinators throughout the spring semester and summer.

Austin, Texas

--Created and led professional development trainings regionally and nationally on writing across the curriculum, inquiry based learning and managing research projects in middle and high school.--Designed and taught 6th grade nonfiction studies, a project-based course that combined social studies content with writing instruction.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

--Designed and led professional development trainings on data-driven instruction, classroom management, and writing workshop planning.--Developed and taught thematic, project-based units for both language arts and social studies.--Coached junior varsity softball and coordinated team travel to tournaments in Doha, Qatar, and Dubai, UAE.

San Francisco

--Co-created KIPP Bayview Academy's founding principles and policies.--Designed and led trainings on team leadership best practices, lesson planning, classroom management, task management, and student-centered/culturally relevant lessons.--Designed and taught 5th grade English/language arts, writing and grammar curriculum. --As 5th grade dean (2004-2007) and 5th/6th grade assistant principal (2007-2008): Provided instructional leadership, mentoring and coaching to a team of 12 teachers, coordinated all student and parent services.

San Francisco, Ca

Wrote and edited copy for both external and internal publications, the website, annual report, and board docket; assisted in coordinating the communications strategy, including the foundation's inaugural website.

Pleasanton, Ca

Reported and wrote 1-3 news stories daily, while covering the town of Danville, the San Ramon Valley School District, and religion.

Batie, Cameroon

--Trained incoming volunteers, creating and leading trainings on lesson planning, classroom management, cross-cultural communication, and developing high-quality assessments. --Taught four sections of English language to classrooms of up to 90 students at Batie's only public school, and led the school's English club and adult English class.

Bachelor Of Science, Journalism

Master Of Arts - Teaching Leadership, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

California Teaching Credential, Secondary English And Social Studies