Shara Gonzalez Email & Phone Number

Homestead, Fl, Us

Miami, Florida, United States

Collaborate with instructors to develop online quality online courses.Use best practices to align learning objectives with instructional activities and assessments.Help those unfamiliar with pedagogy to implement effective teaching and learning techniques.Design courses for intuitive navigation.

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami, Florida, United States

- Assists university faculty and other clients to design, develop, and maintain distance learning courses and materials. - Provides recommendations regarding all aspects of the course design and development process, including content arrangement, use of assessments, and selection of appropriate technology to facilitate distance learning. - Assists faculty in assessing the effectiveness of a given instructional tool or strategywhen applied to a particular learning goal. - Implements design methods to transform content into instructionally sound, interactive learning modules that will aid instructors in assessing the needs of distance learners. - Documents and manages work flow processes related to instructional design. - Implements FIU Online's Quality Assurance standards and best practices in the creation of assigned distance learning courses.- Establishes and maintains a collaborative relationship with instructors and serves as the source of information in regards to FIU Online initiatives and trainings.- Creates, maintains, and facilitates general training for the benefit of faculty, staff, and students.- Performs scheduled course audits to ensure distance learning courses meet departmental quality standards.- Remains current with media design and creation skills in appropriate technologies.- Presents on instructional design theory and development processes at local and out of state conferences.- Develops and leads workshops and webinars for faculty and staff in current and emerging uses of technology for teaching.- Explores and recommends the procurement of multimedia software for use by FIU Online faculty and staff. -Leads team of designers and developers in the development of new online course and program offerings.- Provides guidance to department and faculty when launching and developing master courses at the graduate and undergraduate level.- Designs and guides SMEs to design instructional material in accordance with ADA Compliance.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Miami, Florida, United States

- Taught content and skills in English language, literature, composition, reading, journalism to high school students, utilizing curriculum designated by Miami-Dade County Public Schools.- Created and adapted English material and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments and lesson plans that guide and challenge students - Applied of CRISS Strategies, differentiated instruction, real-world integration, critical analysis, peer-review, etc. - Developed lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the division’s basic instructional philosophy and in alignment with Course Curriculum Map/Sunshine State Standards - Provided individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students. - Evaluated academic development of students, prepares report cards, keeps appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, testing data, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary. - Encouraged students to think independently and to express original ideas. - Evaluated each student’s progress in meeting the course standards for English skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). - Establishes and maintains standards of classroom management to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment. - Identified student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve learning and attitude problems, often working in an inclusive environment. - Communicated with parents and school counselors on student progress. - Administered testing in accordance with division testing practices and prepares students for high standards testing via anchor tests and papers, in-class games, and test-taking strategies.

Master’S Degree, Curriculum And Instruction: Learning Technologies Specialization

I hold a Master of Science Degree in Curriculum & Instruction with a Specialization in Learning Technologies. Through my employment.

Master Of Science - Ms, Curriculum And Instruction, 4.0

Bs In Education, Bs In English Education, English/Language Arts Teacher Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English/Language Arts Teacher Education, 3.7

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature/Letters, 3.7

Associates Degree, Secondary Education And Teaching

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa