Lynn Brown 8056 So. Garfield Way, Centennial CO 80122 303-330-9407 lynn.brown@pearson.com

K-12Teaching/Corporate TrainingRigorous experience delivering professional development training and sales presentations for Pearson Education. Developed relationships with district Curriculum Directors extending to formal presentations and professional development training tailored to fit district needs. Organized and dynamic educator with diverse professional experience teaching adults and students K-12. Over twenty years experience in education and training. Supremely energetic and dedicated to promoting and designing an authentic, motivating and technically accurate learning environment.

Significant Career Achievements

Curriculum Specialist Developed custom presentations for district product implementation from activation

services to coaching and modeling, Adapted professional development to align to standards based training. Adapted training and presentations to align to district curriculum mapping. Aggressively pursued self-training to become proficient with multiple Pearson products. Worked extensively with local districts and districts nationwide to conduct product

implementation K-12. Created and conducted sales presentations for Pearson products. Attended Math, Social Studies, and Literacy conferences to establish familiarity and

expertise with major issues and trends within those content areas.

Teaching Completed the Master of Arts program for curriculum and instruction with particular emphasis in online teaching and course design. Designed website and Power Point presentation for online continuing education program for elementary school teachers. Implemented reading and math intervention classes to increase student literacy and math skills. Developed and implemented interactive learning methods to increase student comprehension and academic progress. Monitored progress and developed reports for student intervention programs.

Corporate Sales/Training Successfully developed and delivered training modules to small and large group customer base for a 200 employee regional health services company. Responsible for managing customer needs, anticipating concerns, fulfilling deadline requirements, and maintaining industry standards within each client corporation. Organized and conducted day long health fairs to determine customer needs and coordinate feedback. Collaborated with sales force to maintain the integrity of the health plan according to the needs of the client. Accountable for troubleshooting needs and issues of the group. Designed and developed training program for 20,000 bank employees with national publicly traded bank.

Progressive Career Overview

K12 Content Specialist – (Pearson Education, September 2013 – Present)

Part Time Curriculum Specialist – (Pearson Education, August 2011 – August 2013)Generalist working K-12 market with particular emphasis on math and literacy products. Placed particular emphasis on not only product knowledge but the inception of the program training and integrity to Common Core. Traveled extensively for inservice training sessions.

Intervention Specialist – (Littleton Public Schools, January 2008 – May 2011)Collaborated with teachers K-5 to analyze TCAP and MAP test data to establish literacy and math intervention schedules for students. Worked to implement Do the Math and AIMSweb literacy program. Co-teacher for GT students.

Instructional Coach – (Douglas County Schools, February 2005 – February 2007)Provided cross-curriculum support while leading reading groups in class. Responsible for instructional support for 60 students weekly.

Substitute Teacher – (Cherry Creek Schools, August 2004 – February 2005)Elementary school substitute teacher.

Group Services Representative – (Southern Health Services, Richmond VA, March 1990 – December 1991)Liaison between HMO and customer group contact providing materials, training, and expertise tailored to the requests of the group. Conducted open enrollment presentations annually as well as health fairs and feedback meetings with employees. Updated HR managers regularly on HMO amendments or creative plan options that best fit their financial and employee benefit needs. Responsible for growing and nurturing customer relationships and providing ongoing customer support.

Training and Development – (Sovran Bank, Richmond VA, June 1989 – March 1990)Created an animated, highly visual independent training program to teach employees The Path of a Check. The program was self-paced to provide instruction and reference for bank employees in an authentic setting.

English Teacher – (Hanover Schools, Richmond VA, September 1985 – June 1989)Began teaching career as a language arts teacher. Responsible for multiple lesson plans and multiple ability levels.

Personal Skills

Graduate level work in curriculum development and instruction Experience with instructional design Strong collaborator and highly organized individual Interactive teaching/learning Effective time manager and terrific attention to detail Highly creative, self-motivated, and independent worker Positive learning environment Inquiry-based learning and critical thinking Enthusiasm for the promotion of motivational techniques Technical experience with Microsoft Office, especially Power Point

Technical experience with Digital Image Pro/Picture ItEducation

Colorado Christian University, Denver, COMaster of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Online Teaching and Design,

2012Dickinson College, Carlisle, PABachelor of Arts English and Education, 1984

CERTIFICATIONS

Colorado Professional Teaching License, Secondary English Virginia Professional Teaching License, Secondary EnglishPennsylvania Professional Teaching License, Secondary English