My Resume

RACHEL STAALSEN

A training and facilitation professional specializing in engaging and innovative curriculum design and development.  Proficient in Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Vyond, Figma, Powtoon, PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Audacity, Miro, and Google Suite. Seeking a position as an Instructional Designer.

EDUCATION

ELDER CARE CAREER BREAK     02/2022—Present

• Completed a master’s degree with focus on learning theory, creativity, and research

• Google Certificate in UX Design

• Volunteer work authoring 5 e-Learning courses in Articulate Storyline and Rise with embedded Vyond video tutorials

• Launched an educational consulting practice and accompanying website with 5 Vyond video tutorials

• Partnered with a non-profit to develop 4 educational seminars for adult learners

FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS     07/2020—01/2021

District Gifted & Talented Coordinator

• Developed adult E-learning training content for three 6-hour courses employing scenarios, video explainers, research articles, and assessments for 100 participants.

• Revised existing employee training modules by building 2 animated training videos and assessment rubrics for adult learners.

• Facilitated train-the-trainer courses in learning management system (LMS) implementation training to 25 educators impacting 300 learners.

• Developed clear and concise user guides targeting achievement and procedural change for 100 instructors.

UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY     08/2019 – 06/2020

5th & 6th Grade STEM Teacher

•  Developed six 18-hour learning experiences that impacted 100 learners.

•  Project management oversight for 80 learners.

• Created, revised, and managed learning content through an LMS for 80 learners.

NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY     08/2016 – 05/2019

Gifted & Talented Specialist

•  Collaboratively developed, implemented, and iteratively reviewed 18 learning modules that impacted 125 learners annually.

• Provided project management for 6 educational seminars: trained up to 20 adult volunteers for each event, developed preparatory and active curriculum and assessment instruments that impacted 45 learners annually.

• Employed outstanding communication skills in the mentoring of 4 novice educators with weekly coaching sessions.

JR. ENGINEERS     08/2005 – 05/2016

Director & Instructor

• Developed 30 hours of educational content for 12 unique courses that impacted up to 83 learners annually.

• Strategized best practices and identified best learning delivery formats to address optimal learning comprehension for 7 target audiences.

• Communicated abstract and technical information in easily accessible training content for 60 learners.