Erika Flores

Erika Flores

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Founder, CEO at Childrenflow

  • Education

    • Eötvös Loránd University

      2001 - 2001
      Undergrad Exchange Student Psychology
    • Northwestern University

      2012 - 2012
      Certificate Project Management Project Management
    • University of Illinois Chicago

      2007 - 2008
      Masters of Education Instructional Leadership, Early Childhood Education
    • Universidad de Monterrey

      1997 - 2002
      Bachelor of Science Psychology
  • Experience

    • REACH Business English

      Aug 1997 - Jun 2001
      Business English Teacher

      Taught English to business professionals.

    • Colegio Himalaya Monterrey

      Aug 2001 - Jun 2002
      Teacher

      Taught Science, English, and Art for 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders

    • Lewis Carroll School

      Jul 2002 - Jun 2003
      Pre-school and Kindergarten Teacher

      Montessori early childhood educator.

    • Learning Logic Corporation

      Apr 2003 - Jun 2004
      Educational Test Designer

      Assistant creator of Learning Logic’s adaptive cognitive testing software products for children. Analyzed research data to support the design of these programs.

    • Network School of English

      Jun 2004 - Dec 2006
      Academic Director

      Design and implementation of the educational program, teacher training and management.

    • Jane Addams Hull House Association

      Sept 2007 - Feb 2008
      Literacy Assessor

      Assessed young children’s emerging literacy skills. Collected and analyzed data.

    • University of Virginia

      Aug 2008 - Jun 2011
      Researcher

      Head Research Assessor in Chicago and Spanish Assessor for the National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) at the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) of the University of Virginia for a major national study on Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators.

    • DePaul University

      Sept 2009 - Sept 2014
      Adjunct Instructor - Early Childhood Education

      Instructor for graduate and undergraduate courses in the Department of Education. Courses: Assessment in Early Childhood Education; History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education; Art, Music and Movement in Early Childhood Education; Second Language Acquisition and Early Literacy Development

    • Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2011
      Consultant

      Consulted CASEL during their large national K-12 policy research program.

    • Teachstone

      Jun 2011 - Feb 2017

      Responsible for large-scale implementation of Teachstone’s products, services, and resources to ensure clients have high quality support as they improve teacher-child interactions.Trained, coached, and supervised MyTeachingPartner (MTP) coaches and specialists.Served as Teachstone’s state liaison for California, Illinois, and Texas. Developed and sustained relationships with key stakeholders at the state level as well as with leading organizations. Public speaker and presenter at major national and state-level conferences.National and international expert trainer for the Classroom Scoring Assessment System (CLASS) Train the Trainer (TTT), Toddler, Pre-k and K-3 tool. K-12 Introduction to CLASS trainer. Show less

      • Client Relations Director

        Sept 2014 - Feb 2017
      • Client Implementation Manager

        Jun 2011 - Sept 2014
    • ChildrenFlow, LLC

      Feb 2017 - now
      Founder, CEO

      Founder of ChildrenFlow, an organization that empowers the development of children by improving quality early childhood education. Supports educational organizations improve quality through professional development, training, coaching, assessing, and strategizing.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) - K-3 Trainer

      Teachstone
      Dec 2011
    • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) - Pre-K- Train the Trainer

      Teachstone
      Jun 2012
    • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) - Pre-K Trainer

      Teachstone
      Jun 2011
    • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) - K-3 Observer

      Teachstone
      Dec 2011
    • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Toddler- Observer

      Teachstone
      Apr 2012
    • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) - Toddler- Trainer

      Teachstone
      Mar 2014
    • My Teaching Partner (MTP) Coach Specialist

      Teachstone
      Jun 2011
    • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) - Pre-K Observer

      Teachstone
      Aug 2008
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Curriculum Designer

      Issued by Cherryhurst Park- Verticle Vegetable Garden on Jan 2016
      Cherryhurst Park- Verticle Vegetable GardenAssociated with Erika Flores