Heather Carnaghan, Ed.D

Experience

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  Prince George's County Public Schools

  Aug 2004 - Aug 2010

  Teacher

  Facilitated engaging, developmentally appropriate instruction as a Kindergarten Teacher & Team Leader (2006-2010) and 2nd Grade Teacher (2004-2006)Developed & coordinated “Walk-In Workshops”, a weekly volunteer-driven PD series aimed at growing collective knowledge of the staff and building teacher leaders (2008-2010)Piloted an integrated “Building Blocks” & “Whole Brain Teaching” course (2007)Designed & coordinated community volunteers to paint a 50 foot Mural (2009)Piloted “Framework For Teaching” which informed the new PGCPS teacher rating system (2008)Served as a Mentor Teacher & NBCT Candidates Mentor (2007-2010) Show less

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  Lowell Community Charter Public School

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

  Teacher

  Facilitated engaging lessons and experiences in alignment with school’s curriculumDeveloped Kindergarten Curriculum for the Atlas Rubicon Curriculum Mapping Team (2010)

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  Anne Arundel County Public Schools

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2022

  Launched the AVID Secondary & Schoolwide programs as the AVID Site Coordinator (2016-2022)Led the development and rollout of the Brightspace LMS and coached teachers in implementation which allowed the K-8 school to successfully run 100% virtually for 1.5 years and to supplement in-person instruction with virtual content moving forward to the present. (2020-2022)Managed, developed, and delivered more than 45 School Improvement Plan aligned professional development sessions focused on AVID, ELL, PBL, Deliberative Discourse, Comprehensive Curriculum Mapping, and more. This resulted in increased collective knowledge and cohesive implementation of programming across the middle school staff. (2015-2022)Co-Facilitated the “Transformation Team”, a new teacher professional learning community (2017-2021) Collaboratively problem solved with school wide leadership team to collect & analyze data, address initiatives, & resolve challenges (2020-2022) Facilitated & participated in learning walks in order to gather formative data on collective progress in the School Improvement Plan (2020-2022)Routinely contributed strategic vision, expertise, & critical understandings to leadership team’s decision making process (2020-2022) Show less Developed & delivered curriculum as an 8th Grade Teacher (2017), 7th Grade Teacher (2016), 3rd Grade Teacher (2015), and Kindergarten Teacher (2014)Created & launched “Collaborative Student Inquiry”, a Project Based Learning (PBL) curricula for 7th and 8th grade students focused on building critical thinking skills and connections across disciplinesLed independent discussion group to understand & address classroom-based racial biasCoordinated yearly 5th Grade Informational Nights to support families entering middle school and yearly AVID family nights to showcase AVID scholars & promote continued family involvement Mentored new teachers implementing the “Collaborative Student Inquiry” curriculaDeveloped & delivered curriculum as a 2nd Grade Teacher (2012-2014) and 5th Grade Teacher (2011)Served as Team Leader and Leadership Team Member (2012-2014)Coordinated the Expeditionary Learning Curriculum Mapping Software Development Team (2013)Developed and facilitated Action Research: “Teacher Contribution & Curriculum Mapping in Expeditionary Learning” which connected a programmer to our school’s leadership team in order to develop an EL Curriculum Map prototype and track teachers’ satisfaction and contributions to the process (2012-2014)Actively engaged in weekly Professional Development (2011-2014)Coordinated community members to participate in inquiry units as experts (Re-enactment Actress, Park Ranger, Tree Expert, Chesapeake Bay Expert, Poet, Firefighter, Police Officer, Storyteller, Visual Artist, Oysterman, Farmer, 18 NASA employees) Show less

  • PBL Instructional Guide & AVID Site Coordinator

    Aug 2017 - Feb 2022

  • Teacher

    Aug 2011 - Aug 2017
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  Kaiser Permanente

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2021

  Curriculum Writer

  Created “Youth Career Day'', a curriculum for an interactive, full-day, virtual field work experience for high school students with the goal of introducing careers available in the healthcare sector. Products delivered included logistics and schedules for the host, facilitator scripts, a student workbook, engaging gamified introductions to healthcare careers, critical thinking & reflective activities, & optional extensions for classroom teachers after the fieldwork had been completed. (2020-2021)Collaboratively developed “Youth in Action”, a year-long after school program curriculum for high school students which developed students’ photography, grant-writing, and change-making skills. Products delivered included lessons for the teacher facilitation guide, tools and templates necessary for the lessons, and recommendations for editing and revision. Kaiser Permanente's clip about the program can be viewed in the clip below. (2017-2019) Show less

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  University of Maryland

  Feb 2022 - now

  Curriculum Specialist

  Provided data-driven coaching support for teachers implementing the Children Discover their World (CDW) curricula, a pilot for MD’s statewide preschool curriculum, funded by the MD State Department of Education (2022-2024)Facilitated professional development (PD) opportunities including Professional Learning Communities, In-Person Full Day Introductory PD, and Virtual Half Day PD which resulted in increased CLASS evaluation scores for all teachers in the cohort (2022-2024)Delivered feedback and provided editing support for systemic improvements on curricula (2022-2024)Researched best practice and developed inquiry lessons for the CDW curricula (2022) Show less