Sheldon Durstling

Experience

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  Edmonton Public Schools - Athlone Elementary

  Feb 2012 - May 2012

  • Volunteered to instruct Grade 4-6 students how to build and program robots. Facilitated by Metro Continuing Education. • Programmed and taught 5/6 Combined a full subject load.• Planned and instructed 3/4 Combined Physical Education.• Collaborated and educated 5/6 Combined Behaviour and Learning Development Social Studies, Physical Education, and Mathematics.

  • ORT Robotics Program

    Apr 2012 - May 2012

  • Practicum Experience, Advanced Professional Term (APT)

    Feb 2012 - Apr 2012
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  Edmonton Public Schools

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2021

  Teacher

  • Designed and delivered instructional content aligned to provincial curricula (curriculum development/instructional design) to over 400 students• Led and co-led training, educational leadership and coaching initiatives for adult learners through professional development and in-servicing opportunities• Consulted with parents, administrative staff and community stakeholders to build stronger and more sustainable relationships• Connected with outside agencies to offer unique learning situations for students (Royal Alex Hospital’s Engineering Week, City of Edmonton’s City Hall School, a classroom visit from Mayor Don Iveson)• Leadership Team member; Cardboard Challenge (STEM) committee member; Mathematics Committee member; Educational Technology Lead working group member; Canadian Science Teachers Association summer conference presenter; Makerspace (STEM) design and build co-lead; and, Jasper Place Catchment (Edmonton Public Schools) video projects lead Show less

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  Ninja Plans

  Sept 2015 - now

  Co-Founder

  • Generated 1.6M page views from 222,500+ visitors with zero ad spend through social media marketing strategies, search engine optimization (SEO)/search engine marketing (SEM) strategies and building brand allegiance• Engineered frontend and backend systems via User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design, modern web design standards, graphic design iterations, and user consultation processes over three months• Reduced subscriber churn rate to 8.23% and implemented third-party Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and services, such as Stripe, Filestack, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Algolia Show less

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  University of Alberta

  Dec 2016 - May 2017

  Learning Facilitator

  • Consulted with hundreds of pre-service teachers and university professors on assessment practices and educational technology• Prepared digital exams for online assessment of learning• Facilitated ongoing support and revisions for online course development projects using e-learning platforms (Moodle/LMS) with experience using Articulate Storyline / Articulate 360 for the delivery of higher education content

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  Handprint Studios

  Apr 2020 - now

  Co-Owner

  • Administered all project management with successful completion of over 100 corporate, public relations, and educational videos in 24 months• Acquired 20 high-quality clients, including Alberta Education, Bell Media, DeFord Contracting, Edmonton Catholic Schools, Edmonton Public Schools, and MacEwan University• Highly effective video producer and editor with three years experience (hundreds of hours of video production) using Sony, Blackmagic, Aputure, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Creative Suite• Apply 20+ years experience designing/developing websites using Laravel (PHP), HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, XML, APIs, Shopify, WordPress, Bootstrap, Tailwind, FontAwesome• Digital marketing/social media marketing and SEO strategies to decrease site load speeds by +60% and increase engagement using Photoshop, Illustrator, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, Google Analytics, • Webmaster Tools, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Instagram Ads Show less

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  Government of Alberta

  Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

  Training and Internship Advisor
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  Edmonton Public Schools

  Aug 2023 - now

  Teacher