Freda Goodman

Background

About Freda Goodman

Education • M. Ed Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,(Urban Education) • B.A University of Maryland, College Park.(Honors graduate) Experience: 06/2011- Present - Georgia Virtual School Instructor and Social Studies Department Coordinator 01/2012 - 07/2013 Adjunct Instructor and Supervisor in Social Studies Methods at Kennesaw State University. 08/2008 – 06/2011 Banneker High School Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA Duties: Served on AYP team, taught Economics and raised EOCT pass rate by 30% O2/2004 – present Professional Developer and Project Facilitator IEARN (International and Education Resource Network) 08/2005 – 05/2008 Instructor, Kennesaw State University Duties: Taught Social Studies Education, supervised and evaluated student teachers in their field experience. 6/2004 to present Wrote curriculum for online courses and developed the courses in the Blackboard, Moodle, D2L, and Web Vista, taught online courses for high school students and for professional development for Center for Teaching International Relations, Denver University, Georgia Virtual School, KC and Aventa Distance Learning (contracted to develop and pilot International Baccalaureate Psychology SL) 10/1975 – 6/2005 Fulton County Schools, Riverwood High School International Charter School and IB Program, Department Chair for Global Studies and Social Studies Duties: Taught AP and IB Psychology, World History, Economics, mentored, supervised, hired, and evaluated the Social Studies teachers, wrote curriculum, conducted technology and diversity professional development for teachers, coached debate, model UN, and tennis teams. Specialties: • Experienced professional learning instructor and course developer • Expert curriculum developer for virtual and face to face classrooms • Integrated web 2.0 tools and other technologies in instruction • Awarded multiple grants for local and international projects • Mentored preservice and inservice teachers