Hillary Kidwell

15th May 2022

Project Management: Scope Diagram & Charter

This is a sample project management charter I created for developing an e-learning training course.
Some projects I have independently managed in the past: full-scale academic departmental curriculum alignment; developing and delivering a new teacher onboarding/training program for 8 years; end-to-end organization of a yearly charity holiday event for 200+ guests; managing a food service team serving 800+ at a yearly Relay For Life event.

1st March 2022

E-Learning Design: Modern Media Unit

This is an example of a short interactive course sample I made with Articulate/Rise 360 to introduce a unit on modern media, teaching younger high school students how to identify "fake news" by being critical of language choices.

24th March 2022

Curriculum Design: Course Plans & Modules

I have created original performance-based curriculum for various English courses and electives, ranging from age 13-20. Here are a few sample unit plans and LMS modules that showcase the design of the typical class module workflow and agendas.

24th March 2022

Procedural Guidelines: College-Level Research & Annotated Bibliography

I often create instructional guideline documents to support in-person learning. In this step-by-step guide on conducting a research project that I created for an age 16-20+ audience, I used Canva for design and summarized steps taken in the classroom together and added important links and work samples.

25th April 2022

Graphic Design: Course Infographic

This is an example of a course-summary infographic I created using Canva for design and editing. I think Canva is excellent for instructional learning aids and various stylized communication!

24th March 2022

Presentation: Google Slides & Nearpod Interactivity

To introduce topics, I often use visual presentations to supplement classroom instruction. Here are some Google Slides (with embedded interactive Nearpod features) that I designed to support college essay writing instruction and a moral dilemma activity.

24th March 2022

Project Instructions: Creative Memoir

To balance high-level competency assignments, I often design creative projects/activities for learners to practice & apply the performance indicator benchmarks they have mastered. This is an example of a creative project I designed for 9th grade to supplement a study of memoir development through authorial choices. I've seen some excellent products from this one!

24th March 2022

Templates: 5-Paragraph Essay

Age 12-16 learners benefit from templates they can use to help them practice and meet the objectives in early stages of the learning process. Here is a template/outline document I use frequently to bolster essay-writing instruction. I include some resource links and reference information, so this acts as a reference learning aid as well.

Loom • 25th March 2022

VILT Lesson: Essay Writing Instructions & Canvas LMS Module

When facilitating instruction virtually on Zoom and creating supportive asynchronous lessons for my eLearners, I relied on daily agenda documents and would often screencast my Canvas modules for explanatory videos. This was an example of an overview Loom video I made, detailing instructions for essay writing and showcasing LMS modules and a curriculum agenda.

24th March 2022

Personal Blog Writing: Parenting Teens

Though my social media activity most often takes the form of quippy Facebook posts, I did write this personal blog to share some insight on the topic of parenting a teenager. Not an easy time, for sure!