Lauren Marold

LAUREN MAROLD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

PRESTON HOLLOW PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL, Dallas, Texas August 2021 – Present 

Director of Technology – K-6 

• Lead all technology decisions and initiatives on campus for students with learning differences. 

• Responsible for developing solutions that support Universal Design for Learning and assistive learning technologies.  

• Collaborate and advise administration and faculty on technology integration, curriculum, and pedagogical decisions. 

• Collaborate with the Director of Curriculum and Instruction on curriculum integration and design. 

• Collaborate and inform community-wide communication and marketing strategy for Development, Admission, and Parents Club.

• Lead professional development for faculty on topics including multisensory learning and design thinking.  

• Mentor and curriculum collaborator for the K-6 science and technology teachers.  

• Re-designed technology curriculum expectations to include greenscreen newscasting, LEGO Spike Prime Robotics, digital storytelling, and digital citizenship. 

• Full redesign of the elementary and preschool websites and social media presence to showcase a modern learning environment, which includes the development and management of the school blog, video production process, photography, written copy, and curation.  

• Re-envisioned technology infrastructure, network policies, and cybersecurity practices for the campus. 

• Developed a cybersecurity response plan. 

• Responsible for Requests for Proposals for all capital technology decisions.  

• Developed new device standards for K-6 learning, which include 1:1 Chromebooks in 3rd-6th grade and iPads in K-2nd grade.  

• Complete redesign of the technology classroom experience, by building a new Creative Learning Lab for cross-curricular instruction.  

• Manage technology budget, including subscription, hardware, and software acquisition. 

• Manage physical security solutions, including cameras, door access, and servers. 

• Student, faculty, and family Management of Google Workspace, FACTS SIS database, Apple School Manager, JAMF Mobile Device Management System, Seesaw, IXL, and Renaissance Learning. 

GREENHILL SCHOOL, Dallas, Texas August 2017 – June 2021 

Educational Technologist – PK-12 

• Partner with school Administration and Director of Technology in strategic technology decisions to support best practices for teaching and learning during the COVID-19 Crisis (Spring 2020-Present).  

• Partner with the Director of Academics to develop a yearlong professional development plan that focuses on Greenhill’s defined Pillars for teaching and learning. (Spring 2020-present) 

• Developing and implementing ongoing technology plans and protocols for PK-12 remote learning in response to the COVID-19 Crisis for all students, faculty, and parents (Spring 2020-Present). 

• Serve on the planning committee for the capital campaign for the new Innovation building  

• Served on the Return to School Task Force to help plan and re-envision our remote learning program for Fall 2020.  

• Core Implementation Team for Blackbaud Learning Management System (LMS) and Student Information System (SIS) (2019-Present). 

• Served on the Teaching and Learning Task Force for the 2020 Strategic Plan. 

• Develop schedules to support hybrid and remote learning in Preschool and Lower School divisions for teachers, families, and students.  

• Scheduling and Advisory creation in Blackbaud LMS/SIS for Preschool and Lower School divisions.  

• Developed new progress reports to support assessment during Covid19. (Fall 2020) 

• Student and faculty class enrollment and management within Blackbaud, IXL, Seesaw, and TypingPal. 

• Work with the technology team and other school leaders to reimagine the greater school vision for computer science and engineering in PK-12th grade. Manage the Educational Technology Capital Request process (2017-present) for PK-12, including device acquisition, peripherals, and subscriptions. 

• Manage the Preschool and Lower School furniture Capital Request process and space redesign (2017-present) 

• Develop and implement technology policies for PK-12th grade students, faculty, and staff. 

• Developed an ongoing Upper School teacher committee to evaluate educational needs across the division to determine technology support/acquisition for teaching and learning. 

• Partner with classroom teachers on design challenges and technology innovation projects. 

• Conduct technology professional development for faculty and staff. 

• Ongoing parent education for PK-12th grade on social-emotional development and technology use. 

• Host Bi-Weekly teacher user group lunches, to train on teacher-identified topics.   

• Developed and facilitated teacher professional learning opportunities for PK-12 on technology and human-centered design in the classroom. 

• Led a team of teachers through the design process to reinvent the existing computer lab and kitchen space to create 412, an innovation incubator for the Lower School teachers and students for the 2018-2019 school year. 

• Redesigned the Lower School computer lab to convert it to an innovation space for Computer Science and Engineering classes for the 2017-2018 school year. 

• Technology and Human Centered Design integration into Preschool and Lower School classroom curriculum. 

• Partner with the Admissions Office to ensure that technology tools and applications are ready for use for testing, as well as participate as an administrator of the ERB ABBL, ISEE, CRT, and Preschool admissions test. 

GREENHILL SCHOOL, Dallas, Texas - August 2016 – June 2021 

Lower School Computer Science and Engineering Teacher  

• Complete redesign of the Lower School computer science and engineering curriculum to support best practices in elementary technology integration. 

• Integration of digital citizenship and social-emotional learning into the curriculum. 

• Developing design thinking habits of mind in the 2nd-4th grades. 

• Redeveloping the technology curriculum for Lower School integration. 

• Develop computational thinking mindsets in Lower School through introductory programming and robotics experiences. 

• Design instruction to support new technology users and build competencies around word processing, media sharing, and digital creation. 

• Curriculum alignment PK-12 based on the National Educational Technology Standards 

LAUSANNE LEARNING, Memphis, Tennessee - August 2018 – June 2021 

Lausanne Learning Teaching Consultant 

• Focus area: Makerspaces and Technology Integration 

• Present at Lausanne Learning Institute conferences nationwide 

• Developed and will facilitate a full innovative teaching strand for the Association for Christian Schools International (ACSI) Conference in January 2019. 

• Networking with other independent schools as they develop new makerspaces and develop technology programs that serve today’s learners. 

CAMP RYLA 5810 FOUNDATION, Dallas, Texas August 2010 – Present 

Director of Education and Communications, Non-profit volunteer year-round unpaid position 

RYLA: Rotary Youth Leadership Camp and year-round leadership programming for high school Juniors and Seniors. 

• Develop leadership and social/emotional curriculum and programming for Juniors and Seniors in high school from schools across North Texas. 

• Facilitate learning experiences for Juniors and Seniors in high school  

• Create and implement training opportunities for organization leadership and staff on educational best practices in secondary education. 

• Database management through Blackboard’s eTapestry, including annual giving and contact management 

• Email communications with constituents for annual giving, events, and salesforce. 

• Develop social media campaigns to promote foundation events using Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 

• Manage Hootsuite to better develop cross-platform brand messaging. 

• Work with the RYLA 5810 Foundation Board of Directors and Leadership to ensure brand consistency and develop long-term social media goals for the organization.  

GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, Dallas, Texas August 2011 – July 2016 

Educational Technologist: PK-8th Grade & 7th Grade Technology Elective Teacher 

• 2015-2016 school year: conducted an iPad Study to determine if the current choice of technology for the classroom is best for teachers and learners. 

• Partnered with the SPARQ Innovation space on design challenges and technology innovation projects. 

• Redeveloped the technology curriculum for Lower School and Middle School technology integration. 

• Conducted technology Professional Development for PK-8th Grade faculty and staff. 

• Responsible for integration of technology in the PK-8th Grade classroom and digital citizenship. 

• Researched new thinking and affordances of educational technology. 

• Implemented digital citizenship curriculum in K-8th grade. 

• Partnered with Middle School teachers on co-teaching, policy development, ongoing curriculum integration, and innovative teaching practices. 

• Developed policy and classroom management structures for learning technologies. 

• Generated new learning environments for the school-wide 1:1 iPad initiative. 

• Acted as lead teacher for the 7th Grade Technology and New Media Elective. 

• Parent Education and Communication on Technology Policies, digital citizenship, and healthy social-emotional development with technology. 

• Managed daily logistics for technology programs, i.e. app purchases, email creation, Learning Management System, Google Apps for Education, & Meraki MDM.  

• Partnered with the Admissions Office to ensure that technology tools and applications are ready for use for testing, as well as participated as an administrator of the ERB ABBL, ISEE, and Preschool admissions test.   

GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, Dallas, Texas February 2007 – May 2011 

K – 4th Grade Technology Teacher 

• Designed curriculum for Lower School computer classes. 

• Instructed classes of 21 students at a time. 

• Taught basic computer usage skills. 

• Taught the following programs: Corel Painter IX, Photoshop, MS Publisher, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Internet usage, keyboarding programs, and other related computer-based software. 

• Instill the necessary skills for success in technology-based education. 

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES  

• High technical skill, a quick learner in most software, app, or web-based platforms. 

• Highly proficient with SIS platforms, including Blackbaud LMS and SIS, FACTS SIS, and Senior Systems.  

• Highly proficient with Learning Management Systems, Seesaw, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office 365, Apple School Manager and 1:1 iPad environments, Meraki MDM, JAMF MDM, and GoGuardian.

• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, and Canva.

• Highly experienced in Apple, Windows, and Chrome environments.