Academic Papers

These are some of the papers I wrote for various classes in
Purdue University’s M.S.Ed in Learning Design and Technology

English Park: EAL/EFL/ELL/ESL Console Whitepaper

Megiddo_Avi_Initial_Paper_Prototype_569Sec02 NEWEST.pdf

Facilitating Korean L2 Acquisition with
Mnemonics Devices

EDCI 531: Learning Theories and Instructional Design – Final Paper

Avi Megiddo 531 Final Paper- Mnemonic Devices for L2 Acquisition of Korean

Smartsheet & Van Moof Evaluation

EDCI 577: Strategic Assessment and Evaluation – Project 3

Avi Megiddo - Project 3 SmartSheet VanMoof eval.pdf

Affordances of Google Drive for EAL/EFL/ELL/ESL Classes

EDCI 513: Foundations of Learning Design and Technology – Final Paper

Avi Megiddo - Affordances of Google Resources for Education a.k.a. 51300-Individual Paper no highlights.pdf

Scott Allen Case Study

EDCI 672: Advanced Learning Design

Avi Megiddo 672 Case Study 3 - Scott Allen.pdf

Malcolm Gibson Case Study

EDCI 672: Advanced Learning Design

Avi Megiddo 672 Case Study 4 - Malcolm Gibson.pdf

Skills

ESL/EAL Instruction

Over 10 years’ experience teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESL/EFL), including university and high school students in Korea and the United States. Large and small groups, blended in-class and online methods. Modern approaches including cloud collaboration with students, administering team projects, sharing and evaluating student speech, and teaching how to learn independently.

Early Childhood and Elementary School Instruction

Licensed Early Childhood and Elementary School Educator experienced with IB PYP, KS2, Montessori and Reggio Emilia approaches. I have a natural talent for making meaningful connections with young minds

Curriculum Design, Development, Implementation & Evaluation

Over 10 years’ experience designing curriculum for various audiences and subjects. I leverage ID models, conduct needs analyses to determine instructional and resource gaps in knowledge and skills, write specific, measurable objectives to address those gaps, utilize e-learning authoring tools, and conduct 360-degree evaluations. I am experienced with • Articulate Storyline, 360, and Rise • Audacity • Blackboard • Camtasia • Google Resources - GSuite, Google Classrooms, Google Drive, Docs, Forms, Drawings, Hangouts on Air • H5P • HTML5 • iSpring Converter Pro • Microsoft Office Suite • PowToon • Prezi • Video editing • VoiceThread • WordPress. Creative methods, modern approaches including role plays, problem-based and task-based learning, in-class and online synchronous and synchronous, individual, partner, and group projects. A focus on engaging, non-intimidating and fun approaches with the goal of building confidence and promoting retention.

Middle and High School Mathematics Instruction

I was never satisfied with just memorizing formulas without knowing why they work. I started tutoring mathematics in the academic lounge of my high school and took a liking to teaching the subject. In my years of teaching mathematics at San Francisco Bay Area high schools, I have learned to promote curiosity and empower those who feel a phobia towards math. I create a custom curriculum for students of varying abilities and disabilities and enjoy teaching Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry, Precalculus, and Calculus to native speakers or ESL students. I take pride in getting to know students as individuals and motivating them accordingly.

Google Resources

Growing up in the Bay Area, I was an early adopter of Google and Gmail. Through the years, I have become an expert user of Google's growing suite of applications including Google Chrome, Classrooms, Drive, Docs, Forms, Keep and more. I have set up collaborative cloud environments for dozens of classes and thousands of students. With Google Classrooms, I have created, implemented, evaluated and revised a flipped/blended learning curriculum for middle school mathematics. With Forms, I have created self-scoring quizzes and professional training evaluations, as well as facilitated student-created surveys and their analysis. I stay on the cutting edge of Google developments

Blackboard

I have been on both the student and teacher side of Blackboard, and am well-versed in course creation and facilitation.

WordPress

My site was created in WordPress, and I to keep up with changes to the WordPress editor