Lynn Brown has over 20 years of experience in education and training, including as a K-12 content specialist for Pearson Education where she develops custom presentations and professional development for school districts. She has a Master's degree in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in online teaching and course design. Brown has held various roles in education from teaching English to developing intervention programs and serving as an instructional coach.

1. Lynn Brown
8056 So. Garfield Way, Centennial CO 80122 • 303-330-9407 • lynn.brown@pearson.com
K-12Teaching/Corporate Training
Rigorous experience delivering professional development training and sales presentations for Pearson
Education. Developed relationships with district Curriculum Directors extending to formal presentations
and professional development training tailored to fit district needs. Organized and dynamic educator
with diverse professional experience teaching adults and students K-12. Over twenty years experience
in education and training. Supremely energetic and dedicated to promoting and designing an authentic,
motivating and technically accurate learning environment.
Significant Career Achievements
Curriculum Specialist
 Developed custom presentations for district product implementation from activation
services to coaching and modeling,
 Adapted professional development to align to standards based training.
 Adapted training and presentations to align to district curriculum mapping.
 Aggressively pursued self-training to become proficient with multiple Pearson products.
 Worked extensively with local districts and districts nationwide to conduct product
implementation K-12.
 Created and conducted sales presentations for Pearson products.
 Attended Math, Social Studies, and Literacy conferences to establish familiarity and
expertise with major issues and trends within those content areas.
Teaching
 Completed the Master of Arts program for curriculum and instruction with particular
emphasis in online teaching and course design.
 Designed website and Power Point presentation for online continuing education program
for elementary school teachers.
 Implemented reading and math intervention classes to increase student literacy and
math skills.
 Developed and implemented interactive learning methods to increase student
comprehension and academic progress.
 Monitored progress and developed reports for student intervention programs.
Corporate Sales/Training
 Successfully developed and delivered training modules to small and large group
customer base for a 200 employee regional health services company.
 Responsible for managing customer needs, anticipating concerns, fulfilling deadline
requirements, and maintaining industry standards within each client corporation.
 Organized and conducted day long health fairs to determine customer needs and
coordinate feedback.
 Collaborated with sales force to maintain the integrity of the health plan according to the
needs of the client.
 Accountable for troubleshooting needs and issues of the group.
 Designed and developed training program for 20,000 bank employees with national
publicly traded bank.

2. Progressive Career Overview
K12 Content Specialist – (Pearson Education, September 2013 – Present)
Part Time Curriculum Specialist – (Pearson Education, August 2011 – August 2013)
Generalist working K-12 market with particular emphasis on math and literacy products. Placed
particular emphasis on not only product knowledge but the inception of the program training and
integrity to Common Core. Traveled extensively for inservice training sessions.
Intervention Specialist – (Littleton Public Schools, January 2008 – May 2011)
Collaborated with teachers K-5 to analyze TCAP and MAP test data to establish literacy and math
intervention schedules for students. Worked to implement Do the Math and AIMSweb literacy program.
Co-teacher for GT students.
Instructional Coach – (Douglas County Schools, February 2005 – February 2007)
Provided cross-curriculum support while leading reading groups in class. Responsible for instructional
support for 60 students weekly.
Substitute Teacher – (Cherry Creek Schools, August 2004 – February 2005)
Elementary school substitute teacher.
Group Services Representative – (Southern Health Services, Richmond VA, March 1990 –
December 1991)
Liaison between HMO and customer group contact providing materials, training, and expertise tailored
to the requests of the group. Conducted open enrollment presentations annually as well as health fairs
and feedback meetings with employees. Updated HR managers regularly on HMO amendments or
creative plan options that best fit their financial and employee benefit needs. Responsible for growing
and nurturing customer relationships and providing ongoing customer support.
Training and Development – (Sovran Bank, Richmond VA, June 1989 – March 1990)
Created an animated, highly visual independent training program to teach employees The Path of a
Check. The program was self-paced to provide instruction and reference for bank employees in an
authentic setting.
English Teacher – (Hanover Schools, Richmond VA, September 1985 – June 1989)
Began teaching career as a language arts teacher. Responsible for multiple lesson plans and multiple
ability levels.
Personal Skills
 Graduate level work in curriculum development and instruction
 Experience with instructional design
 Strong collaborator and highly organized individual
 Interactive teaching/learning
 Effective time manager and terrific attention to detail
 Highly creative, self-motivated, and independent worker
 Positive learning environment
 Inquiry-based learning and critical thinking

3.  Enthusiasm for the promotion of motivational techniques
 Technical experience with Microsoft Office, especially Power Point
 Technical experience with Digital Image Pro/Picture It
Education
Colorado Christian University, Denver, CO
Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Online Teaching and Design,
2012
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Bachelor of Arts English and Education, 1984
CERTIFICATIONS
Colorado Professional Teaching License, Secondary English
Virginia Professional Teaching License, Secondary English
Pennsylvania Professional Teaching License, Secondary English