Jessica L.

Powers
JesLPowers@gmail.com
551-486-1978

Austin, TX
LinkedIn.com/JesLPowers

Professional Summary
Leverages experience as an educator and graduate degree in Curriculum and Instruction to provide
professional insight to the development of educational materials. Known for passion for education and
attention to detail.

Qualifications
Instructional Technologist with K-12 teaching and instructional design experience.

Teaching: Generalist EC-4, Gifted and Talented, ESL

Design and Production Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Adobe
Soundbooth, Audacity, NeoSpeech VoiceText
ELearning Authoring: Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, TechSmith Camtasia
Learning Management Systems (LMS): Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard
Additional Skills: Wireframing, Prezi, Visio, Microsoft Office, Windows, and Mac OS X

Experience
Learning Experience Designer, Six Red Marbles
2014 -present
Design interactive learning experiences for both experienced and beginning educators. Outline and
write storyboards for activities. Develop mockups of interactive elements. Collaborate with team
members, often remotely, to ensure consistency of product. (Austin, TX)
Instructional Developer, MicroAssist
2014 - present
Course development of Instructor-Led (ILT) and Web-based training (WBT), and job aids for a complex
curriculum on healthcare assistance program eligibility processes and policies at the Health and Human
Services Commission of Texas. Drafted design documents from complex business requirement
documents. Created graphics representing abstract concepts, processes, and programs. Initiated and
performed evaluation of eLearning review tool based on business requirements. (Austin, TX)
Graduate Assistant, Petroleum Extension Services (PETEX)
2013 - 2014
Produced technical and nontechnical training courses and e-product solutions for sectors of the
petroleum industry. Ensured course style consistency and functionality across PC and Mac operating
systems. Developed and updated courses and assessment using Adobe Captivate and Articulate
Storyline. Tested and troubleshot launch of PETEX iPad application. Developed questions and tasks
based on objectives designed using Blooms Taxonomy. (Austin, TX)
4th grade Reading/Social Studies Teacher, Teach For America
2009 - 2012
Patterson Literature Magnet Elementary School, a Title 1 school in Houston Independent School
District (HISD). Developed differentiated lesson plans and unit plans using student data to facilitate
rigorous learning in multi-level classes. (Houston, TX)

Closed achievement gap 48% in first year of teaching with neighboring affluent community
Shared Decision Making Committee (SDMC)
Designed and founded schools first Student Council as a Faculty Advisor
Closing the Achievement Gap Institute at Harvard University through HISD Human Capital
Fellowship

Education and Certification

Masters of Education in Learning Technologies, University of Texas, Austin, TX 2012 - 2013

Bachelor of Arts Political Science University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2005 - 2009