Dawn Eidelman

Dawn D. Eidelman, Ph.D. Dawn D. has a premium account Click to upgrade to Premium Chief Academic Officer at iTutor.com Inc. Greater Los Angeles Area See 500+ connections See contact info iTutor.com Inc. Emory University About Over my career, I have grown from being a Humanities professor to becoming an education entrepreneur and then an executive in preschools, charter schools, private international schools and online schools. My greatest passion lies in inspiring others to step into their full possibilities and to contribute their unique gifts with passion and purpose. With distance learning, I particularly enjoy the expanded reach and global community that we can create as educators - as well as the narrow and deep level of service we can deliver to transform lives. Experience iTutor.com Inc. Company NameiTutor.com Inc. Total Duration1 yr 9 mos TitleChief Academic Officer Dates EmployedOct 2017 – Present Employment Duration1 yr 9 mos LocationJericho, NY TitleSenior Academic Officer Dates EmployedOct 2017 – Present Employment Duration1 yr 9 mos LocationGreater Los Angeles Area At iTutor, I am leading the design of the overall K-12 model, along with the current accreditation process. With our proof of concept and solid track record in New York, we are poised to scale our capacities to serve K-12 students in any content area via distance learning with certified teachers in markets across the US. We deliver world-class online teaching and tutoring services for school districts/universities, extending classroom instruction and solving the pain points that schools don't have the bandwidth to accommodate. iTutor combines the best State-certified teachers in K-12 with our state-of-the-art iLMS and Virtual Whiteboard systems to bring teaching and learning to students anywhere/anytime. Our vision is to provide equitable access to high-quality education services in an affordable and effective manner. Our school district partnerships include customized packages for Home Bound Instruction, Credit Recovery, Test Prep (Regents, SAT/ACT, AP exams, etc.), and Remedial/Enrichment Instructional Supports. Our research-based teaching and tutoring services are rendered by expert educators, held to the highest standards for quality and effectiveness. Being a part of the iTutor leadership team continues my exciting journey in education. See less Dawn D. Eidelman, Ph.D. Education Consultant, Course Designer, Learning and Development Expert, Content Marketer Company NameDawn D. Eidelman, Ph.D. Dates EmployedJun 2015 – Feb 2018 Employment Duration2 yrs 9 mos LocationAtlanta, Georgia A seasoned education entrepreneurship, I serve as an independent consultant with education organizations to scale their program with measurable results and with the integrity of external reviews. Clients benefit immediately from the breadth and depth of my 30 years of experience as a teacher, college professor, curriculum designer, and business executive. A multilingual specialist in the Humanities, I hold Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Emory University and received my Bachelor’s degree from Occidental College. I co-founded Mosaica Education, Inc. and served for 18 years as Chief Education Officer and as President of the Curriculum and Instruction division, creating a proprietary K-12 liberal arts program based on my work as an academic. In that role, I initiated the online division of the company and led the conversion of 40,000 pages of PDF lesson plans to over 50,000 hours of interactive, storyboarded digital content to facilitate project-based learning for 100,000 students on 3 continents in online and blended learning environments. I also led the design, development, and delivery of Mosaica Leadership Institute workshops, and created with my extraordinary design team four tiers of scaffolded teacher training. In 2000, I was humbled to be selected as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce for my innovative work in education reform. In 2009, I was honored with ny husband and co-founder, Gene Eidelman, with the Entrepreneurial Leadership Award by the Education Industry Association. In 2013, I was honored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) for Outstanding Leadership by an Individual. See less Flashpoint at Georgia Tech Entrepreneur in Residence Company NameFlashpoint at Georgia Tech Dates EmployedSep 2015 – May 2016 Employment Duration9 mos LocationAtlanta, Georgia Worked on the business model, market research and formal pitch of TimeSpiral with the Georgia Tech start-up engineering program, Flashpoint. TimeSpiral provides a subscription-based online journey through history with the wisdom of luminaries in world culture as our guides. Market testing and content creation in process. Stay tuned for TimeSpiral updates in 2017... See less Gameplan Jobs Consultant, Content Marketing Company NameGameplan Jobs Dates Employed2015 – 2016 Employment Duration1 yr Writing and editing proposals, web pages, blog posts, pitch decks, conference presentations, and video scripts. Mosaica Education, Inc. Company NameMosaica Education, Inc. Total Duration18 yrs 6 mos TitleCo-Founder and Chief Education Officer Dates EmployedJan 1997 – Jun 2015 Employment Duration18 yrs 6 mos Design and develop professional development, and intellectual property (over 50,000 instructional hours of content in the award-winning Paragon Curriculum). Lead alignments and program refinements, as well as customizations to new markets. TitlePresident, Paragon Curriculum Dates EmployedJan 1997 – Jun 2015 Employment Duration18 yrs 6 mos Location(Proprietary Humanities/Social Sciences Pre-K through Grade 12) Charter school management, professional development, curriculum design (Paragon), and a mosaic of services in education reform in the U.S. and internationally. University of Texas at Arlington Assistant Professor Company NameUniversity of Texas at Arlington Dates EmployedAug 1994 – Jan 1997 Employment Duration2 yrs 6 mos LocationArlington, TX Design and develop professional development, and intellectual property (over 50,000 instructional hours of content in the award-winning Paragon Curriculum). Lead alignments and program refinements, as well as customizations to new markets. Prodigy Child Development Centers President Company NameProdigy Child Development Centers Dates EmployedJan 1989 – Jul 1994 Employment Duration5 yrs 7 mos NAEYC-accredited child development centers and the precursor to Mosaica Education. Founded by Gene and Yuri Eidelman. Purchased by Children's Discovery Centers. Oglethorpe University Adjunct Professor Company NameOglethorpe University Dates EmployedAug 1990 – Jun 1994 Employment Duration3 yrs 11 mos Taught French, English Composition, and World Literature Survey Course (the inspiration for Paragon's chronological design through the great works of world culture - now a K-10 liberal arts / humanities program at Mosaica Education charter schools) Show fewer experiences Education Emory University Emory University Degree NameM.A., Ph.D. Field Of StudyILA - Comparative Literature, Russian / French Dates attended or expected graduation 1985 – 1990 Activities and Societies: T.A. in French, completed undergraduate coursework in Russian, while taking a full load of graduate courses in the ILA (Institute of Liberal Arts), as well as French and Education departments. Taught full-time at GA Tech as a Brittain Fellow in Writing while working on dissertation, which was later published by Bucknell UP in 1994. Occidental College Occidental College Degree NameBachelor's Degree Field Of StudyComparative Literature, French Dates attended or expected graduation 1979 – 1983 Activities and Societies: Universite de Haute Bretagne, Oxy in France - Junior Year Alpha Sorority