Ashley Odom

About Ashley Odom

Professional Development Specialist/Implementation Manager: Support school districts in implementing and sustaining successful adoptions of our education technology solutions; Provide product training and professional development and drive pro-active customer support approaches to ensure fidelity, and success and to gather and report results; Deliver premier customer planning, service, in-person support and coaching to teachers and administrators Instructional Technology Specialist: train, model, and support the instructional staff with integration strategies utilizing available technology resources for lessons, activities, and assessments; develop and lead an instructional technology integration and best-practices team to promote quality integration and adoption of technology practices; train, model and support the staff members with administrative technology needs; diagnose and accurately report hardware and software, and network issues to the appropriate district departments. STEM Coordinator: Getting 6th - 8th-grade students familiar with the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) through the use of hands-on activities and enriching projectsElective Team Department Chair: Part of the instructional leadership team as a liaison for the electives department UIL Academics Coordinator: Register students to compete in academic meets and prepare students by providing study materials and coaching assistanceTechnologist: Primarily focused on bringing the use of technology into pre-kindergarten through the 4th-grade class room.Specialties: Technology within the K-12 environment, math and science connections, professional development, STEM, UIL Academics

Experience

1. Senior Director, Programs

   Thurgood Marshall College Fund

   Aug 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• University of Houston-Clear Lake

  Masters, Instructional Technology

  2008 — 2009

• Walden University

  Education Specialist EdS, Educational/Instructional Technology

  2011 — 2013

• University of Houston

  Bachelors, Marketing

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Teacher Training
• Staff Development
• Curriculum Development
• Educational Leadership
• Instructional Design
• Smartboard
• Leadership
• K-12
• Curriculum Design
• Middle School
• Stem
• Teaching
• Classroom
• Classroom Management
• Technology Applications
• Differentiated Instruction
• Instructional Technology
• Educational Technology
• Technology Integration
• E-Learning
• Classroom Instruction
• Elementary
• Professional Development
• Elementary Education