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SUSAN MAYNOR

Learning Experience Designer

Hello! So glad you are here. I am an educator, visual storyteller, and champion for creativity on a mission to re-imagine education and transform the learning experience for all learners. With 25 years in K-12 public, independent, and charter schools, I have served as a teacher, mentor, coach, designer, and curriculum consultant developing project-based, blended, and personalized learning programs and classes for schools. With a B.A. in Education (PK-9 certifications) from Wheaton College, M.A. in Digital Communications from Lindenwood University and a Missouri K-12 gifted certification, I love to dive in head first to partner with leaders and educators on their journey to transform education. 

I have co-authored several multi-touch books including Creativity in the Garden, EPiC Elementary Story for Apple Distinguished School 2015-2017, and Pioneering Change in Education: EPiC Elementary Story for Apple Distinguished Schools 2017-2019. Along the journey, I have produced media and video stories for small companies, nonprofits, and various educational institutions. I now serve as learning experience designer for EPiC Elementary, a K-5 project-based, 1:1 iPad learning environment in Liberty Public Schools, since its inception. 

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experienced and skilled in instructional design, education technology, design thinking and video production

  • Well-versed expertise in curriculum development and assessment design

  • Strong collaboration, creativity, rapid prototyping, and problem-solving skills. 

  • Creative and strategic project management. 

  • Proficient in Apple Ecosystem, Adobe Creative Suite, Google for Education, Canva for Education.

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • EPiC Elementary: A Journey to Transform Education | Apple Distinguished Schools Publication | 2015

  • Pioneering Change in Education - EPiC Elementary | Apple Distinguished Schools Publication | 2017

  • Creativity in the Garden | 2019 Every Person Inspired to Create | Apple Distinguished Schools Publication | 2019

  • Crafting Compelling Visual Narratives | 2020

  • iPad Parent Guides - collaborative project with other Apple Distinguished Educators | 2020

  • Imaginariums 2021 - Ongoing

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Apple Distinquished School - EPiC Elementary | 2015-Present

  • Featured in Blended Learning Universe - EPiC Elementary | 2016 - Ongoing

  • Kansas ReDesign Exemplar - EPiC Elementary | Hosted Redesian School Tours and Advisory Opportunities | 2016 - Ongoing

  • Presented for 21st Education Exemplar School | 2016

  • Apple Distinguished Educator | 2017

  • Designed and created an exemplar elementary application for Apple Distinguished Schools | 2021

  • Apple Learning Coach | 2021

APPEARANCES

  • PBL Google Apps Smash Google Summit 2015

  • Transforming Education through Creativity I METC 2015

  • P21 Exemplar School Global Summit | May 2016

  • Apple Distinguished Schools Global Summit | May 2018

  • Kansas State Conference on Project-Based Learning | 2018

  • Cultivating Critical Thinkers and Problem Solvers with Coding | Apple Education 2018

  • Leveraging Research to Share Your Story | ISTE 2019

  • Empowering Creativity with Instant Challenges | ISTE 2019

  • What's Next Apple Distinquished Schools Research Cohort Januarv 2018 - 2019

  • Celebrating Creativity with Prizdale Learning India | October 2020

  • ADE Creativity Playground | ISTE 2021

  • ADE Creativity Playground | Mobile Learning Conference 2021Create for a Cause | Creative Constructor Lab 2021

Learning Experience Designer | Creativity Coach | Educational Consultant 
Customized Professional Learning

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