NANCY E. CLAXTON, ED.D.
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I love what I do.  Really.  I am passionate about education and setting the stage to ensure that people are taught using methods that help them actually learn.  Sounds simple but well, it doesn't happen often enough.  Billions are spent each year on teaching and training programs and even more money is spent on developing material that doesn't help learning to occur.  As an educator and a specialist in behavioural methods and accelerated learning, I help teams develop materials and training activities that meet learners where they are in the learning process.   It just makes sense to ensure that all that money and time spent on training actually yields the outcomes your team needs, right?  Yes indeed. 

Here's a snapshot of some of the organisations where I have been a contributor as an employee, contractor, volunteer or consultant to help learners achieve critical learning objectives and outcomes.    Did I mention how much I love my work? 

EMPLOYMENT

Nadulpan
Ireland, USA, Global
Technical Lead / Founder

Irish Red Cross
Dublin, Ireland
Deputy Director, CBHFA in Detention

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) - Geneva, Switzerland; Global
Sr. Officer Health -  Community & Emergency Health 


GlobeSmart Kids
USA, Global
Director of Educational Programming

TRG/DAI
Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia
Regional Director of Curriculum & Instruction for USAID's RESPOND Program

American Red Cross
Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Maldives, India
Lead Regional Training and Curriculum Development Technical Advisor to Tsunami Recovery Programme- Thailand
Psychosocial Education Specialist - Sri Lanka

International Debate Education Association
Netherlands
Curriculum Writer / Instructional Designer

Ministry of Education
Eritrea
, North East Africa                       
Methodology/Curriculum and Supervision Trainer

KIPP Foundation
San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Buffalo, NY; New York, NY; and, Los Angeles, CA, USA
School Principal Trainer/Mentor

LEARN Charter School
Chicago, Illinois
Executive Director/Founder

Chicago International Charter Schools, Chicago, Illinois
School Director & Vice President of Academic Programs

St. Helen’s School, Chicago, Illinois                                                                            School Principal

Maya Angelou Elementary, Detroit, Michigan
Teacher

United States Peace Corps Volunteer, West Indies                                        Teacher Trainer

Epiphany Peace, Chicago, Illinois
Teacher

CONSULTING GIGS

World Health Organization - Eastern Mediterranean / HQ
Developed face-to-face and online training materials for health promotion using behaviour change and adult learning methodologies.  Areas of focus include: Sexual and Reproductive Health; Health Information Systems; Community Health Worker Training; NCDs in Community; Risk Communication and Community Engagement in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake; NCD Surveillance; Rheumatic Heart Disease, COVID-19 Pathways, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support; and, Mental Health in Schools.

Swedish Red Cross - Sudan, DRC, Burundi, Sweden
Conducted lookback study of sustainable volunteer-focused programming in three complex contexts. 

Finnish Red Cross - Anglophone & Francophone Africa
Developed innovative behaviour change assessment tools for SRHR with National Society teams from 11 African National Societies. 
 
management4Health / Save the Children 
- Germany / Albania
Technical advisor for programming of activities for NCD prevention in Albanian schools

Interpeace - Switzerland
Developed training package integrating behaviour change in humanitarian diplomacy and peacemaking initiatives.  

WarChild - Netherlands
EdTech Context Analysis / Education Researcher

Dexis / USAID - USA
Instructional design / Soft Skills / Youth Development / Curriculum / Behaviour Change

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Geneva Secretariat, Asia- Pacific Zone, Africa Zone, Americas Zone
Health promotion advisor/ CBHFA/ Competency Mapping/Curriculum Development Lead/Manual/Toolkit Writer & Designer / e-learning Instructional Designer / Researcher/Behavior Change Communications Advisor/ Trainer /Facilitator

Mercy Corps - Global
Toolkit Developer / Gender & Programme Management
 
Norwegian Red Cross
- Norway, Malaysia, Finland, Jordan, Suriname
Instructional Designer/ Training Facilitator of Emergency Response Teams

BRAC - Bangladesh
Behavior Change in Education Specialist; Toolkit Developer

Transparency International / American Red Cross - Haiti
Lead Instructional Designer for USAID PrevSIDA HIV & At-Risk Youth Curriculum

Swiss Red Cross - Belarus / Global
Behavior Change Programming and Training Specialist
Author for IFRC Community-Based Health and First Aid Implementation Guide, 2021

International Debate Education Association –USA
Research and Writing Consultant/Author 

Open Society Institute – USA
Writing and Curriculum Consultant/Author 

UNICEF -  USA/ EMRO
Instructional Designer / Curriculum Consultant
Social Behaviour Change Lead

International Debate Education Association – Netherlands, Estonia, Slovenia, Lithuania 
Education Specialist/Instructional Design & Evaluation Consultant/Author of 5 books on Deliberative Methodology

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – USA
Curriculum / Instructional Design /Author of 'Student Voices Against Poverty' 

Keller Graduate School of Management - USA
Joint MBA/Superintendent Course Developer; Professor
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