DFS is a structured foundational reading framework that was introduced to me by Dr. Tony Ford during my time at Perkerson Elementary. While I did not create DFS, I implemented the framework with fidelity, adapted instructional materials, developed visual supports and tracking systems, and used it to accelerate reading growth for struggling readers.

My Contributions

• Student tracking systems • Data-driven grouping • Progress monitoring • Teacher coaching & implementation support • Parent communication • Visual resources and training materials • G²LIDE DFS infographic

Featured Professional Learning Experiences

🇨🇳 Zhejiang Normal University (Jinhua, China), International Teacher Candidate Training

Presented instructional strategies and classroom practices to Chinese teacher candidates while serving as a summer educator in China.

Focus Areas:

Student engagement

American instructional practices

Cross-cultural education

Classroom management

💻 Nearpod & EdTech Professional Learning, Virtual Learning During COVID

Designed and facilitated more than 15 virtual professional learning sessions for educators throughout the United States and Canada.

Tools Included:

Nearpod
Google Slides
Formative
Virtual Learning Platforms

Accelerated Vocabulary 🔠

Introduced to me by Dr. Tony Ford, this vocabulary acceleration framework helps students rapidly acquire and apply academic language through structured exposure, repeated practice, and meaningful connections across content areas. I have used this approach to increase vocabulary retention, improve reading comprehension, and strengthen student confidence with grade-level text.

📚 Accelerated Vocabulary Training, Georgia Cyber Academy

Facilitated professional learning sessions demonstrating how systematic vocabulary instruction can accelerate reading comprehension, academic language development, and student achievement.

Focus Areas:

Vocabulary acquisition
Reading comprehension
Student discourse
Academic language

🌎 Multilingual Learner Support (ESOL) & Academic Intervention

For more than a decade, I have supported multilingual learners, English learners, and students requiring academic intervention across elementary, virtual, and international learning environments. As an ESOL-endorsed educator, I have served both as an ESOL teacher of record and as a classroom teacher responsible for supporting English learners through language-rich instruction, academic vocabulary development, differentiated learning experiences, and family engagement.

My experience includes teaching English language learners at North Metro Academy of Performing Arts, administering ACCESS assessments and maintaining compliance records, and supporting multilingual students across Fulton County Schools, Atlanta Public Schools, Rockdale County Public Schools, and Georgia Cyber Academy. Internationally, I taught English in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, where I worked with students developing English language proficiency while gaining firsthand experience with language acquisition and cross-cultural communication.

Whether supporting English learners, EIP students, or students needing literacy intervention, my instructional approach focuses on making academic content accessible through vocabulary development, visual supports, scaffolded instruction, culturally responsive teaching, and meaningful family partnerships. My goal is simple: help every student access rigorous learning while building confidence in their ability to communicate, achieve, and succeed.

🛂 Passport to Possibility™

Global Learning • Cultural Responsiveness • Experiential Curriculum Design

Passport to Possibility™ is a culturally responsive learning framework I designed to help students connect literacy, geography, history, economics, culture, career exploration, and global citizenship through engaging, real-world experiences.

Built around my book Globetrotter's Guide to Ghana: An Alphabet Adventure, the framework combines storytelling, discussion, performance, visual learning, and hands-on activities to help students see themselves as global learners while building curiosity about the world around them. The experience has been implemented through author visits, assemblies, cultural enrichment programs, and interdisciplinary learning opportunities.

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🚀 Career Readiness & Future Pathways

Throughout my career, I have helped students connect classroom learning to real-world opportunities. Drawing from experiences in education, entrepreneurship, instructional design, performing arts, educational technology, and the film industry, I help learners explore careers, develop communication skills, and build confidence for life beyond school.

Whether preparing students for presentations, interviews, collaborative projects, or future careers, my approach focuses on helping learners identify their strengths, communicate effectively, and use emerging technologies responsibly.

Curriculum Development

My curriculum development experience spans elementary through adult learning environments, with a focus on standards alignment, instructional scaffolding, culturally responsive content, and interdisciplinary design.

One of my most significant curriculum projects was serving on the elementary curriculum team for the AIRHD Fulbright-Hays Study Abroad Program in Ghana. Collaborating with educators across grade bands, our team developed a vertically aligned K–12 instructional framework exploring Ghanaian history, culture, economics, government, geography, and the nature of power. The curriculum was intentionally designed to increase in complexity from kindergarten through high school, ensuring that students revisited key concepts through developmentally appropriate learning experiences while building deeper levels of analysis over time

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From literacy intervention and mathematics coaching to curriculum design, professional learning, ESOL support, performing arts leadership, and future-ready learning experiences, my work centers on one goal:

Helping people and organizations grow.

Whether you need instructional coaching, curriculum development, professional learning, ESOL support, academic intervention strategies, arts integration, educational consulting, or a dynamic keynote speaker, I bring the experience, creativity, and systems-thinking needed to move ideas into action.

I'm your solution—no matter the industry.

From classrooms and districts to nonprofit organizations, conferences, film sets, and community initiatives, I help people transform complex problems into practical, engaging, measurable solutions.

Let's build something meaningful together.

⭐ Educator

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⭐ Curriculum Developer

⭐ Instructional Designer

⭐ Speaker

⭐ Consultant

"I don't just teach. I transform educators, learners, systems, and possibilities."

Levonne Gigger Ekechukwu, M.Ed.

Educator • Academic Coach • Curriculum Developer • Instructional Designer • Speaker • Consultant

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