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A results-oriented and performance-driven professional who delivers business aligned strategy through consultative partnership with leaders. Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, engagement and retention initiatives while instilling confidence and promoting business relationships proven to fortify, drive, and sustain results.

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Hi! I’m Andrew Claassen.

I am an educational professional with 10+ years of experience in grades K-12, higher education, and organizational learning as it relates to instructional design/delivery, program development, online learning, and product design/development. A professionally certified Florida educator, and recipient of the 2017 Florida’s Best and Brightest Teacher award given by the Florida Department of Education, I have served in a number of leadership roles in education as a department head, mentor, and teacher-educator for pre-service and beginning teachers. As a product leader at MassiveU, a digital education technology company focused on problem- and project-based social learning, my team and I are the proud recipients of EdTech Breakthrough’s “Creativity Solution of the Year” award for Solvably, our innovative digital collaborative and creative problem solving platform.

I am a former Big East quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes (“The U”). I was awarded a full scholarship to attend the world-renowned Frost School of Music, where I studied Education, English Literature, and Music, graduating with undergraduate and master’s degrees. I’m the author of The Global Convergence of Learning, Technology, and Workforce Development. This white paper observes how learning, technology, and workforce development are now converging to a collective crest and presents a framework for accelerating skills needed to thrive in the workforce. I am currently the Vice President of Learning and Operations at MassiveU as well as a doctoral student in Education at Indiana University with a focus on Instructional Systems Technology. I’m passionate about innovations in teaching and learning that meet at the intersections of the future of work and the future of learning.

At Work I am a:

Work Experience

Vice President of Learning & Operations at MassiveU
(Nov 2020 – Present)
In addition to the responsibilities of VP of Learning, manage the Development and Client Care teams, overseeing and reporting on daily operations. Channel resources to key company initiatives and cultivate alignment to those initiatives. Manage workforce planning (development, recruiting, succession). Spearhead the development, communication, and implementation of individual professional development. Cultivate and manage a strong and transparent performance rating and reward system.

Work closely with the CEO on matters of operations relative to the Company’s strategic product, sales, financial and strategic objectives and to determine performance management processes (planning, reporting, tracking, reviews). Collaborate with the CEO to set and drive organizational vision and operational strategy. Identify and manage departmental KPIs in alignment with company OKRs. Ensure performance is in line with key company targets across a number of quantitative and qualitative metrics in such areas of profit, revenue, cost, quality control, efficiency and scalability.

Vice President of Learning at MassiveU
(Jan 2020 – Nov 2020)
In addition to the responsibilities of Director, lead a cross functional team of design, engineering, sales, marketing, company leadership, and external stakeholders to build strategies, share the vision, and execute plans to deliver desired outcomes in a learning organization. Deliver comprehensive product roadmaps, define MVP (Minimally Viable Product) and measure impact for success.

Director of Learning at MassiveU
(June 2017 – Jan 2020)
Lead a team of professionals and assist executive team in providing innovation, technology, quality content. Manage project operation and ensure content development meets product goals and customer needs. Oversee alignment of all educational products in the K-12 and Professional Development areas. Serve as senior learning designer to design, build, and evaluate content products. Ensure that MassiveU’s products reflect K-12 and adult learning principles, best pedagogical practices, state and national standards, contemporary instructional design, and optimal use of MassiveU’s educational technology.

Instructor, Clinical Educator at School District of Lee County
(Aug 2015 – May 2017)
Provided instruction to high school International Baccalaureate English and Theory of Knowledge students. Designed and developed curriculum in high school English. Constructed and administered formative and summative assessments. Supervised and directed university senior student teachers providing mentoring and professional development to developing adult professional teachers.

Doctoral Candidate, Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Miami, FL
(Aug 2014 – Aug 2015)
Full-time graduate teaching assistant in a PhD degree program in Education. Began dissertation work on developing a leadership assessment and leadership development curriculum for adult professional educators. Provided instruction in Education and Teaching Methods courses to undergraduate students. Designed, developed, and implemented curriculum in Education and Teaching Methods. Constructed and administered formative and summative assessments in Education and Teaching Methods courses. Administered instruction and assessments and recorded student academic performance in a Learning Management System (Blackboard). Supervised university seniors during their pre-professional teaching
experience.

Instructor, Department Head at School District of Lee County
(Aug 2009 – Aug 2014)
Provided instruction, designed and developed curriculum for high school and adult education Music and Theatre students. Designed and delivered presentations for classroom and e-learning instruction. Constructed and administered formative and summative assessments. Managed and provided support to adult professional teachers in the performing arts department. Served on the school leadership committee to assist in designing and implementing initiatives in teaching and learning, data analysis, interpretation, professional development, program marketing, and community outreach.