# Zareen Poonen Levien, M.Ed. > Education Marketing Manager at Padlet Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/zareenpoonenlevienmed • Expertise using technology and media for instructional purposes • Experience designing innovative curriculum for students and teachers • Extensive experience leading teams and collaborating on projects at Padlet, Yahoo!, Teachscape and schools • Strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities ## Work Experience ### Education Marketing Manager @ Padlet Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Professional Learning Specialist @ Padlet Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco ### Director of Digital Learning, Department of Technology at SFUSD @ San Francisco Unified School District Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 • Overseeing district-wide professional development, training and support for digital learning and curricular integration • Supervising digital learning programs, including DLeaF, Personalized Learning Environments, VILS and enabling deeper learning and Vision 2025 with technology • Leading team processes, operationalizing best practices and supervising staff • Facilitating partnerships across departments and school sites • Collaborating with 3rd party vendors, including Google, Zoom and Seesaw ### Personalized Learning Environments Program Manager, Department of Technology @ San Francisco Unified School District Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area • Directed the Personalized Learning Environments program to implement technology-enabled deeper learning for focal populations in 16 elementary schools. Expanded to additional PITCH / Tier 3 schools and adapted program for Distance Learning. • Partnered with Stanford researchers to document best practices within the program • Led product integration and training for districtwide implementation of Seesaw • Led cultural mindfulness team trainings, professional development and affinity group • Supervised elementary cohort support and elementary digital learning partner teachers on special assignment, collaborated closely with Elementary C&I Content supervisors ### Curriculum Technology Integration Specialist @ San Francisco Unified School District Jan 2014 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area • Coached K-5 teachers on integrating technology in the classroom • Managed all devices and equipment, technology budget and purchases • Led Project Based Learning school initiative and professional development • Participated in multiple district programs: Digital Learning Facilitator, CSinSF pilot, Personalized Learning Environments Pilot, Complex Instruction Pilot, Digital Citizenship certification • Developed and implemented multimedia technology projects with students ### Instructional Design Consultant @ Teachscape Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area * Developed online courses for teachers and principals * Developed training content for Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching ### Instructional Designer @ Teachscape Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 • Developed online courses for teachers on a variety of topics • Produced and directed multiple classroom video shoots to capture best practices • Managed a large-scale conversion of 150 online courses into SCORM objects using the web authoring tool, Lectora, and Learning Management System, Saba • Developed e-learning templates and specifications for multimedia assets • Worked closely with Charlotte Danielson, the Danielson Group and ETS developing training and test preparation content for the Framework for Teaching ### Director of Production @ Teachscape Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 • Managed the product development team, including web developers, graphic designers and video producers • Developed new processes, budgets, feature launch schedules and team organization • Managed numerous client relationships and course launches • Developed new features, website and promotional materials, data analysis and tracking • Collaborated with multiple functional areas, including Instructional Design, Marketing, Engineering, Sales and Customer Support ### Elementary School Teacher at César Chávez Elementary School @ San Francisco Unified School District Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 • Focused on community building, social responsibility and conflict resolution • Developed students’ computer skills using GarageBand, iMovie, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and internet sites • Collaborated with Partners in School Innovation and California Academy of Science Teacher Institute to create CA standards-based curriculum • Used Guided Reading, TRIBES, GLAD, Visual Thinking Strategies and SPARK P.E. strategies to address diverse learning styles and build community • Created authentic student writing opportunities, including letters, interactive journals, songwriting • Organized educational field trips, including the Children’s Creativity Museum, California Academy of Sciences, Exploratorium, SF Environment, Angel Island and Vida Verde camping ### High School Biology Teacher @ Unity High School Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 | Oakland, CA • Co-developed processes and teamwork in the 2nd year of existence of this charter school • Developed curriculum for class work and lab experiments including dissecting starfish, testing water purity, soda bottle terrariums, plant life cycle, water diffusion, sensory perception and student-created PowerPoint presentations ### Product Manager @ Yahoo! Jan 1999 – Jan 2004 | Sunnyvale, CA • Developed key areas of Yahoo! Commerce and launched several new Yahoo! sites including Yahoo! Auctions, Charity Auctions, Universal Search, Warehouse, Shopping Used Goods, Travel Marketplace and Yahoo! Commerce Product Search • Managed a product team, collaborating with the engineering, graphic design, marketing, business development, copywriting and legal teams • Responsible for creative product ideas, overall product direction, feature launch schedules and technical specifications • Gathered and analyzed data and performed competitive analyses to inform product decisions • Nominated for an internal Yahoo! Star Award to recognize employees that had made excellent contributions • Assisted hundreds of businesses and charities to run online auctions, which raised millions of dollars for their organizations, including The Apprentice, MTV, NBA, Dave Matthews Band, Pepsi, Fox, American Red Cross, Britney Spears Foundation • Exceeded Yahoo! Auctions revenue goals in every quarter of 2003 ## Education ### B.S. in Symbolic Systems Stanford University ### M.A. and Credential in Education University of California, Berkeley ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zareen-poonen-levien-m-ed-786817 - Website: https://twitter.com/MsZareen - Website: http://www.zareen.com - Website: http://www.losboleros.net --- Source: https://flows.cv/zareenpoonenlevienmed JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/zareenpoonenlevienmed/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08