Irving ISD

*Promote the district's curriculum and instructional programs at the district and building level
*Collaborate with principal, assistant principals, and building leadership team
AI Integration: Leverage AI tools to model targeted instructional scaffolding strategies,
filling in literacy gaps
• Professional Development: Facilitate teacher professional development using Effective
Schools Framework strategies
• Collaboration and Relationship Building: Cultivate strong relationships with
educators, administrators, and peers
• Research-Based Practices: Advocate research-based AI practices for enhanced student
performance and classroom environments.

Reading Language Arts Humanities/Gifted and Talented Department Chair

In partnership with Verizon's Digital Promise (Verizon Innovative Learning Schools) and Irving ISD
*Write and develop innovative content for stories of impact related to campus and community outreach
 *Work with district coordinators to publicize stories through the district
 *Deliver content and branding to external audiences, leveraging digital and social assets
 *Evolve stories of impact, advising colleagues and community partners how to develop more 
  compelling content
*Shape the editorial approach of campus social media storytelling, including leveraging data and analytics to drive better content and brand insights for colleagues and community partners
*Manage relationships with multiple stakeholders including third-party vendors and nonprofit partners through interpersonal and collaborative communication skills

Campus Social Media Storyteller | Technology Leadership Team Verizon Innovative Learning Schools

*Review, research, design, and develop instructional materials for English, Language Arts, and Reading
*Write engaging lessons connected to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards including grammar activities, writing workshops, and effective reading strategies
*Create user-friendly content such as teacher guides and answer keys to accompany lessons

District Curriculum Writer

GT English and Humanities Teacher

Holy Family of Nazareth School

Instructed 3rd and 4th grade curriculum, designed and developed programs to meet the academic, intellectual, and social needs of students
Instructed technology-integrated lesson plans for Language Arts (Reading, Spelling, Grammar), Social Studies and Religion
Assessed student performance through anecdotal records, student-teacher conferencing, peer evaluation, self-evaluation, checklists, and student portfolios
Developed and implemented 3rd and 4th grade Foreign Language curriculum (Spanish) 
Piloted novel writing workshop through Junior Writers’ National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
Project Coordinator for Scholastic Kids Are Authors Program 2007 Contest in writing workshop

elementary teacher/marketing copywriter/writer and children's author

Pia Villanueva-Pulido

Pia Villanueva-Pulido is a published freelance writer, children’s author, ELAR teacher. She also specializes in teaching creative writing instruction, Language Arts and Junior Writers’ Workshops for the intermediate, middle school, and high school preparation levels.

Together with her husband, music producer/songwriter Michael Pulido, they have written The River of Imagination, a children’s picture book collection and CD series in simple lyrical language that school-aged children will easily enjoy.

 Blue Dragonfly, the first of its series, launched in her spring school production, Spring Fever 2009: Concert Recital presented by Timidsoul Productions. For many years, Mr. and Mrs. Pulido have successfully used her seven stories from the River of Imagination as her “platform for creative thinking” to meet the standards-based curriculum. 

She believes in encouraging her students to embrace their creative inspiration in the form of reading, writing, music, and drawing. What better way to inspire them than to teach by example!

Elementary School Teacher

Fossil

3 years 1 month)
 •	Held position at Fossil as Web Marketing Coordinator for the ecommerce division working with private label brands such as Armani, Diesel, and Philippe Starck
•	Wrote and edited creative copy for all electronic newsletters and e-commerce marketing campaigns
•	Developed and updated content for corporate communications articles on the Intranet
•	Duties included: ad copy, product descriptions, communications between artists and developers,

Web Marketing Copywriter/Merchandiser

Fannie Mae

Communications Intern

Pia is a multiple award-winning educator, a published writer, and entrepreneur. 

Together with her husband, music producer/songwriter Michael Pulido, they wrote and published The River of Imagination, a children’s picture book collection with multimedia features in 2007. 

As a result of writing, publishing, and selling their own picture books, they launched M&P Creative, a husband and wife business partnership dedicated to helping others monetize their own products and services (books, songs, music videos, small business campaigns, etc) through content strategy and business development.

In August 2022 she founded @Texapinay, a brand that strives to build a multiculturally inclusive place of belonging for the historically underrepresented.

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