Earl Nicholas serves as Director of Communication for Curriculum Designers. An experienced mapper and Curriculum Mapping facilitator, he is a 35-year veteran classroom teacher. Earl has been an independent software developer and consultant since 1979, and as the district-wide Curriculum Mapping facilitator for a large suburban K-12 school system.
Earl has led Curriculum Mapping and technology initiatives across the United States and Canada, ranging from a county-wide district with over 4,000 teachers to independent schools, inner-city schools, and a small rural district with only 17 teachers in grades K-12. Earl frequently presents with Dr. Jacobs at national and regional mapping conferences.
Earl uses the model of Heidi Hayes Jacobs to conduct both large and small-group staff development programs around the country, emphasizing how teachers can integrate 21st century technology into their mapping process and their classroom instruction. A dynamic and engaging presenter, Earl's effective combination of technology expertise, classroom experience, and light-hearted story-telling have brought him high praise from both administrators and teachers across the continent.
