Our Team

Experienced Educators Supporting Your Curriculum Goals

Learning List Executive Team

Learning List’s team extends the capacity of your curriculum department. Our leadership and subject matter experts (SMEs) bring deep expertise in instructional materials, standards alignment, and classroom practice.

Jackie Lain
Founder & President
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Jennifer Peterson
Director of Alignment
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Tabitha Cullen
Project Manager
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Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

Our SMEs are experienced, certified educators with deep expertise in standards alignment and curriculum evaluation. They review materials in their certified content areas, to help ensure that Learning List delivers high-quality, evidence-based reviews for school districts and publishers.

SME Bios

  • Elementary
  • Math
  • ELAR
  • Science
  • Social Studies

SME Qualifications

To maintain the rigor and reliability of our reviews, all SMEs:

  • Have a minimum of five years of classroom teaching experience
  • Hold current certification in the grade levels and content areas they review
  • Have recent experience teaching the relevant standards
  • Have not worked for a publisher, online content provider, or other private entity that reviews instructional materials within the past two years

All SMEs receive in-depth training and individualized feedback after each review to ensure quality and consistency.

SMEs in highlighted states review materials for Learning List

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Learn About Our Open Positions

  • TEKS SME​
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  • CCSS SME​
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  • NGSS SME​
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  • Bilingual (Spanish) SME
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