Professional+Development+Specialist

==Professional Development Specialist  Intermediate Unit #12 ==

2007 — Present

**The greatest determiner of a successful school is not in the programs, or the curriculum, but the effectiveness of the people that work there. It has been my goal as the Professional Development Specialist to raise student achievement in the districts of IU #12 by providing administrators, teachers and staff with the training they need to continue to grow professionally. I design and deliver workshops that are tailored to the local circumstances in which the participants operate, and that encourage teachers to be active and fully engaged participants.**

Please visit the links below to browse the wikispaces I created as a resource for workshop participants.

** Responsibilities: **

 * Develop professional development workshops for districts in York, Adams and Franklin County
 * Coordinate the Title 1 Parent Gathering
 * Coordinate York County Literacy Coaching Network and the Adams/Franklin Literacy Coaching Network
 * Facilitate the IU #12 Literacy Council
 * Created and coordinate the LIU #12 Math Coaching Network
 * Coordinate Franklin County New Teacher Induction Program
 * Collaborated on the PA Standards Aligned Systems Core Team in the writing of the Math Big Ideas, Concepts, and Competencies, Grades K-5
 * Participate in School Improvement Plan reviews
 * Facilitate PVAAS data consultations
 * Assist districts with curriculum review and revision
 * Supervise and evaluate secretarial staff

** Designed / Delivered Professional Development Workshops: **

 * Co-Teaching, with follow-up on site consultation and coaching
 * Helping Students Learn the Basic Math Facts
 * Differentiated Instruction
 * Catching Kids Up in Reading and Math
 * Writing Workshop
 * 6 + 1 Trait Writing
 * Reading Apprenticeship
 * PowerTeaching in Mathematics
 * Formative Assessment
 * Increasing Student Engagement
 * Motivating Students
 * Learning Focused Schools
 * 4 Sight Benchmark
 * Using the Standards Aligned Systems Portal
 * RtII