Resume

• 2019

  Michigan Department of Education

  Micghian

  • Equitable Education Advisory Team member\n• Early Literacy Task Force\n• Facilitate activities for the development

  State Board of Education approval

  and administration of procedures for the review and approval of educator preparation program leading to certificates/endorsements.\n• Coordinate the dissemination

  interpretation

  and implementation of State Board of Education policy and procedures related to the review and approval of all aspects of Michigan educator preparation programs for certification.\n• Facilitate the development of educator preparation program standards and requirements

  including recruiting and leading PK-12 and higher education stakeholder groups.\n• Facilitate activities related to the implementation of review processes including: assist with curriculum consultants in preparation and review conferences; collaborating with appropriate program specialists

  inside and outside the Michigan Department of Education

  for the conduct of reviews; convening conferences for panels for trained reviews; leading the review conferences as the recognized expert for assigned specialty areas.\n• Coordinate activities related to continuous program improvement following reviews including: providing consultation and support to institutions with documented program deficiencies; coordinating and monitoring review of institutional responses regarding the findings of panels and content experts including negotiation regarding responses to weaknesses; overseeing the preparation of program approval items for consideration by the Superintendent; responsible for communication with deans and directors regarding reviews.\n• Provide technical assistance to Educator Preparation Programs

  including Alternative Route to Certification\n• Serve as Dept. liaison with Michigan Program Network

  with emphasis on clinically and practices-based teacher preparation

  Education Consultant

  Michigan Department of Education

• 2014

  Wayne State University

  Detroit

  MI

  • Led vision and implementation for mutually beneficial clinical partnerships with PK-12 schools and community partners in under-served communities

  including urban teacher pipelines. Led re-engagement with urban schools

  resulting in tenfold increase in percentage of interns placed in Detroit

  and partner with significant teaching gaps filling 80% of teaching vacancies with WSU graduates.\n• Designed and directed Dream Keepers Urban Teacher Residency Program in partnership with DPSCD

  DFT

  and MDE

  resulting in 15% reduction of teaching vacancies in DPSCD for 2017-2018. Recruited for cohort 1 (100% African American

  18% African American males) and cohort 2 (87% African American

  24% African American males; 6% Hispanic).\n• Redesigned clinical practice and coaching model with emphasis on high-leverage teaching practices as tools for equity and agency

  co-teaching

  and digital artifacts of practice.\n• Directed clinical team serving 700+ emerging educators and mentor teachers annually; engaged PK-12 districts in shared PD with clinical team to norm coaching practices that support new teacher induction and retention.\n• Aligned clinical practice and key program assessments with standards for teacher preparation and accreditation.\n• Served on Core Leadership Team for re-accreditation.\n• Served as lead instructor for Becoming an Urban Educator course and related service-learning projects; secured funding to develop related peer mentoring program.\n• Represented university in collaborations with community

  including Detroit Children’s Fund

  Coalition of Schools Education Boys of Color

  and Campaign for Black Male Achievement

  including CBMA Literacy Corps.\n• Represented university on MI Dept. of Education projects

  including Alliance to Improve Teacher Preparation

  Educator Effectiveness Stakeholders

  ESSA Title II State Activities Fund

  Secondary Teacher Preparation Standards

  and Clinical Practice Standards.

  Director of School Partnerships and Clinical Practice

  College of Education

  Wayne State University

• 2007

  Oakland University

  Rochester

  MI

  • Taught literacy methods and children’s literature courses\n• Developed community-based clinical practicum for coursework

  Instructor in College of Education

  Oakland University

• 2005

  Madonna University

  Livonia

  • Developed and directed graduate programs and faculty for K-12 literacy specialist certification program.\n• Aligned coursework and key assessments with standards for literacy professionals

  teacher preparation

  and accreditation.\n• Designed and taught clinically-based literacy methods courses in partnership with Detroit schools

  including service-learning projects in Title I schools and after-school writing clubs for K-12 students.\n• Co-designed the Advancing Proficiency and Progress for Learners of English program for paraprofessionals in Wayne RESA schools to become certified classroom teachers and ELL specialists; Designed models for clinical evaluations of teaching and use of digital artifacts of practice for reflective teaching.

  Director of Graduate Programs in Literacy Education; Associate Professor of Education

  Madonna University

  Detroit

  MI

  • Served as lead instructor for Becoming an Urban Educator course and service-learning projects in urban classrooms. Secured $33

  000 internal funding for peer mentoring

  Clinical Instructor

  Urban Education

  Wayne State University

  French

  English

  University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School

  Ph.D. Literacy

  Language

  and Culture: Education Studies

  Literacy

  Language

  and Culture Concentration

  Education

  Bachelor of Science

  Education

  Oakland University

• 2003

  University of Michigan

  Ann Arbor

  Michigan

  Lecturer in College of Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t \t2011-2012\nELMAC Instructional Specialist\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t2009-2010\nELMAC Lead Field Instructor \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2003-2009\n• Developed partnerships with PK-12 schools and mentor teachers to support teaching internships.\n• Designed and led PD for university field instructors and teaching interns.\n• Organized and facilitated program information nights

  visitors’ days

  and recruiting events.\n• Collaborated with Ginsberg Center faculty and Arts of Citizenship to train university students to support literacy and creative arts for youth through the Telling It project serving SOS Homeless Shelter.\n• Collaborated with faculty and doctoral colleagues on literacy education research

  publication

  and presentations.

  Lecturer; Instructional Specialist; Field Instructor

  University of Michigan

• 1999

  Lake Orion Community Schools

  Greater Detroit Area

  • Designed and led PD to support PK-12 administrators

  instructional coaches

  and teachers in closing academic opportunity and achievement gaps

  including developing curriculum and instruction aligned with: CCSS

  NGSS

  C3 Framework

  and other standards; high-leverage teaching practices; and culturally relevant pedagogy.\n• Supported school teams in analyzing and understanding data to inform teaching and student growth.\n• Coached school improvement teams and instructional coaches in writing school improvement plans and designing and leading related school-based

  coach-led PD.\n• Coached school principals

  instructional coaches

  and literacy specialists in developing norms for teacher observations

  evaluations

  and coaching.

  Education Consultant: Litearcy & Urban Education

  PreK-12

  Consulting

  Detroit

  Michigan

  United States

  Executive Director

  313Reads / Brilliant Detroit

  • Classroom Teacher

  grades 3-4 in co-teaching model\n• NCA Accreditation Committee Co-Chair\n• School Improvement Team Co-Chair\n• After-school Enrichment Programs Coordinator\n• Reading & Math Support Programs Coordinator\t\n• Summer Academic Support Program Director\t\t\t\t\t\n• District English Language Arts Committee Member

  Lake Orion Community Schools

  Master's in the Art of Teaching

  Education

  Literacy

  Oakland University

• 1997

  Acadia Montessori

  Pontiac

  MI

  Pontiac

  MI

  • Classroom Teacher

  grades 1-2: 1997-1999\n• Summer School Director\n• Classroom teacher: multiage

  looping model.\n• Developed and led summer school programs

  including hiring and supervising summer school team.\n• Developed and led urban gardening project; engaged community partners to secure resources.\n\n• Literacy Teaching Aide

  PK – grade 5: 1992-1997\n• Supported classroom teachers with small group and 1:1 teaching.

  Teacher

  Acadia Montessori

  Pontiac

  MI

• Literacy

  Elementary Education

  Coaching

  Instructional Design

  Critical Thinking

  Educational Technology

  Curriculum Design

  University Teaching

  Curriculum Development

  Student Development

  Educational Leadership

  K-12

  College Teaching

  Classroom

  Research

  Teacher Training

  Courses

  Teaching

  Staff Development

  Program Development

  van Belle

  Ph.D.

  Leah

  Consulting

  313Reads / Brilliant Detroit