Michele L.

Davis
https://sites.google.com/site/mrsdavisprofessionalportfolio/ 57701 mldavis@tie.net mjdavis95@gmail.com

10 Colorado St. Rapid City, SD (605) 645 - 2786

I have watched her inspire AP students, watched her motivate students that have failed all other classes, and watched her encourage special needs studentsall in a way I have never witnessed. I sincerely recommend Michele Davis. Kendra Ackerman, Arapahoe English Department Chair
Objective: Teacher Leader/Educator: To use my drive, kindness, and creativity as an education leader to inspire life-long learning in teachers and students. Strengths High Expectations provide opportunities to push student strengths and to advance student weaknesses Strength of Character exude caring nature, empathy, optimism, and drive Spirit explore new challenges and seeks new partnerships to secure the best for students Vision hold passion to introduce and implement new programs benefiting students and staff Professional Experience TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN EDUCATION Rapid City, SD 2012-present Learning Specialist, Reading Coach, Builder/Trainer at SD Department of Education Work with SD Department of Education to build trainings for Common Core State Standards, to train trainers, and to present the training to teachers throughout the state Customize professional development for districts and individual teachers to meet their specific instruction needs Created CCSS ELA Instructional Blueprint for SD teachers K-12: http://sdccteachers.k12.sd.us Created CCSS Webb Leveling/Assessment Tool for teachers to use within units Created CCSS Assessment Blueprint for SD teachers K-12 Teach literacy professional development to teachers K-12 Coach teachers using reading and writing best practices Train staff on instructional strategies, motivational theories, assessment practices, higher-order thinking strategies, and technology integration Teach technology formats (wikis, podcasts, social media, social bookmarking, informational text sites, portfolios, games, videos, etc.) to enhance Common Core State Standards and best practices: Edmodo, Google Apps, del.ici.ous, LiveBinders, Pinterest, Twurdy, NYTimes Learning Blog, myOER.org, VoiceThread, YouTube, Prezi SEQUOYAH MIDDLE SCHOOL Doraville, GA 2011-2012 English/Language Arts ESOL 8th grade Teacher, ESOL certified through GACE Taught high-risk, non-native speakers. Mentored new teachers, even though new to the school. Coordinated and supervised Writing Camp and CRCT Camp to improve students writing, reading, and grammar and scores on their 8th grade high-stakes tests. Raised student scores from 34% proficiency on ELA CRCT test to 71% proficiency on mock ELA CRCT test Wrote Common Core State Standards ELA curriculum units grades 6-12 for Dekalb County Schools ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL Centennial, CO 2002 2011 English Literature, Honors American Literature, Creative Writing, Elements of Composition, Poetry, English 9 (regular and single-gender classes), Literary/ Arts Magazine Sponsor, Student Council/Class Officer Sponsor Elected as the English Department (22 teachers) Department Chair. --Created master schedules, monitored a $65,000 budget. --Served as liaison between teachers and administrators. --Served as a resource to struggling teachers and provided them the tools, insight, and support to help them succeed. Served as Literacy Team Leader.

--Facilitated a school-wide professional community of learners to study the benefits of teaching reading in all content areas. --Implemented a professional book club. Served as Professional Learning Community (PLC) Facilitator since 2006 to 2011. --Taught the tenets of essential learning goals, Data Driven Dialogue, and common assessments. --Orchestrated a 12-person teams agenda with the administrators expectations. --Delegated responsibilities to team members. --Created interesting, engaging 2-hour agendas twice a month for our PLC time. Served as Assistant Drama Director for 3 years. ST. ELIZABETH SETON MIDDLE SCHOOL Rapid City, SD 1999-2001 Taught 6th grade Social Studies and Language Arts. Designed after school Grammar Club for struggling students. Created Middle School Ages Project and Symposium. BLACK HILLS HOLIDAY INN CONVENTION CENTER Spearfish, SD 1996-1999 Sales Coordinator in the Catering and Bus Tour Department Grew the bus tours from 14 tours a summer to 120 tours a summer. Created a marketing plan for the bus tours to include maps, personalized itineraries, and a business proposal. Designed a marketing brochure and packet for state and national conventions, completed sales calls and meetings to set up the convention meeting needs. Hosted and coordinated the bus tours upon arrival: welcome party, western dinners, etc. Attended and completed successfully 2 sales trainings in Phoenix, Arizona. PACE soil plant Spearfish, SD 1996 -- 1997 Payroll, Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable for a 30-person soil plant. Helped office manager with trucking contracts, employee relations, and trainings. Professional Development Cognitive Coaching 2012 Laying the Foundation 2012-2013 ESOL certification Sept. 2011 AP Literature Institute and AP Language Institute Training March 2011 and June 2008 Myers Briggs Training for Professional Development 2008-2010 Professional Learning Communities Facilitator Training and Teaching Modules 2006-2011 Professional Learning Communities (DuFour) 2006 Colorado Language Arts Writing Conference Falls: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 Boys and Literacy Graduate Class (Adams State University) 2004-2005 Multiple Intelligences 2001 Love & Logic Classroom Management 2000 Six Traits of Writing 2000 Education Masters of Education, CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION December 2012 University of New England Biddeford, ME English Education, SECONDARY / MIDDLE SCHOOL CERTIFICATION August 1999 Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD Bachelor of Science, ENGLISH and POLITICAL SCIENCE 1996 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD Computer Skills MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, wikis, blogs Google applications (Google docs/spreadsheet, iGoogle, GoogleReader, GoogleGroups, GoogleSites) QuickBooks Blackboard Internet navigation tools Making the Grade and Infinite Campus, IDMS Tienet eSIS Affiliations National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Colorado Language Arts Society (CLAS) Georgia Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (GATESOL) Georgia Education Association (GEA) Delta Zeta International Sorority (DZ) Second Serving Non-profit Organization

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