Michelle R. Davis
10801 Lockwood
Drive, Suite 165
ABCs for Life Success, LLC
Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
301.439.7697 phone
Continued contribution
to children, families, educators through advocacy, assessment,teacher training, consulting
- Master of
Science in Special Education, Johns Hopkins University, 1998
- Emphasis on Inclusive Education;
GPA 4.0
- Bachelor of
Science in Special Education, James Madison University, 1990 Majors: Emotional
Disturbance & Learning Disabilities, GPA 3.9 in majors
- Post-graduate courses (36 hours earned including assessment courses)
- Advanced
Professional Teaching Certification primary through 12, MSDE
- Curriculum for Living, Landmark Education
Corporation, 1994-present Forum, Advanced Course, Coach
Self-Expression and Leadership Program
1998-present Owner
and Director, ABCs for Life Success, LLC
Educational advocate and consultant. Entrepreneur working with
families, schools, and communities to develop skills needed for school and life
children ages 3 to 21. ADHD Diagnostic Center. Secure educational placement,
services and assist parents in navigating legal procedures. Testify as expert
in special education. Curriculum analysis. Develop Autism Program for residential nonpublic school. Teacher training and staff
development workshops. Formal and informal educational evaluations. Talk Show Host Pilot: "Teach your children well: Education Matters" Voice America
Author: Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book: What you can do now to advocate for your exceptional child's education, Prufrock Press 2008.
January
2003 Adjunct Professor, George Mason University
Instruct legal
'Trends and Issues' course for Master’s and Doctoral level adult learners at Accotink Academy. Focus of course is application of due process rights related to
assessments, eligibility, and placement for students with disabilities and
implications of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Fall 2000-present Adjunct
Professor, George Washington University
Instruct
Collaborative Consultation, SPED 285. Focus of course is collaboration between
special and general educators and families to include or mainstream adolescents
with emotional disturbance. Instruct SPED 280 and SPED 260, Developmental
Assessment. Focus of course is administration and interpretation of formal and
informal assessments.
1996-2000 Special
Educator, Teacher Trainer, Team Leader, Administrator Lee Middle School
Facilitate team in
case management, effective instruction, and behavior management best practices
of students with learning, physical, social-emotional and other challenges.
Assure productive family and community partnerships. Instruction of social
skills, learning strategies, algebra, world studies, math. Design and
implement County-wide training workshops for teachers. Participate in creation
and implementation of alternate County-wide assessments in committee for the
Board of Education. Data collection and compilation for State
Department of Education study on accommodations and modifications provided at
school level.
1994-1996 Special
Educator, Case Manager at Eastern Middle School
Design and implement pilot program to successfully
include students with learning and emotional disabilities in general school
program. Teach all subjects including social skills groups. Family
intervention and work with mental health professionals. Oversee staff
implementation of program objectives. Supervise after-school program
school-wide.
1990-1994 Crisis
Support Teacher, Special Educator, Mark Twain School
Supervise and
evaluate effectiveness of staff. Provided ongoing staff development. Design
interventions for students including related service and mental health
professionals. Crisis intervention/prevention and problem solving with
students and staff. Curriculum development and delivery grades 6-12.
1987-1988 Behavioral
Technician, Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents
Facilitated
recreational activities and living skills in residential cottages with
adolescents aged 12-18 with social-emotional and mental health disorders.
1988-1990 Behavioral
Technician, DeJarnette Psychiatric Hospital
Implement continuum
of interventions to improve living and functional well-being of adolescents
with autism/severe mental retardation.
1984-2000 Montgomery
County Therapeutic Recreation Department (MCRD)
Create and implement
staff training. Supervise the inclusion of over 150 students with disabilities
and provide staff coaching. Design recreation programs for children ages three
to twelve with and without disabilities. Work with families for productive
summers. Facilitate groups for adolescents and adults with Traumatic Brain
Injury (TBI).
Training and Staff Development
-
Assessing
Student Needs in the Classroom, Frederick County and Oneness Family School
- The Special Education
Process, Chelsea School
- In Home Intervention, Lab School Lecture Series
- IDEIA 2004: What does it mean to you? MANSEF
- Behavior
Management Techniques in a Continuum, MCPS
- Conflict
Resolution Seminar, University of Maryland
- Differentiated
Instruction: Teaching So All May Learn, MCPS
- Cooperative
Learning, MCPS
- Learning
Styles at Work in the Classroom, Cashell Elementary PTSA
- Characteristics
of Students with Emotional Disturbance, MCPS
- Collaboration
for Success, MCPS
- Conflict
Resolution/Crisis Intervention/Best Instructional Practices, Mark Twain
- Crisis
Intervention and Physical Restraint, MCRD
- Celebrating
Differences, MCRD
- Data
Collection for Individual Education Plans (IEPs), MCPS
- Secondary
Reading Strategy Instruction, MCPS
- Hispanic Parent Support
Program, Lee Middle School
- Parents as Clients and
Partners: Communication Integrated, GW Community School
- Special Education
Simplified: PGC Community College
Honors and Activities
Rita Ives Award, Outstanding Contribution, GWU
Better
Business Bureau Member
Eddie Dalton Special
Education Scholarship
Outstanding Senior
in Special Education, James Madison University
Outstanding
Educator, Montgomery County Public Schools
Awarded grant in
partnership program, Johns Hopkins University
Outstanding and exemplary evaluations for effective
instruction/productivity
Secretary, More Than
A Drum
Member, Council of
Professional Attorneys and Advocates; Council of Exceptional Children
Publications: Washington Parent, Johns Hopkins Magazine
Featured in Washington Post, October 2004
Certified Strategy Instructor and Certified Crisis Prevention Institute Instructor
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