Michele Burns Ed.D

Experience

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  Teaneck Board of Education

  Sept 1998 - Jun 2010

  Teacher

  Provided instruction and facilitated student learning using current best practices and strategies. Created effective lesson plans to guide daily instruction and established clear objectives for all lessons and projects. Administered assessments to evaluate student progress, record results, and inform parents of progress. Maintained discipline and cultivated a positive classroom climate conducive to learning and promoting student growth. Participated in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops. Show less

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  Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt

  Oct 2010 - now

  Literacy and ELL K-12 Content Specialist

  Lead the creation and implementation of professional development for teachers and school leaders in the ELL Language Arts and Social Studies content areas. Conduct research on content standards, needed changes, and gaps in curriculum and materials and make recommendations for improvements. Customize HMH resources to deliver effective teacher training programs. Test and implement innovative and relevant methods of measuring content effectiveness. Plan, implement, monitor, and assess classroom instructional programs with the national ELL content specialist team. Show less

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  Paramus Public School District

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2020

  Principal Internship

  Shadow Principal and Vice-Principal to provide leadership and manage day-to-day school activities. Visit classrooms to observe different teaching and classroom management methods. Support teachers by handling student discipline issues. Facilitate and chair the Responsive Discipline committee. Create and conduct training for staff on the Responsive Discipline framework.Intern projects include:• Created new code of conduct for the 2019- 2020 school year• Supervise and train building paraprofessionals on responsive discipline• Developed staff professional development curriculum with for to support, instruct, and develop strategies for instructional pedagogy.• Support the development of an action plan for the Guidance Department comparing current intervention practices with the NJ RTI model Show less

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  Houghton Miifflin Harcourt

  Jun 2021 - now

  National Multilingual Content Specialist