ABOUT IIDC
Prior to joining the staff at CELL, Michele was an elementary school teacher for 18 years in the Monroe County Community School Corporation. Currently she is collaborating with her colleagues at CELL and the Equity Project on Positive Behavior Intervention and Support, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, and Classroom Management.
Michele has facilitation and training experience in these areas; positive behavior intervention and support, culturally responsive pedagogy, classroom management, multi-age classrooms, reading and writing workshop, thematic brain-compatible teaching strategies, mentoring, inclusion, collaboration. Michele has also been trained as a school leader and team facilitator through Indiana's Dept. of Education School Achievement Institute (INSAI) - school improvement team/site based management leader/facilitator, National School Reform Faculty (NSRF) - Critical Friends Group facilitator and coach, IIDC/CELL Mentoring Matters - mentor for new faculty.
Education
- Indiana Wesleyan University | M.Ed., Curriculum & Design | 2000
- Indiana University | B.A., Elementary Education & Religious Studies | 1988
- University of Missouri | B.A., Elementary Education & Religious Studies | 1970-1971
Professional Experience
- PBIS Indiana Regional Trainings, Indiana | | 2010-Present
- PBS Trainings - Leadership Teams, Indiana | 2008-2010
- Ivy Tech College for Kids, Bloomington, IN | Instructor | 2008
- Clear Creek Elementary School, Bloomington, IN | Elementary Teacher - Primary Multi-age, 4th & 5th Grades | 1990-2008
- Templeton Elementary School, Bloomington, IN | Elementary Intermediate Teacher - 5th Grade | 1989-1990
Presentations & Publications
- Shure, L., Ormiston, H., & Brentano, M., (2011). PBIS Indiana: Applying culturally responsive practice to positive behavior supports. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 13 (4).
- Applying Culturally Responsive Practice to Positive Behavior Support, Indiana Association of School Principals | November 2011
- High School Teachers Teach Content: Implications for SW PBS Implementation, Indiana Association of School Principals | November 2011
- Applying Culturally Responsive Practice to Positive Behavior Support, Association of Positive Behavior Support National Conference | March 2011
- High School Teachers Teach Content: Implications for SW PBS Implementation, Association of Positive Behavior Support National Conference | March 2011
Areas of Expertise
- Classroom Management
- Critical Friends Groups
- Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
- Culturally Responsive Positive Behavior Intervention and Support
- Multi-age Classrooms
- Reading and Writing Workshop
- Teacher Education