MellisaDevitt


 * =Mellisa Devitt=



Staff Specialist for Professional Development/Curriculum Coordinator Pioneer Central School District
BOCES Center at Blue Bird Square

716.376.8304 X- 8304(Blue Bird Square) 716.492.9311X- 9311(Pioneer Middle School) 585.322.0744 (Cell Phone) mellisa_devitt@caboces.org ||

Professional Certifications

 * School District Administrator (in progress)
 * NYS Elementary Education- Pre-K- 6 Certification
 * Masters Degree in Special Education

Professional Memberships and Associations

 * National Staff Development Council (NSDC)
 * Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
 * Phi Delta Kappan
 * SAANYS

Conferences and Trainings Attended

 * Thoughtful Education (2010)
 * ASCD (2010)
 * Cognitive Coaching (2010)
 * Curriculum Mapping- Heidi Hayes Jacobs (2008)
 * Curriculum Mapping- Janet Hale (2008)
 * Capturing Kids’ Hearts (2010)
 * Four Blocks Balanced Literacy Model (2007)
 * Temple Grandin- Autism Conference (2007)
 * Sensory Intergration Training (2008)
 * How to Handle the Hard to Handle Student (2006)
 * RtI Models and Study Team Training (2008)
 * Cooperative Learning (Spencer Kagan) (2003-2009)
 * Columbia Writing Project (2000)
 * Lucy Calkins (2001)
 * Classroom Management

Areas of Expertise

 * Curriculum Mapping
 * Early Childhood Literacy
 * Peer Coaching
 * Mentoring
 * Cooperative Learning
 * Differentiated Instruction
 * RtI
 * Co-teaching

Publications/Honors/Awards:

 * Outstanding Educator of the Southern Tier and Northern PA- (2009)