Michelle Samford
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Experience
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BrightBytes
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Client Thought Partner
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Oct 2019 - Present
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DreamBox Learning
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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200 - 300 Employee
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District Partner Manager
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Dec 2018 - Sep 2019
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DrumFIT Holdings Inc.
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United States
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Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Educational Sales
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Jan 2018 - Nov 2018
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Agile Mind
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Educational Partnerships and Strategic Communications, TX
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Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
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Think Through Learning Inc.
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United States
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E-learning
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1 - 100 Employee
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State Team
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2016
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Lead Instructional Coach
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Aug 2012 - Aug 2015
• Effectively manage 200+ district accounts in successful implementation of the Think Through Math program from district to classroom levels including model lessons for teachers and students. • Meet with district administration and, math coaches, and/or champions at each site to develop an implementation and training plan best suited to insure successful implementation. • Facilitate on-site and/or web-based training and coaching to teachers, students and administrators. • Remote and in-person meetings with key personnel for the district to plan details of implementation training and train math coaches on their part of the training. • Conduct on-site start-up and ongoing implementation observations, review and improvement meetings; coach both teachers and administration on how to improve implementations. • Utilize current research and educational knowledge to assess needs, develop and articulate goals (vision) and to write implementation and key benchmark plans. • Understand and monitor account expectations and program design needs: create training plan, solve classroom and school problems and manage progress. • Monitor customer setup and maintain communication with key stakeholders to maximize usage by students and teachers during the “critical” implementation stage. • Provide analysis and recommendations of improvement using data to guide the customer to improve student performance and classroom usage – linking program to the regular classroom. Show less
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Math Instructional Specialist/Interventionist
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Aug 2002 - Aug 2012
Advocate and reinforce district philosophy related to the importance of teaching mathematics with fidelity. • Share knowledge of effective strategies in mathematics instructional delivery. • Provide support to students by delivering direct instruction to small groups in the classroom • Conduct demonstration lessons and assist with curriculum and pacing of programs to ensure that core instructional materials are used as designed. • Conduct focused observations in grades 6-8 and provide constructive feedback to teachers. • Provide formal/informal feedback and professional development for teachers on effective instructional strategies and classroom practices. • Plan, facilitate, and attend grade level meetings/study groups to assist teachers in maintaining pacing of instruction and utilizing data to determine “next step” instructional strategies and classroom practices. • Plan and conduct professional development for instructional aides, parents, and community members. • Attend District-provided Coach meetings and local Professional Development to improve site implementation of a standards-based curriculum. • Prepare forms, records and reports for monitoring implementation. • Meet regularly with teachers, site administrators and District Educational Services administrators to articulate goals. • Assist in the ordering, delivery and inventory of instructional materials. Show less
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Education
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Barry University
Bachelor of Science, Education -
Barry Univeristy