A Bit About Kellie
For the last 13 years, I have been providing professional development to teachers. With a background in reading and technology, I am passionate about supporting literacy skills for the 21st century.   As a Literacy Specialist, I provide K-12 professional development to ensure strong core instruction. I have implemented K-8 balanced literacy programs with guided reading, as well as reading and writing in the content areas in middle and high schools. This includes support with in the classroom, working side-by-side with teachers and students. I customize professional development for each building and district I work with based on their individual needs.   In addition, I have been heavily involved in Response to Intervention, including assessment, intervention and progress monitoring. I've facilitated building-wide interventions, as well as implemented a variety of reading assessments to increase the achievement of all students. Beyond training teachers how to administer the assessments and interpret the results, I also give teachers strategies to use in their classroom based on assessment data. This has included both workshops and modeling within the classroom. I teach graduate courses for Aurora University and serve as an Adjunct Professor for the University of St. Francis, teaching courses for their Reading and Instructional Technology graduate programs. I offer a series of workshops on Response to Intervention for the Illinois Principal's Association. I have been involved in numerous one-to-one initiatives utilizing handhelds, as well as laptop computers. I was on the Design Team for Bridging the Disconnects, an $8 million dollar reading across the content area grant. As a facilitator for the Technology Immersion Project, I provided professional development for two schools in this one-to-one initiative. Each student was given a laptop in these middle schools. I'll be happy to provide contact information for current and past clients.
Workshop Topics
Administrator Academies Beyond RTI: Increasing Literacy Achievement with Reading Across the Content Areas RtI Interventions: Building Comprehension in Grades 3-12 Strong Core Literacy Instruction: The Fab 5 in Grades 3-12 Supporting RtI with Digital Tools   Professional Development Topics for Teachers Active Learning with the SMARTBoard Backward Design  Curriculum Mapping  Data Driven Literacy Instruction Implementing Balanced Literacy in 3-6 Classrooms Increasing Comprehension with Guided Reading Increasing Literacy Achievement in the Middle School Reading & Writing Across the Content Areas in 4 - 12 Classrooms Reading Interventions 3-12 Research Based Strategies for Increasing Achievement with Technology Tools Response Journaling and Written Response to Reading Six +1 Trait Writing Supporting Literacy with Technology Tools Supporting RTI in 4 -12 Classroom