Learning and Development Specialist
Amy
Parmenter has been teaching teachers for over 15 years. She is an
experienced educator, coach, and facilitator with expertise in developing
learning communities and cultivating a school-wide culture where adults and
students actively engage in learning.
CONTACT:
(email) parmenter2@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
Doctorate of Philosophy; Education (anticipated November, 2012)
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Areas
of Study: Adult Learning and Leadership, Program Evaluation and
Development
Dissertation
Topic: Teacher Identity in a Community of Practice
Master of Education
Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA
Thesis: Cross-Age Tutoring as Service
Learning in the Elementary School
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
EXPERIENCE:
K-12 School Designer
Expeditionary Learning
October, 2009 – August, 2011
School-wide coach specializing in school culture and classroom management
·
creator and author of weekly crew newsletter k-8; “Crew, Not Passengers”
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develop detailed work plans with school leadership teams
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evaluate goals and implementation at the individual and whole school levels
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collaborate with school leaders for effective leadership and school
improvement
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co-facilitate 3-day national professional development institute in
mathematics
· co-developer and facilitator of 5-day national professional development institute on American History and the founding of our nation
·
provide coaching on daily instructional practices in schools across grade
levels and disciplines
Responsive Classroom
Consulting Teacher
Northeast Foundation for Children
Turner Falls, MA
Summer 2002 – 2012
Facilitated professional learning for educators from pre-k through grade 8;
·
Responsive Classroom 2; Five-day, 36-hour graduate level workshop aimed to deepen
and extend the practices learned in RC 1
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Responsive Classroom 1; Five-day institute, 36-hour graduate level workshop for
elementary educators
·
Responsive Classroom Introduction; One-day overview workshop
Grade Five Teacher
Hudson Public Schools
August, 1999-June, 2005
Actively engaged in professional development and
leadership opportunities; recruited by administrators to extend my practice
into staff development.
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Responsive Classroom staff development; collaborated in increasing
educator’s commitment to initiative to nearly 100%
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Instructed district-based 3-credit Graduate Course, Teach to the
Future, as an Intel “Master Teacher” and “Teacher Leader” for the
Gates Foundation after participating in extensive training in technology,
Understanding by Design, and Teacher Leadership.
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Selected to participate in the National Science Foundation’s Formative Assessment
for Science through Technology (F.A.S.T.) research initiative
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Served as Supervising Teacher for students from local colleges
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Initiated and organized entire school in a service learning project that
raised over $12,000 for the Red Cross in response to the 9/11 tragedy, aired on
PBS “Zoom”
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Contracted and trained to develop curriculum in social studies and
mathematics
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Initiated program, recruited teachers and students and organized cross-age tutoring for
50 fifth and second graders in reading and mathematics
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Utilized
Action Research to explore the program’s effectiveness and presented results to
School Committee and at state and national conferences
Science and Computer Teacher, grades 2-6
Summer 2002, 2003
Hudson Public
Schools
Special Education Instructional Assistant/Mathematics
Teacher, Grade 5
September, 1997-June, 1999
Northborough Public Schools
Special Education, Grade 4
September, 1996-June, 1997
Berlin Public Schools
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Faculty
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Adult Undergraduate Program: Lives in Context
Program Evaluation Intern
Program Evaluation and Research Group (PERG)
February, 2009 – August, 2009
Senior Literacy Corps Coordinator
Corporation for National and Community Service
August 2007—March, 2008
Revived and
managed local city program with over 40 senior literacy volunteers serving 25
schools and four Head Start sites throughout Worcester, MA.
·
Created annual newsletter disseminated to over 800 community organizations and
volunteers
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Conducted formative program evaluation
Project Manager
Baby’s Breath, Inc.
January, 2006—July, 2007
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Collaborated with the Board of Directors of a
developing grass-roots nonprofit agency, cultivating new relationships and
potential funding opportunities
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Led in the grant writing for the Department of Social Services (RFR); detailed
a formative program evaluation plan for continuous learning and quality
improvement and performance management strategies, organized Board members to
develop culturally competent guiding principles
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Developed “Stroll-a-thon” which expanded to three CBRB offices and raised over
$15,000
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Designed all collateral and presentation material for fundraising and
annual meetings
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
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Phi Delta Kappa, Harvard Chapter
National Public Education Society, member since 2007
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Alpha Kappa Delta, Pennsylvania Chapter
International Sociological Honor Society, member since 1994
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National Staff
Development Council, Learning Forward
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Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:
·
Massachusetts Department of Education
Elementary Principal/Assistant Principal
Elementary Education Teacher Grades 1-6
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National Institute of Health
Protecting Human Subjects Certificate
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Northeast Foundation for Children
Responsive Classroom Presenter; Levels I and II
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Intel Corporation & Gates Foundation
Intel Master Teacher
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Wisnia-Kapp Reading
Reading Certificate
SERVICE COMMITTEES:
- School Council,
Parent Member, Millbury Public Schools, 2006-2009
- School Council,
Teacher Member, Hudson Public Schools, 2000-2002
- Service Learning Mentor Teacher, National
Service Learning Exchange, 2003-2005
- Mentor Teacher Committee, Hudson Public
Schools, 2002-2005
- School and District
Leadership Committee, Hudson Public Schools, 2002-2005
- Service Learning
Committee, Hudson Public Schools, 2001-2004
