Bernadette Cleland
President, Teaching & Learning Consultants, Inc.
Montpelier, VT
Experience with The Framework for Teaching
Bernie currently serves as a consultant assisting numerous districts around the United States in the development of evaluation systems, mentoring programs, and professional development based on The Framework for Teaching. She delivers graduate level courses for school districts using The Framework for Teaching as the focus of study, and is involved in on-going professional development in schools where the Framework’s rubrics are used as a tool for reflection, goal setting and professional conversation.
Bernie has presented at national conferences with Charlotte Danielson and has been a national trainer and consultant with Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey on the Pathwise programs.
Areas of Expertise
Bernie’s areas of concentration within the work of the Danielson Group include:
- The Framework for Teaching
- Teacher preparation
- New teacher mentoring
- Coaching
- Professional growth plans
- Teacher evaluation
- Classroom observation
In addition, Bernie has experience in the following areas:
- Developing vision and mission statements
- Coaching administrators
- Professional learning communities
- Teaming, structures and instructional practices
- Embedded literacy across the curriculum
- Formative assessment including rubric development and use
- Instructional strategies for cognitive engagement
- Critical Friends protocols
- Small school design and implementation
- School accreditation
Professional Experience
Bernie has been an educator for 30 years working as an elementary, middle and high school English and social studies teacher, a middle and high school principal, an adjunct college professor, and as an educational consultant. She has worked with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges to provide professional development for schools around high school accreditation and numerous school reform efforts. She has worked closely with large urban districts, suburban districts, small rural districts and state departments of education in the areas of teacher and administrator professional development.
Upcoming presentations
New England Association of Schools and Colleges Accreditation Conference
May 7-8, 2007
Waltham, MA
Contact Information
Bernadette Cleland
8 North Park Drive
Montpelier, VT 05602
Mobile: 802.249.7395
bgcle@together.net
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