Holly Stipe

Background

About Holly Stipe

Instructional Design and Professional Development: Highly accomplished in developing and implementing dynamic units of study for diverse learners; lead professional development for adult learners in district and school initiatives. Learner Centered: Provide a nurturing environment to foster the growth and development of the whole person. Committed to honoring and elevating the voices of diverse ideas and learning methodologies through the development of critical thinking, listening, and speaking skills. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Focused: Provide multiple means of engagement, representation, action & expression to reduce barriers to learning and achieve inclusive and equitable instructional content, process, and products. Flexibly employ whole group and small group instruction, inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning, learning centers, and extension menus to meet the diverse needs of students. Data Driven: Committed to providing purposeful formal and informal assessment of needs with formative and summative assessment; clear goal setting, student observation, questioning strategies, self and peer assessment, rubrics, and student recordkeeping. Identify and intervene with Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS): Help develop and use tools at school site to successfully identify academic, behavioral and/or social/emotional support systems for students; lead problem-solving discussions and provide targeted support for students. Leader and Collaborator: Early adopter of initiatives. Seek out teams to determine, develop, implement, and lead others through organizational change.