About Michelle Gainer

Michelle Gainer

Presenting Data Analysis Methods that Make Data Driven Decisions Easy for Administrators and Teachers using the Student Performance Analysis Tool SnapShot

Background:

Student data can often be perceived by teachers, parents and students as nothing more than a jumble of numbers. Accountability initiatives over the years dictate that schools and school districts need to ensure that student data is meaningful and directly applicable to the planning of teaching and learning. Michelle Gainer has been working with schools, principals and district administrators for more than 10 years helping them to understand and analyze data and implement key strategies to increase student achievement. With 15 years of classroom teaching experience in mathematics and the author of four elementary and secondary mathematics textbooks Michelle provides particular expertise in the analysis of student data and mathematics instruction. Michelle has National Board Certification in Adolescence and Young Adulthood Mathematics.

Data is an integral part of the school improvement process. Michelle injects her passion for utilizing analysis of student achievement data into training teachers and administrators how to make data meaningful. Her experiences include application of data analysis for school improvement and classroom decision making. Her work, guiding Title I schools to implement improvements for NCLB has greatly enhanced her training content.

Michelle is also passionate about Mathematics curriculum alignment and the potential for improved student learning that appropriate and thoughtful curriculum planning has in the classroom. Speaking as an accomplished mathematics textbook author, Michelle trains math teachers to recognize that the book is not their curriculum but simply a resource to aid in their instruction. Her background in becoming a National Board teacher and mentoring National Board candidates benefits and inspires teachers. Michelle motivates teachers to “work smarter, not harder” in their approach to teaching mathematics. She helps them to integrate curriculum and instruction to achieve better test results and mathematics comprehension.

Michelle Gainer’s wealth of experience and background knowledge helps audience participants to understand the connections between what they learn and their own environment.