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Amanda Arens has worked with numerous districts providing professional development in various methods. Her strength is in her ability to adapt to your districts needs and help you build an environment that is successful. Below are comments from some of the districts, administrators and teachers she has worked with in the past.
I have had the pleasure of working with Amanda Arens as a teacher, literacy coach, and administrator. While I was a classroom teacher, she encouraged me to look at literacy research and to evaluate each student’s reading ability .She provided guidance in developing each student into the best reader they could be by working on individual weaknesses. She was always willing to model a lesson or offer feedback on a lesson I had taught. Assessments and the data collected from them became the focus when I became the literacy coach for the North Callaway R1 School District. Ms. Arens provided professional development to the faculty on the Observational Survey and the DRA2. She built a great rapport with the teachers during her presentations and helped build understanding in the area of data collection. As a principal, I welcome Ms. Arens into my building to help new teachers learn and understand the philosophy of Four Blocks. She shares her knowledge and enthusiasm about literacy in a way that captures her audience. Nicky Kemp, Principal Williamsburg Elementary New Vision Charter School (NVCS), Loveland, Colorado Amanda Arens of Arens Consulting has played an integral part in getting our school literacy program established and well underway. She has worked with NVCS for the past three years as a literacy consultant to help implement Four Blocks and Big Blocks across our K-6 literacy program. Her work has included curriculum mapping to adhere to our Core Knowledge standards and Colorado state standards. She consulted on scheduling to assure that teachers were meeting the time requirements in each of the four blocks of literacy instruction. Amanda has conducted observations of classroom teachers for the purpose of coaching them toward best practices in teaching Reading and Writing. In addition, she has done many presentations around Reading and Writing Workshop models as well as led and maintained oversight of several book studies over the years. She developed agendas for our Principal who then led team meetings around the book studies to assist teachers in growing professionally around teaching Reading and Writing. Amanda has been a true partner in developing our Literacy program. She is a strong leader with a passion for helping teachers be the best that they can be for the purpose of helping students develop a passion for Reading and Writing that will carry them for a lifetime. Amanda has set our school on solid ground and we are all very thankful for the time that she has spent at New Vision Charter School and look forward to a continued partnership with Arens Consulting. Sara Vanderheyden New Vision Charter School Literacy Leader
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