Michelle Gill

State:

Maryland

Testimonial from Participant:

I find myself waking up in the middle of the night thinking of ways to use multiple intelligences with my class in the fall!

--KD, Montgomery Co., MD

The most fun I've ever had in any of the 20 graduate level classes I've taken! I also learned the most skills I could apply right away!

--JS, Montgomery Co., MD

PLS Courses I Teach:

• Designing Motivation for All Learners®
• Coaching Skills for Successful Teaching™
• Project TEACH™ (Teacher Effectiveness and Classroom Handling)
• PRIDE™ (Professional Refinements in Developing Effectiveness)
• Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences®
• Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences® Online

Year started with PLS:

1999

Why I love teaching PLS courses:

Because they are powerful change agents, both in classrooms and in lives…and because they are so much FUN!

Education:

• BS Middle School Ed and English, minor Secondary Ed. Gordon College, MA
• MS Curriculum and Instruction, Western MD College (now McDaniel College)

Teaching Experience

• Middle School and High School English – 14 years
• Middle School Drama – 6 years
• Study Skills – 2 years
• Composition – 3 years

Related experience:

• English Department Head – 4 years
• Curriculum Director – 3 years
• Middle School Director – 1 year

What I love most about teaching:

CHANGE…in me and in students…EXCITEMENT…that makes it stick…QUALITY…in all we do!

My favorite moment in teaching:

Seeing eyes light up with understanding.

Personal information:

My very favorite thing to do is spend time laughing and giggling with my wonderful husband and twin boys.