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Content Enhancement Professional Developers
Several west Michigan districts have begun to adopt to improve student access to the general education curriculum. To do this, these districts have relied upon College of Education alumni including: Cindy Gibson in the Lowell Public Schools, Sue Woodruff in the Muskegon Public Schools, Sue Sims at the Big Rapids Schools, Kelli-Ann Woodruff in the Holton Schools, Patricia Ward and Suzanne Finney at the Crossroads Charter School, and Janette Cochran in the Holland Public Schools.
These individuals do more than use the routines . They become experts and completed a demanding, multi-year program through the University of Kansas to become certified professional developers.
The skills and talents of these certified professional developers are sought by organizations and school districts across the state and the nation. For example, Cindy Gibson has worked directly with the Berrien, Saginaw, and Eastern Upper Penninsula ISDs. Moreover, Sue Woodruff has worked with districts in, Massachusetts, Kansas and Washington.
Research studies clearly document the positive impact that the Content Enhancement Routines have on the increasing struggling adolescents access to the general education curriculum. However, without a network of professional developers available to school districts, this research will likely never be translated into practice and directly impact these students lives. West Michigan is fortunate to be linked to this network throughGrand Valley State University alumni. For this reason, faculty in the College of Education are very proud to have these outstanding alumni as their colleagues.
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Schumaker, J. B., Deshler, D. D., Bulgren, J. A., Davis, B., Lenx, B. K., Grossen, B. (2002). Access of adolescents with disabilities to general education curriculum: Myth or reality? Focus onExceptional Children, 35(3), 1-16.
Wagner, M., Blackorby, J., & Hebbeler, K. (1993). Beyond the report card: The multiple dimensions of secondary school performance of students with disabilities. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
