About me
Michelle is a Senior Associate with Great Schools Partnership and began her career as an English, ELL, and Spanish teacher. She has worked as a teacher, mentor, and leader in school systems across the country, including Hawaii, California, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.Her professional interests include the development of teacher expertise, authentic community engagement, and equitable school and district transformation. Michelle is fluent in Spanish and French. She earned a BA in Spanish from Carleton College, an MA in education from Stanford University, and a PhD in education from the University of Pennsylvania. Her dissertation focused on the development of teaching expertise.