Public Consulting Group Employee Review - Julie Meitzer

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    Julie Meltzer, Ph.D.
    EXPERTISE:                                                                          EDUCATION
    Adolescent Literacy, Content Literacy, Instructional Leadership,                    Dr. Meltzer earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Virginia
    Response to Intervention (RtI), Program Evaluation, Teacher                         Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Master of Education,
    Professional Development, Leadership Coaching, 21st Century                         Creative Arts in Learning degree from Lesley University. She received a
    Teaching and Learning                                                               Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and Drama from Colorado College.
    Julie Meltzer is Senior Advisor for Strategy, Research and Design at PCG
    Education. As Director of the Adolescent Literacy Project at the LAB at             PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
    Brown University, Dr. Meltzer developed the Adolescent Literacy Support             Books
    Framework, and authored Adolescent Literacy Resources: Linking Research             Taking the lead on adolescent literacy: Action steps for schoolwide success
    and Practice (2002) and other research-based professional development               Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Irvin, J., Meltzer, J., Dean, N., & Mickler,
    and technical assistance resources. A sought-after keynote speaker,                 M. J., 2010
    author, reviewer, conference presenter, and workshop leader, Dr. Meltzer
    helps educators build their capacity to effectively apply research-based            Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy: Practical ideas for literacy
    promising practices to support the literacy development and learning                leaders Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Irvin, J., Meltzer,
    needs of adolescents. Dr. Meltzer is co-author of three recent publications         J., Phillips, M., Mickler, M. J., & Dean. N., 2009
    on literacy leadership: Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy (ASCD,                 Taking action: A leadership model for improving adolescent literacy
    2007), Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy (IRA, 2009) and                 Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Irvin, J., Meltzer, J., & Dukes, M., 2007
    Taking the Lead on Adolescent Literacy (2010). Other recent publications
                                                                                        Meeting the literacy development needs of adolescent
    include Thinkquiry Toolkit 1 (2010) and Guidelines for Developing District
                                                                                        English language learners through content area learning, part
    Literacy Action Plans (2009) with her colleague Dennis Jackson. A key
                                                                                        two: Focus on classroom teaching and learning strategies.
    focus of her current work is assisting school leaders to understand the
                                                                                        Providence, RI: Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory
    roles, responsibilities, and actions associated with academic literacy
                                                                                        (LAB) at Brown University. Meltzer, J. & Hamann, E. T., 2005
    development at the middle and high school level. Dr. Meltzer can be
    reached at jmeltzer@pcgus.com.                                                      Articles
                                                                                        Answering the questions that count — Educational Leadership
    EXPERIENCE                                                                          Ronka, D., Lachat, M. A., Slaughter, R. & Meltzer, J., January 2009
    Dr. Meltzer has worked in the education field for over 20 years. She                Designing effective content-literacy professional development — In Perspective
    taught at both the K-12 and college levels before joining PCG Education             Ohio Resource Center http://www.ohiorc.org/adlit/InPerspective/Issue/2008-
    in 1999 as a senior research consultant.                                            09/Article/feature.aspx, Meltzer, J. & Phillips, M., September 2008
                                                                                        Double-duty       literacy   training   —      Principal   Leadership
    Dr. Meltzer is a frequent guest lecturer, invited panelist, workshop facilitator,   National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), Vol. 7 No.
    conference presenter, and keynote speaker. Speaking engagements in                  6, pp. 22-27. Meltzer, J., & Hamann, E. T. February 2006. Reprinted in
    2009 and 2010 included the National Academy Foundation professional                 The Education Dige
    development institute, the International Reading Association annual                 First    literacy,     then    learning     —Principal    Leadership
    conference, the ASCD annual conference, the Massachusetts Reading                   National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), Vol. 2
    Association annual conference, the Maine Summer Literacy Institute, the             No. 2, pp. 16-21. Meltzer, J., & Okashige, S. October 2001.
    Massachusetts Secondary Reading Project, and two recent conference
    presentations at educational leadership conferences in Warsaw and Lodz,                To learn more about Julie Meltzer, Ph. D. or other PCG Education
    Poland. She is also a faculty member for New Leaders for New Schools                   Subject Matter Experts, contact us at pcgeducation@pcgus.com or
    and a professional development affiliate member of The Partnership for                 1-800-210-6113.
    21st Century Skills.

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