Presentation Style: Darlene Crane, MA, has served in the education profession for twenty years. Her career began as a middle school special education teacher and has included serving as an instructor at the post-secondary setting, coordinator of district level improvement plans for early-childhood education, classroom teacher, and most recently as a state Response to Intervention Specialist. 

In addition to her experience as a classroom teacher, her work has included the development of support strategies for students with ADHD and Learning Disabilities at the post-secondary setting, coordinating regional level parent involvement for parents of children with special needs, and training hundreds of teachers and administrators on various elements of implementation of response to intervention in the areas of math and reading.  Darlene’s passion for the importance of high quality education for all students arises from personal experiences. 

Ms. Crane’s extensive classroom experience allows her to bring an understanding to her interactions with teachers imbedding a sense of encouragement and a reminder of the significant impact effective teachers have on the lives and futures of students.  Darlene uses a combination of those personal experiences in her presentations as she works to link the information and research she presents to classroom practices that educators can use to improve student achievement