Michelle St. Pierre

Committed and enthusiastic teacher mentor with over thirty-one years of dedication to teamwork in a student-centered environment. Passionate about technology integration in education to optimize student success through staff development, instructional planning, and classroom support.

• Loch Raven Academy’s Magnet Coordinator and Law and Finance Leader
• Social Studies Department Chairperson of Loch Raven Academy
• Curriculum writer for the Baltimore County Office of Social Studies
• Presenter new teacher induction for the Office of Social Studies
• Curriculum developer for the Law and Finance Magnet
• Maryland Middle School Steering Committee “The Critical Middle”
• Launched the new statewide African American History Curriculum
• Beyond the Oregon Trail” technology integration development for pre-service Social Studies teachers at Towson University
• Curriculum development for the Baltimore County Office of Instructional Technology
• Training new grade 8 Gifted and Talented Social Studies teachers
• Facilitator for “Teacher Websites” BCPS Social Studies Professional Development Day
• Modeled technology lessons for The Center for Women and Information Technology, “You Can Be Anything”
• Trained student observers and teachers for UMBC and the College of Notre Dame of Maryland
• MSPAP Test Development Project
• Developed new Health, Law and Finance Magnet for Loch Raven Academy

• Magnet Schools of America
• National Education Association
• Teacher Association of Baltimore County
• Parent Teacher Student Association
• National Council for the Social Studies
• Maryland Geographic Alliance
• Maryland Council on Economic Education
• Middle States Council for the Social Studies

• Presenter at the National Magnet Schools Conference
• Co-Presenter at the National Magnet Schools Conference “Interactive Technologies in the Classroom”

• Social Studies Department Chairperson
• Law and Finance Magnet Leader
• Magnet Coordinator
• Black Saga Coordinator

• 1997, Present, Loch Raven Academy, Grade 6 & 8 Social Studies and Law & Finance Magnet Teacher, Magnet Coordinator, Social Studies Department Chairperson
• 1993, 1997, Deer Park Middle Magnet School, Grade 6 Social Studies, Math, and Wellness

Baltimore County Magnet Teacher of the Year Finalist Baltimore County Teacher of the Year Selected the Launch the Statewide African American History Curriculum from the Reginald F. Lewis Museum Champion of Courage Honoree Certificate of Recognition from the Baltimore County Public Schools Board of Education for coaching the top middle school Black Saga Teams Central Maryland History Day Teacher of the Year Baltimore County and Disney Teacher of the Year Nominee

2019 NASBE Maryland Civic Engagement Award Winner

2013-2014 Baltimore County Magnet Teacher of the Year Finalist

2006-2007 Baltimore County Teacher of the Year

2006 Selected the Launch the Statewide African American History Curriculum from the Reginald F. Lewis Museum

2006 Champion of Courage Honoree

2005 & 2006 Certificate of Recognition from the Baltimore County Public Schools Board of Education for coaching the top middle school Black Saga Teams

2003 Central Maryland History Day Teacher of the Year

1997 Baltimore County and Disney Teacher of the Year Nominee

• Maryland State Teaching Certificate for Social Science Grades 5-12
• Maryland State Administrator I Certification