Testimonials

“Dr. Amy Pleet-Odle has an excellent background in the area of special education and instructional approaches to learning. She has a highly professional approach when working with administration and faculty. Her collaborative processes help engage learners and allow all participants to take away the major goals of the lesson/ activity. The professional development she provides is not a one-time shot, but allows for a reflective on-going approach."

— Gene Montano, Supervisor of Instruction

“I came into the world of special education as a parent and a parent leader with huge hopes that inclusion and high expectations for all of our children would surely come to be in years, not decades. How naive! Knowing and working with Dr. Amy Pleet-Odle always restores my belief that we can do this. She is that rare professional, advocate and parent who has not just the knowledge and experience but also the abiding commitment to actualizing inclusion ---- of students, of families, of professionals, of education leaders and of policymakers -- in holistic and sustainable change.”

— Debra A. Jennings, Director

“Our local teams kept requesting support in building family engagement in the transition process. Dr. Amy Pleet-Odle was able to work with our staff, partners and local teams to craft and carry out a plan to support our local communities in a way that met them where they were. Even better, she assisted us in identifying ways that we can improve our work and better support our local stakeholders in the coming years. Dr. Amy Pleet-Odle’s expertise in crafting support to build family engagement in the transition process is both practical and research based. ”

— Joy Ivestor, Program Director

“Dr. Amy Pleet-Odle was one of the key professionals in establishing policy, procedures, and strategies that made transition a priority while she worked in Maryland. She remains a critical voice on the national level as she contributes important ideas and perspectives that move the field forward."

— Rich Luecking, President

“For over ten years, I had the distinct pleasure of working with Dr. Amy Pleet-Odle, who was an outstanding faculty member at Towson University. She is impressive in her ability to fully integrate the best special education ideas and accommodations into useful teaching methods for implementation in P-12 school settings. She works well with teachers, is well organized, has a great deal of energy for her students, and she teaches in a superb fashion."

— David Wizer, Professor/ Department Chairman

“As a Principal I can say that the cost of participating in Dr. Pleet’s Collaborative Teaching e-course with the Inclusion Coach Breakthrough Course is minimal in comparison to the priceless benefit it will provide to your staff. It completely meets the mark in looking at the idea of professional development being an ongoing opportunity for educators to learn invaluable strategies that will forever change their classrooms.”

— Michele Savage, Principal

“We really didn’t know what we didn’t know until Dr. Amy Pleet-Odle came to us to provide professional development in the area of co-teaching.  Many times the special educator gets ignored when it comes to PD and we assume that they understand what co-teaching should look like.  Through the Collaborative Teaching E-Course, our special educators and general educators now understand the different collaborative teaching structures and utilize them on a daily basis.  The improvement we have seen in the instruction delivered to our neediest students is dramatic!”

— Dr. Rick Evans, Principal

“Dr. Amy Pleet-Odle has helped me to better organize and prioritize my passions, which has really helped in restoring joy to my life as a teacher.” 

— Deanna Lough, Teacher

“I'm so thankful I participated in the Inclusion Coach Breakthrough Course. I've learned the key concepts and leadership skills to help me jump right into a coaching role so I can continue to do the work that I absolutely love and help teachers be more effective and involved in the classroom.”

— Leigh Argo, Secondary Inclusion Coach