About
My story
I'm Michelle Andros, owner of Deaf Education Consulting LLC. I studied the Education of Persons with Hearing Loss at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and I've spent my career working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students and the people who support them.
I taught D/HH students in Virginia and Pennsylvania, served as an itinerant teacher of the Deaf with Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3, and worked as an educational consultant with PaTTAN on D/HH services, secondary transition, inclusive practices, procedural safeguards and assistive technology. I then led external education at DePaul School for Hearing and Speech, and today I coordinate itinerant services at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.
Because I've worked inside schools and alongside families, I understand both sides of the IEP process. I'm a certified teacher of the Deaf, sign language proficient, a See the Sound Visual Phonics Trainer, and an Ambassador to Eduplex Institute in South Africa.
Credentials
Licensure & certification
Pennsylvania Level 2 Teaching License: Hearing Impaired
2008–present
Pennsylvania Level 2 Teaching License: English (7–12)
2008–present
Special Education Administration / Supervisory
2015–present
See the Sound Visual Phonics Trainer, International Communication Learning Institute
2017–present
CPR / First Aid
2023–present
Education
BA, Education of Persons with Hearing Loss
Indiana University of Pennsylvania · 1996
MA, Education Administration and Supervision
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA · 2001
Special Education Supervisory Certification
Slippery Rock University · 2015
Professional memberships
- Council for Exceptional Children
- National Association of the Deaf
- Alexander Graham Bell Association
- Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss
- Pennsylvania Educators of Students who are Deaf & HH
Honors
- Dean's List, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996)
- Graduated with honors, Shenandoah University (2001)
Experience
- 2025–present
Ambassador
Eduplex Institute, South Africa
- 2024–present
Coordinator of Itinerant Services / Teacher of the Deaf
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2023–present
Owner, Consultant
Deaf Education Consulting LLC, Irwin, PA
- 2021–present
Part owner, Director of Professional Outreach, Courses & Virtual Conference
Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss
- 2021–2022
Adjunct Professor
Robert Morris University, Moon, PA
- 2018–2024
Director of External Education
DePaul School for Hearing and Speech, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2015–2018
Educational Consultant (D/HH, Secondary Transition, Inclusive Practices, Procedural Safeguards, Assistive Technology)
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
- 2007–2015
Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf
Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3, Homestead, PA
- 2006–2007
Deaf and HH Teacher
Pressley Ridge School for the Deaf, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2001–2003
Special Education / Deaf and HH Teacher
Winchester Public Schools, VA
- 1999–2001
Special Education / Deaf and HH Teacher
Warren County School District, Front Royal, VA
- 1996–1999
Case Worker
Department of Child and Youth Services, Blair County, PA
Selected talks & courses
Invite Michelle to speak- 2026Guest lecturer, University of Colorado and Edinboro University Deaf Education programs: Assessment and Collaboration
- 2026Guest panelist, Q&A Mini Conference, Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss
- 2024Presenter, American Society for Deaf Children Conference, Charleston, SC: Expanded Core Competencies and Functional Performance for Deaf Education
- 2024Guest presenter, Maryland State Deaf and Hard of Hearing Statewide Conference: Soundless Symphony
- 2024Guest presenter, Supporting Success for Students with Hearing Loss Biennial Conference: Make and Take! Strategies for Teaching Each Strand of the Reading Rope
- 2023Opening Doors, Unlocking Potential: Comprehensive Assessment and Collaboration, Eligibility to Service Delivery
- 2022Creating Best Practice and Compliant IEPs (prerecorded course), Supporting Success for Children with Hearing Loss
- 2022Collaboration between TODHH and SLPs in General Education, PaTTAN Hour with the Expert Series (with M. Parfitt)
- 2020–2022Guest lecturer, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences