Dr. Michelle Shelly Ray Parsons is employed at Aims Community College as the Director of Academic Assessment and a Professor of Mathematics. In addition to helping her community college develop and establish its assessment practices, Shelly oversees/implements training on the colleges assessment technology, assists and supports faculty in assessment project development, and hosts a myriad of professional development sessions around best practices in assessment of student learning. Her primary teaching areas include the Calculus sequence, Trigonometry, Statistics, Math for the Liberal Arts, College Algebra, Career Math, and Introduction to Education. She has been teaching at Aims Community College since 1999 and began her teaching career in 1993.
Shelly is a Content Specialist for e-Mentoring for Student Success through New Teacher Center. She has worked with this group since 2007 in this role. She was recently elected to the role of Vice President for the Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics. In addition, Shelly has presented both regionally and nationally at multiple conferences on both mathematics and assessment related topics including Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Colorado Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges, and American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges. She is also a reviewer for the publication Mathematics Teacher.
