Gain motivational strategies, leadership skills, and so much more! Below you'll find a selection of our authors that are available for booking. 

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Shawn Joseph

Joseph and Associates
Josephandassociatesllc.com

Dr. Joseph is available for speaking engagements, leadership development support, and equity/governance support. You can reach out to him by visiting the website.

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Karen Nemeth

Language Castle LLC
www.languagecastle.com

Karen Nemeth, Ed.M. has written more than a dozen books and many articles to support teachers and administrators in working effectively with young children learning English (dual language learners). She is a nationally known speaker and consultant.

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Elliot Y. Merenbloom

Merenbloom Seminars & Consulting
https://merenbloomseminars.com

Our focus is to help schools and districts realize their objectives and overcome today’s challenges in educating our nation’s youth. Using innovative and adaptive master scheduling techniques, we break down problems and successfully design effective solutions. We collaborate with invested people in your schools and districts to create and deliver the necessary education for your students. We recognize that ultimately scheduling implementation is achieved by professionals committed to their communities and passion for the teaching/learning process. 

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Sandra L. Atkins

Creating AHAs
www.creatingahas.com/what-is-an-aha/sandy-atkins/

Sandy is passionate about helping all students understand mathematics. Her sessions are thought-provoking and practical. She is the author of Creating Fraction and Decimal AHAs and Creating a Language Rich Math Class.
With particular interest in effective mathematical practices, Sandy works closely with teachers in international schools and across the United States to help them support students in becoming high achievers in mathematics. 

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Dayna Laur

Project ARC
www.proj-arc.com

Are you ready for empowered students? Are you interested in project-based learning, problem-based learning, design thinking, challenge-based learning, inquiry-learning, STEM, or other student-centered approaches? Do you need support with early childhood education, elementary, middle, high, or collegiate level projects? Are you a rural, suburban, urban, or international school? Are you tired of standardized professional development that is a one-size fits all model? Contact Project ARC for Tailored Professional Learning Inquires that meet the specific needs of your faculty as you work to develop authentic, relevant, and complex learning experiences for your students.

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Frank Baker

Media Literacy Clearinghouse
www.frankwbaker.com

Frank W. Baker is the author of "Close Reading The Media" and "Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom, 2nd Ed".He maintains the popular Media Literacy Clearinghouse web site of education resources for teachers and students.He writes a regular blog about media, media literacy and media issues at www.MiddleWeb.com.He invites interested parties to inquire about his PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT services in which he engages K-12 educators in meaningful, hands-on, interactive activities which correlate to teaching standards. 

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Jenny Grant Rankin

Jenny Grant Rankin, Ph.D.
https://jennyrankin.com

Dr. Jenny Grant Rankin is a Mensan and Fulbright Specialist with two doctorates (a Ph.D. and L.H.D) who has delivered approximately 200 keynotes and lectures (such as for University of Cambridge, TED, and national research associations) and served on many panels (like for the NSF and even Comic-Con). She has written 11 books and over 140 papers and articles, enjoyed a major media spotlight, and been honored by the U.S. White House for her work.
Her most frequent speaking topics are at https://jennyrankin.com/contact, her full bio is at https://jennyrankin.com/bio, and her press page is at https://jennyrankin.com/press.

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Kristen Swanson

www.kristenswanson.org

"Over the last decade, I've focused on creating environments that foster transformation and turn long-held assumptions on their head.

  • SLACK: When everyone thought that support teams had to weather high turnover rates, I implemented organizational designs that maximized purpose and impact, virtually eliminating turnover across a global organization.
  • EDCAMP: When everyone thought training had to be expensive, I built a free network of organic learning that rivaled the effectiveness and engagement of expensive consultants.
  • BRIGHTBYTES: When everyone thought customer retention was merely a function of price and product-market fit, I built a customer relationship network driven by thought-leadership that not only retained business but grew it by 20%.

Adopting an approach based on learning science and the research on high performing teams, I've relished in the opportunities to implement the unexpected and achieve the seemingly impossible.
I love working, learning, and growing alongside great people."

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Jill Dunlap Brown &
Jana Schmidt

brownandschmidtconsulting.com

We are an educational consulting firm that works with school districts or other education- based agencies, specializing in all academic tiers of MTSS literacy implementation. We offer support in a variety of formats, including virtual learning, on site visits, and customized planning. Our website provides a detailed description of options for each format, including hourly consulting. In Matching Reading Data to Interventions: A Simple Tool for Elementary Educators, we discuss the Columns. The Columns provide educators with a way to match assessment information with a correct intervention. We can provide guidance in making the Columns part of your practice.

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Emily L. Davis

Teacher Development Network LLC
www.teacherdevelopmentnetwork.com

Teacher Development Network helps educational organizations in optimizing systems of support for early-career teachers. We work with states, universities, and LEAs to review their current student teaching/residency mentoring, new teacher induction/mentoring, and instructional coaching for veteran teachers, and then develop and help implement a plan that's research-based and context-appropriate. We are also available for keynotes, conferences and workshop facilitation opportunities.

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Sean Ruday

Sean Ruday Literacy
https://seanruday.weebly.com/

Sean Ruday is a national education consultant focusing on writing and literacy instruction in the elementary, middle, and high school grades. An expert on grammar instruction, mentor text use, purposeful technology integration, and writing instruction in all genres, Sean has conducted professional development workshops, delivered keynote speeches, and presented at conferences all over the country. He provides a variety of services for teachers and administrators interested in enhancing their knowledge of the best practices related to these topics.
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Billy Krakower &
Brad Currie

Billy Krakower & Brad Currie of
Evolving Educators, LLC
https://www.evolvingeducators.com/

Billy Krakower is the Computer Technology Instructor, Gifted & Talented and STEAM Lab Teacher for grades three and four at Beatrice Gilmore Elementary School in the Woodland Park Public School District. For the past ten years, he has served as  Special Education Teacher, an Inclusion, and Resource Room, Teacher.  He enjoys preparing his students for the 21st century by teaching them how to use web 2.0 tools such as Edmodo, Skype, Google Hangouts, Google Docs, and Social Media. Billy is part of  ASCD's 2014 Emerging Leaders Class, a Google Educator, a Microsoft Office Specialist, and a Raspberry Pi Certified Educator. 
 

Brad Currie has been an educator for over 18 years. Currently, Brad is the Director of Planning, Research, and Evaluation for the Chester School District in Chester, New Jersey. Brad is the 2017 NASSP National Assistant Principal of the Year and the 2017 NJPSA Visionary Assistant Principal of the Year. He is part of  ASCD's 2014 Emerging Leaders Class and a Google Certified Trainer. Brad has published five books including All Hands on Deck:Tools for Connecting Educators, Parents, and Communities; Personalized PD; 140 Twitter Tips for Educators Hacking Google for Education and Tech Request: A Guide for Supporting Educators in the Digital World. He has been a keynote and featured speaker at many conferences around the country. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.

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Amy Benjamin

Amy Benjamin Educational Services, Inc.
www.amybenjamin.com

Amy Benjamin is a national consultant specializing in literacy instruction, grades 4-12.
Her work with schools is centered around academic vocabulary, writing to learn, writing argumentation, reading comprehension, and grammar. 

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Pete Hall

EducationHall, LLC
www.EducationHall.com

EducationHall plays a vital role in the professional development and initiative of school leaders as our society’s students reach unparalleled levels of academic achievement. Educators at all levels increase their effectiveness in instruction and leadership, due in part to the sustained, collaborative, tailored services we provide. 

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Frank Buck

Frank Buck Consulting Inc.
www.frankbuck.org

Frank Buck is a veteran school administrator, public speaker, productivity coach, and authorofGet Organized!: Time Management for School Leaders. He has spoken to audiences throughout the United States and internationallyto help busy professionals achieve total control over their time and the peace of mindthat nothing is falling through the cracks."Global Gurus Top 30" named him #1 in the "Time Management" category for 2019.

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Joanne Billingsley

Joanne Billingsley
www.jmbillingsley.com

Joanne’s mission – to guide educators in creating brain-friendly, language-rich, interactive learning environments, where classrooms are alive and students thrive. Joanne Billingsley, a former regional Texas Teacher of the Year, is a consultant, author, keynote speaker and nationally – acclaimed lecturer. She has combined current neuroscience research with best practices in teaching to develop powerful new tools and learning strategies for classroom teachers.

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Barbara Blackburn

Blackburn Consulting Group, Inc.
www.barbarablackburnonline.com

Ranked in the Top 30 Global Gurus in Education, Barbara has dedicated her life to raising the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike.
What differentiates Barbara’s books are her easily executable concrete examples based on decades of experience as a teacher, professor, and consultant. Barbara’s dedication to education was inspired in her early years by her parents, Bob and Rose. Her father’s doctorate and lifetime career as a professor taught her the importance of professional training. Her mother’s career as school secretary shaped Barbara’s appreciation of the effort all staff play in the education of every child.

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Jonathan E. Martin

JonathanEMartin Ed. Services
https://21k12blog.net/jem-ed-services/

Jonathan Martin is a nationally recognized educational writer, speaker, and consultant who has worked with dozens of schools and organizations to support 21st-century learning and educational program development/innovation. His areas of expertise include assessment, project-based learning, and competency-based crediting. His recent book for Routledge shares a vision and a series of case studies for why and how schools and districts can move to a competency-based transcript and report card, and he is available to speak and advise on that topic.

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Leslie Texas

Leslie Texas Consulting, LLC
https://leslietexasconsulting.com

Leslie A. Texas is a national consultant and co-author of Strategies for Common Core Mathematics: Implementing the Standards for Mathematical Practice K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 (Routledge 2013) and Strategic Journeys for Building Logical reasoning: Activities Across Content Areas K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 (Routledge 2016). She has over twenty-five years of experience working with K-12 teachers and schools across the country to enhance rigorous and relevant instruction. Leslie has a B.A. in mathematics and physics from Georgetown College. She taught middle and high school mathematics and science, and has strong content expertise in both areas. Leslie earned her M.Ed. from the University of Louisville, with an emphasis in interdisciplinary curriculum. She is currently enrolled in a doctoral program, focusing on higher education. Through her advanced degree studies, she honed her skills in content and program development and student-centered instruction. Using a combination of direct instruction, modeling, and problem-solving activities rooted in practical application of mathematical principles, Leslie helps teachers become more effective classroom leaders and peer coaches. 

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Bradley Geise

Education for the Future
http://eff.csuchico.edu

Education for the Future is a not-for-profit Initiative located on the California State University, Chico campus. Since August 1991, Dr. Victoria L. Bernhardt serves as Executive Director. The mission of Education for the Future is to build the capacity of learning organizations, at all levels to gather, analyze, and use data to continuously improve teaching and learning. The process is powerful and results oriented, with a focus on collaboration to reach a shared vision for your learning organization.This framework allows schools to organize their schoolwide data and organizational structures just once and use the information for needs assessments, planning, evaluation, accreditation, and on-going improvements. The continuous school improvement framework shows the big picture of continuous school improvement for whole staff understanding and commitment; helps staffs understand the components in the context of the conceptual framework; and organizes the information in a way that makes it easy for staff to own, use, and apply. 

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Jeremy Hyler

Middle School Hallways
jeremyhyler40.com

Education for the Future is a not-for-profit Initiative located on the California State University, Chico campus. Since August 1991, Dr. Victoria L. Bernhardt serves as Executive Director. The mission of Education for the Future is to build the capacity of learning organizations, at all levels to gather, analyze, and use data to continuously improve teaching and learning. The process is powerful and results oriented, with a focus on collaboration to reach a shared vision for your learning organization.This framework allows schools to organize their schoolwide data and organizational structures just once and use the information for needs assessments, planning, evaluation, accreditation, and on-going improvements. The continuous school improvement framework shows the big picture of continuous school improvement for whole staff understanding and commitment; helps staffs understand the components in the context of the conceptual framework; and organizes the information in a way that makes it easy for staff to own, use, and apply.

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Amber Chandler

flexibleclass.com

SEL workshops with Amber Chandler will not only bring you up to speed with all you need to know about SEL, but teachers will also be ready to take actionable steps right away. You will learn how to intentionally create an effective environment for ALL students to learn within a “Caring Communities” model. Amber Chandler will explain how meeting the social and emotional needs of students will increase student achievement, decrease disruptive behaviors, and improve school culture. You will learn specific, actionable steps to take to provide a more inclusive, trauma-informed community which will increase intrinsic motivation for some of your most hard-to-reach students. Chandler will also discuss the benefits of a Caring Community for high achievers, those who suffer from anxiety, and Special Education students. She will also provide resources for educators for each of the CASEL competencies (Self-Management, Responsible Decision Making, Relationship Skills, Social Awareness, and Self-Awareness).

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Ryan Donlan

www.ryandonlan.com

Dr. Ryan Donlan, University Chair and Associate Professor, served for 20 years in K-12 education, most of that time as a Superintendent, as well as a principal, assistant principal, and teacher.  Dr. Donlan provides comprehensive educational program reviews and training for educators specializing in team performance, communication, and leadership.  He has written/co-written a number of articles and  books relevant to professional educators, including Gamesmanship for Teachers: Uncommon Sense is Half the Work and co-written works, The Secret Solution: How One Principal Discovered the Path to Success. Minds Unleashed: How Principals Can Lead the Right Brained Way, and The Hero Maker: How Superintendents Can Get Their Boards to Do the Right Thing, and The School Board Member Guidebook: Becoming a Difference Maker in Your District. You can follow Dr. Donlan on Twitter at www.twitter/ryandonlan, or visit him and www.ryandonlan.com and  www.mindsunleashed.net.  He can be contacted at [email protected] .

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Laura Greenstein

Assessment Network
www.assessmentnetwork.net

Laura Greenstein has been an educator for over 30 years, serving as a teacher, department chair, and school leader in multiple grades and subjects. She teaches Human Development at the University of Connecticut. She also teaches graduate-level courses in Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation, Portfolio Design, and Teaching, Learning, and Assessing with Technology at the University of New Haven. She is the founder of assessmentnetwork.net.

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