Elizabeth Breaux

Elizabeth Breaux is a best-selling author and motivational speaker in the field of education. She is a former classroom teacher and curriculum coordinator. She currently works in the instructional service department for the Lafayette School System in South Louisiana, where she trains and supports new teachers and their mentors. Liz also trains assessors for the Louisiana Department of Education. In addition, Liz is an international presenter for the Bureau of Education and Research.

Liz has spoken to thousands of teachers across the country where she uses an inspirational and motivational approach in offering common sense strategies for reaching and teaching today’s students. Her topics include:

• Classroom Management—Simplified: Managing to Teach!

• How to Reach and Teach ALL Students—Simplified

• New Teacher Induction: How to Coordinate It and Make It Happen

• Real Life Teaching: Make It Real and They Will Come

• Critical Thinking: How HOT (Higher Order Thinking) Is It?

• Handling the Challenging Situations: How Do They Do It?

• How the BEST TEACHERS Differentiate Instruction

• How the BEST TEACHERS Avoid the 20 Most Common Teaching Mistakes

Liz has taught and worked with "at risk" students for the past twenty-five years and believes that there is no more challenging and rewarding job in the world. Liz believes in taking students from where they are and leading them toward where they need to be. She believes that a calm caring environment, innovative teaching strategies, and constant positive feedback are the keys to students’ success.

Liz is the author of three best-sellers: Classroom Management—Simplified, How to REACH and TEACH All Students—Simplified, and the co-author, with her sister Annette Breaux, of Real Teachers, Real Challenges, Real Solutions. Liz’s most recent book, How the Best Teachers Differentiate Instruction, is now available.