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Shelly Arneson has her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction. Her dissertation research focused on building trust through effective communication. She is a former principal at an elementary school in Florida and has presented engaging and energetic workshops on leadership and communication. Shelly is the author of, Communicate and Motivate: The School Leader's Guide to Effective Communication that empowers leaders to communicate well as they work to promote a student-centered environment best suited to schoolwide achievement.
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Parent and Family Involvement |
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Amy Benjamin is a nationally-recognized expert in improving student performance in all subject areas through literacy instruction. Amy, a long-time high school English teacher, has coached teachers throughout the United States and Canada on writing across the curriculum, strategic literacy, and meeting the Common Core State Standards. She is a consultant to the National Council of Teachers of English and has been a professional advisor the College Board and Holt McDougal.
Areas of Expertise: Common Core State Standards, Differentiated Instruction, Literacy Instruction |
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For more than a decade, Frank Buck has helped countless educators through workshops, webinars, and one-on-one coaching, as well as with his print and online publications. His blend of content and humor has made him a favorite with audiences. Frank specializes in using technology to establish simple, effective communication systems between leaders and faculty or community while assisting them with goal setting, goal tracking, and becoming proficient at follow-through. Frank has shared the insights he has gained from almost 30 years in K-12 schools at national conferences in addition to state and local organizations.
Areas of Expertise: Classroom Management, Digital Learning, Leadership |
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Lauren Davis is Senior Editor at Eye On Education and author of the popular white paper, "5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Doing to Meet the Common Core State Standards." Lauren began her career in the classroom teaching middle and high school students and then became Director of Language Arts at Amsco School Publications. She researches and writes about the Common Core, and provides easy-to-implement ideas that boost student achievement.
Areas of Expertise: Common Core State Standards, Literacy Instruction |
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A former classroom teacher and university professor, Warren Combs has devoted his professional career to the application of best practices in the teaching of writing based on research and improved student results. He developed frameworks for empowering students to learn to write, write to learn, and experience grammar instruction in the context of the writing process. His practical instructional strategies resonate equally well with teachers of core academic, vocational, special education, ESOL, and gifted students. Warren continues to work directly with several thousand students in classrooms each year.
Areas of Expertise: Literacy Instruction |
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Pete Hall is the principal of a Title I school in Spokane, Washington. He has had much success as principal, which includes taking an underperforming title 1 school in Nevada and turning it into a “High Achieving” school just 2 years after he became principal. He was honored with ASCD's Outstanding Young Educator Award. Pete also serves as a motivational coach for professional athletes, weekend golfers, stand-up comedians, firefighters, business executives, and custodians.
Areas of Expertise: Leadership |
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Bryan Harris is Director of Professional Development at Casa Grande Elementary District. Bryan’s engaging presentations focus on classroom applications of brain research, student engagement, and classroom management. He has worked with teachers across the country to apply instructional strategies that help ensure success for all students.
Areas of Expertise: Classroom Management, Common Core State Standards, Leadership, Student Motivation |
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Chris Hitch served as a principal and chief human resources director in the public schools. He spent 15 years as a teacher and principal for three turnaround schools and served as director of human resources and accountability director for a small North Carolina school district where over 20 different languages were spoken. He designed and delivered executive development for over 4500 senior school leaders at the North Carolina’s Principal Executive Program and the North Carolina’s Principal Fellows Program. Chris focuses on how to translate research into practical tools for executives.
Areas of Expertise: Data-Driven Decision Making, Leadership |
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Kimberly Kappler Hewitt, an Atlanta Journal/Constitution Georgia Honor Teacher Award winner, serves as Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She is a former middle and high school teacher and served as principal at an elementary school. Kim was also Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in Ohio. Kim also has served as President of Ohio ASCD and was selected as a 2010 Emerging Leader by ASCD.
Areas of Expertise: Data-Driven Decision Making, Differentiated Instruction, Leadership |
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Angela Maiers is an award-winning educator, speaker, consultant, and professional trainer known for her work in literacy, leadership, and global communications. She has spent 22 years working in K-8 and university settings as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, coach, special programs facilitator, and university professor.
Area of Expertise: Classroom Management, Student Motivation |
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Sarah Meltzer is an assistant professor at Western Carolina University and works with pre-service teachers. She has experience working in the educational publishing industry helping schools and districts integrate technology-based products. As an educational consultant, Sarah has helped school districts design and implement effective professional development in instructional technology.
Area of Expertise: Digital Learning, Leadership |
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Renee Rubin has 25 years of public education experience, and specializes in literacy, English language learners (ELLs), and family engagement. She taught ELLs in elementary schools in New Mexico and Texas and has been involved in designing and implementing an after-school program in which college students interacted weekly with ELLs and their families. She also served as co-principal investigator for a U.S. Department of Education professional development grant.
Area of Expertise: Differentiated Instruction, Literacy Instruction, Parent and Family Involvement |
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Pamela Salazar, a former teacher and high school principal, teaches courses in school improvement, instructional practices for struggling students, and supervision and curriculum administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She serves as Chair of the Nevada Teachers and Leaders Council that is responsible for designing the new teacher and principal evaluation system. She has been involved with the design and development of the new National Board Certification process for principals. Pam also consults with school districts on leading change and developing educator capacity.
Areas of Expertise: Data-Driven Decision Making, Leadership |
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Amy Sandvold is an administrator, teacher, and learner who has served in both public and private schools in rural, urban, and suburban areas. She has experience with Title I reading and elementary classroom teaching and has served as a full-time literacy coach. She has been an education programs and school improvement consultant for the Iowa Department of Education and has taught several courses at the University of Northern Iowa.
Area of Expertise: Classroom Management, Student Motivation |
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Ron Williamson is a professor of leadership and counseling at Eastern Michigan University. Previously, he taught at the University of North Carolina and was a teacher, principal, and executive director of instruction in the Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan. He provided direct services to several large urban school districts as a leadership coach in a national school reform project. He also worked on a comprehensive school reform project to improve schools in New York City, Houston, Louisville, and Los Angeles. Ron works with schools throughout the country on issues of school improvement.
Areas of Expertise: Common Core State Standards, Leadership |
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Heather Wolpert-Gawron is an award-winning middle school teacher who also writes a popular education blog, Tweenteacher. She blogs for Edutopia, and The Huffington Post. Heather is a Fellow of the National Writing Project. She writes about current topics such as internet literacy and project based instruction. Her passion involves collaboration, fostering student-centered environments, and curriculum integration.
Area of Expertise: Common Core State Standards, Data-Driven Decision Making, Digital Learning |
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Sally Zepeda served as a high school teacher and K-12 administrator before entering higher education. Sally is a professor in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy in the Program of Educational Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia, where she teaches face to face, as well as online courses in instructional supervision, professional development, teacher evaluation, and school improvement. She also consults internationally.
Area of Expertise: Data-Driven Decision Making, Leadership |