Authors
Alison is a teacher, practitioner, visionary and advocate in the field of disability and special needs education. She holds Master of Teaching and Psychology degrees from Canada where she also obtained a Special Education qualification and college diploma in Developmental Services. Alison has worked as a Coordinator and Behaviour Therapist with hard-to-serve individuals with autism, developmental and psychiatric disorders. As an educator, she has taught in both regular and special education settings. She has lived in the U.A.E. for the past 4 years. Currently she is working as an independent consultant while writing her first book, an educational resource.
Anthony Cody is a National Board certified teacher who taught middle school science in Oakland, California for 18 years. He currently works for the Oakland public schools as an instructional coach in science. He also leads professional development for science teachers in his school district. You can read more about his experiences with inquiry and also find science lesson plans (including dry ice) at his web site: http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/lessons.html
Cheryll Duguette is a professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada. Christina’s story is drawn from Cheryll’s own teaching experience and the stories of many novice teachers. She can be contacted at cduquett@uottawa.ca
M.Ed., B.A., Cert. Ed.
Frank has worked as a teacher in five countries on three continents - including spells as a headmaster
Glen O’Grady is the Director as well as a founding member for the Center for Educational Development at the Republic Polytechnic in Singapore, and has helped direct the institution with respect to its unique approach to problem-based learning. O’Grady specializes in working with individuals, groups of teachers, departments, faculties and institutions in curriculum design and the creation of assessment systems that foster and measure learning. He has worked in many parts of the world including Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, United States, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Thailand, Korea, UK, Holland, Sweden, and Brazil. O’Grady is also the editor of the popular newsletter “Reflections” on problembased learning as well as a member of the International Advisory Committee for the Pan American PBL Association.
Jan Greenberg is currently Senior Product Development Associate at Teaching Strategies, Inc. (TSI) in Washington, DC, and is primarily responsible for researching, designing, developing and writing products for TSI, including e-learning materials. She is primary author of Celebrating Language and Literacy for Infants, Toddlers & Twos DVD: A User’s Guide, and a booklet for families titled Math Right From the Start. She started her career at TSI as Training Manager, and managed on-site professional development and the Teaching Strategies Professional Development Network. Ms. Greenberg has 30 years experience with special education, early childhood, and migrant Head Start programs as a classroom teacher, materials developer, program assessor, and training and technical assistance provider. Prior to coming to Teaching Strategies, she worked at Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) where she co-conducted workshops for early childhood educators on RIF’s early literacy program, presented at regional and national conferences, and provided content and writing expertise on the development of videos and print materials for family child-care providers.
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John Joseph has an inspiring story to tell. He left school at the age of 14 to undertake an apprenticeship as a solid plasterer. After 11 years of contributing to the family business, he resumed his formal education, graduating with a Master’s degree in Mathematics and Science Education.
John taught across all year levels before working in teacher education at the University of South Austrailia. In 1998, he formed his own company, Focus Education Austrailia, and has enjoyed phenomenal success as a presenter, writer and coach. In just nine years John has worked with over 350,000 delegates across 16 countries. He has published six books, three CDRoms and over 100 articles. John’s website attracts over 1 million visitors annually.
Today, John is affectionately known as the Brain Man. He facilitates workshops each year for about 12,000 school students and speaks at national and international conferences for educators, parents and the corporate world. John has featured in hundreds of newspaper articles for his work with kids, parents and teachers.
An early childhood educator, former schoolteacher and principal, and is the first author of The Creative Curriculum LearningGames, Partners for Learning, and Conversation Books, educational resources that have been used widely in the United States. He is a Fellow of the Frank Porter Child Development Institute of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a research professor at Georgetown University, and senior adviser for Curriculum and Research at Teaching Strategies. In addition to his work in the US, Dr. Sparling has done curriculum development, training, and intervention in orphanages in Romania.
Judy Jablon, M.S.,is a nationally recognized educator and author with more than 30 years of experience in early childhood and primary education. Originally a teacher, Judy is grounded in theory and practice that emphasize child development, observation,critical thinking and experiential learning. In her role as early childhood consultant, Judy provides facilitation, leadership coaching and training to a wide range of educational institutions and agencies. She has co-authored numerous publications, most recently Teaching Strategies’ new DVD, The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool in Action.
Amy Laura Dombro, M.S., is author of numerous articles and books for teachers and families of babies and toddlers. Former head of the Infant and Family Center at Bank Street College of Education, Amy works with national organizations and community leaders to create tools for change. This may involve “translating” information so it is engaging and easy to use, or documenting the story of a change initiative and lessons learned. She is an author of Teaching Strategies’ Caring for Infants and Toddlers.
Margo L. Dichetmiller, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at Eastern Michigan University where her interests include assessing young children, integrating standards in early childhood teaching, and working with diverse families. She is a developer of the Work Sampling System; an author of The Ounce Scale (an infanttoddler assessment) User’s Guide; and a consultant working with Head Start programs, state-funded preschool programs and departments of education.
Dr. Kay W. Allen is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. She earned a Ph.D. in the Psychological and Sociological Foundations of Education from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Allen’s professional interests include lifespan human development and learning, multicultural and international education, teacher professional development, and teaching and learning online. She has worked in these fields and presented workshops on these topics in Southeast Asia, South America, Southern Africa, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and the United States.
Keith London has been a mentor and student advocate for nearly 20 years. Dedicated to literacy development, he received the 2007 AOL@School Technology Leadership Award. A highly regarded professional development instructor, Mr. London has worked with the New York City Board of Education, The School District of Palm Beach County, the Florida Council of Language Arts Supervisors, and other academic institutions. Mr. London serves on the Education Technology Business Forum Steering Committee of the Software & Information Industry Association, and is a Judge for the Association of Educational Publishers’ Golden Lamp and Distinguished Achievement Awards. He has supported The Partnership for After School Education as an English Language Arts teaching facilitator, the Rhinelander Children’s Center as a board member, and most recently, the Children’s Aid Society as a program sponsor and academics advisor. Mr. London received his M.B.A. at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and his B.A. in Psychology at The State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Kerry Brown is currently in private practice in Temple Terrace, Florida. He is a licensed psychotherapist, a behavior management consultant, and a Supreme Court certified family law mediator. He conducts mediations for families, churches and others who need assistance with all forms of conflict and dispute resolution. He also conducts court-ordered child-custody investigations and home studies, serves as a Certified Parenting Coordinator in high-conflict post-divorce disputes, and is recognized as an expert witness in family law courts. His major clinical focus is marriage and family therapy, but he also treats such other concerns as Autism Spectrum Disorders, behaviorally challenged adolescents, sexual abuse and trauma, anger management, and addictions of all kinds. He also serves as a critical incident first responder and trauma reduction specialist for a national, on-call trauma response team.
Lilly J. Tennant, is the holder of a doctorate in Special Education from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. She is an associate professor at the Emirates College for Advanced Education in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Mrs. Tennant is an expert in teacher education in special needs and inclusive educational practices. Her areas of published scholarship, presentations and funded research include: issues in special education, inclusion, use of technology in teaching and learning, parent perceptions of inclusive practices, home and school partnerships, and differentiated instructional strategies.
Raymond F. Tennant, is the holder of a doctorate in Mathematics from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Albany, New York. He is a professor of Mathematics and head of the Effectiveness and Accreditation Center at Al-Hosn University in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Mr. Tennant is an expert on group theory and topology, Islamic ornamentation and architecture, connections with culture and history in teaching mathematics, and experienced in promoting institutional research and accreditation in higher education.
Dr. Nahla Nadeem has been working at the Cairo University for the past 20 years teaching applied linguistics. She has received her M.A and Ph.D in the same field. Dr. Nadeem also works as a free-lance trainer and educational consultant in schools and academic institutions as private universities. Dr. Nadeem has also worked as an educational consultant in McGraw-Hill educational for two years conducting training sessions on different topics related to ELT and school books. She is affiliated to TESOL Egypt.
Dr. Noella Piquette-Tomei is an associate professor and registered psychologist at the University of Lethbridge. Her work within the Faculty of Education focuses on the knowledge, skills and behaviors that are required of teachers in order to effectively respond to students with diverse and exceptional needs. Differentiated instruction, development of professional learning communities, student assessment and individual program planning are some of her applied research interests.
Her previous background as an educator included the roles of guidance counselor, special education, and adapting instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners in inclusive classrooms.
Richard Selznick, Ph.D, is a Child Psychologist and the Director of the Cooper Learning Center, Department of Pediatrics:
Cooper University Hospital in New Jersey. Dr. Selznick is the author of The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child (www.shutdownlearner.com)
Dr. Stephen Sroka is an Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Division of Adolescent Health, Case Western Reserve University; Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Education at Cleveland State University; and President of hi company, Health Education Consultants. Dr. Sroka is an internationally recognized speaker, trainer, author, teacher and educational consultant who has authored a dozen books and over 30 articles. He has worked in schools worldwide for over 30 years and often presents about at-risk youth, alternative education, reluctant learners, dropout prevention, brain-based education, teacher and parent education, school safety, and academic and life achievement. He has made hundreds of professional presentations in schools, as well as in hospitals, colleges, churches, Indian reservations, clinics, and various community settings. He consults to departments of education and health throughout the US and the world, including Guam, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Guatemala, Canada, and the Cayman Islands.
An inclusion consultant at Teaching Strategies, and has been a preschool teacher and director, university instructor and director of several national projects in early childhood education and disability in the United States. She has authored articles, book chapters and training curricula that focus on the inclusion of young children, and is frequently an invited speaker at state and national conferences.
Tara Brown is an award-winning educator, author and speaker who's 25 year journey has taken her from rural Florida to Gang Territory in North Long Beach, California and to one of the largest high schools in Tennessee with students representing over 37 countries. Tara is recognized as an expert in connecting with youth and building strong relationships with students and staff. Her passion and humor continues to drive her work with teachers across the world to better equip them with the ability to connect with their students, to have meaningful interactions, and to positively impact the learning process. Tara understands connecting with diverse populations, building relationships and how to get the most out of each individual student and class.
Terri Taylor is a teacher, counselor and school district literacy coordinator in rural British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Trae Stewart is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida. He earned a Ph.D. in International & Intercultural Education from the University of Southern California. Dr. Stewart has served as co-editor of two books and has authored numerous book chapters and journal articles. His research interests include service-learning, adolescent development, and teacher education. Dr. Stewart has conducted various teacher education workshops at academic conferences and professional development meetings, and he most recently consulted for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Palestine.
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