Areas of Expertise

Behavior Change (All Ages):
  • Empowering Students to Take Charge of their College Success
  • Self-Determined Students: Preparing Students from Young for College Success
  • The Science of Failures: Why Me? Why Not Me?
  • Habits of Success: Early Cultivation of Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Self-Advocacy, and Self-Empowerment
  • Cultivating A Growth Mindset: Persisting Through Failures 
  • Learning vs. Studying: What Teachers and Professors Fail to Reveal
  • Sustaining Retention in College: Help Students to Help Themselves
  • Embracing Failures: Equipping Students to Face Hurdles in College
  • Inattention vs. Distraction: Why is it so Hard for Students to Focus?
 
Popular Workshops:
  • Bridging Gaps in Learning: Avoiding Falling Through the Cracks 
  • High-Impact Teaching: Debunking Myths about How the Brain Learns 
  • Exploring the Dropout Dilemma: Why Top Students Drop Out of College?
  • Navigating College: How to Take Charge of Your Success?
  • Engaging Parents and Stakeholders: Building Community Partnerships to Enhance Student Performance
  • Bridging Reading through Spelling: Spelling is not all about the Rules & Exceptions 
  • What it takes to Comprehend: Why Students Misjudge Their Own Understanding
  • Navigating the Legal Landscapes: IEP, IDEA, Section 504, & ADA
  • Leveraging Data and Predictive AnalyticsWho Are Your At-Risk Students and Which Interventions Are Most Effective

Sample Courses Taught:

Undergraduate, Graduate, and Doctoral level courses leading to licensure in School Administration, Special Education, and Early Childhood/Elementary Education 

  • Foundations of Special Education, Etiologies, Law, and Implications for Practice
  • Psycho-Educational Assessment
  • Adapting Curriculum for Students with Special Needs (Universal Designed Learning)
  • Working with Families and Professionals in Special Education
  • Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading, Math, Writing, Spelling, and Handwriting
  • Inclusive Education and Assessment
  • Adapting Instruction for Diverse Classrooms
  • Educational Psychology
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders: Issues & Concerns
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Critical Issues in Education
  • Organization and Evaluation of Curriculum
  • Educational Theory and Philosophy Disability Issues
  • Management of Students with Behavioral Problems