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 Analytics: Who 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