Areas of Expertise

Signature Keynotes & Workshops

Programs can be customized for K–12 schools, colleges and universities, educators, students, families, and community organizations.

 

Student Success, College Readiness & Behavior Change

  • Failing Up: Turning Setbacks into Growth, Agency & Persistence
  • Taking Charge of College Success: Building Student Agency, Confidence & Persistence
  • Building Self-Determined Students: Preparing for College Before College Begins
  • Habits of Success: Building Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation & Self-Advocacy
  • Learning Is Not Studying: What Students Need to Know About How Learning Works
  • College Ready Is More Than Academically Ready: Preparing Students for the Realities of College
  • From Access to Completion: Helping Students Develop the Skills to Persist
  • Attention in a Distracted World: Why Students Struggle to Focus

Teaching, Learning & Student Engagement

  • High-Impact Teaching: What the Science of Learning Tells Us About How Students Learn
  • Bridging Gaps in Learning: Reaching Students Before They Fall Through the Cracks
  • Why Students Think They Know What They Don’t Know: Building Metacognition and Deeper Learning
  • Supporting Diverse Learners: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms
  • Engaging Families Without Undermining Student Independence
  • Using Data to Find Students Before We Lose Them: From Early Warning Indicators to Effective Intervention

Disability, Accessibility & Inclusive Education

  • Navigating the Legal Landscape: IDEA, IEP, Section 504 & ADA
  • From High School to College: What Changes for Students with Disabilities?
  • Universal Design for Learning: Designing Learning Environments for Student Success
  • Learning Disabilities vs. Learning Difficulties: Understanding the Difference
  • Accommodations, Access & Accountability: Supporting Students Without Lowering Expectations
  • Building Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination for Students with Disabilities

K–12, College & Career Pathways

  • Building K–12/Postsecondary Pathways That Lead Somewhere
  • Early College by Design: From Access to Credit Accumulation, Persistence & Completion
  • College Ready Is More Than College Eligible
  • From Partnership to Impact: Building Sustainable K–12/Higher Education Partnerships
  • Preparing the Next Generation of Educators: Building Teacher Pipelines That Last
  • Grow Your Own: Building Local Pathways into Teaching and Other High-Need Professions
  • From High School to Degree Completion: Designing Pathways Students Can Actually Navigate