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Pam Robbins probbins@shentel.net (Virginia) Phone: (540) 828-0107
Pam Robbins is an educational consultant who consults with school districts, educational organizations ( ASCD , NSDC, PDK, NAESP), and corporations. Her areas of expertise include sessions on How the Brain Learns: Implications for Teaching, Emotional Intelligence: implications for Teaching and Preventing School Violence, and Supervising with the Brain in Mind.
Debbie Estes estes@texoma.net (Texas) Phone: (903) 892-0033
Deborah G. Estes, Ed.D. is known for her warmth, humor, and ability to involve everyone in the fun of learning. Since 1995, she has worked with education entities, law firms, corporations and medical health care teams throughout the United States as both a consultant, facilitator, and conference keynote speaker and presenter. She specializes in the areas of leadership and team building skills, brain-based learning, presentation skills, facilitation skills, personality styles, total quality management (TQM), effective schools, collaborative skill building and diversity. Her primary interest is in the area of brain research and how this knowledge can directly impact our lives as educators, and even more significantly, as human beings.
Sheila Govern govern@flash.net (Arizona) Phone: (602) 617-7206
Sheila has the advantage of having applied the brain research in her own conducting training for her district as well as other districts. She is receiving excellent evaluations from the participants..
Pat Sievers sievers@ankeny.k12.ia.us (Iowa) Phone: (515) 965-9600
Pat, a 17-year teaching veteran, is now Special Programs Director for her district. She is a dynamic, high-energy presenter who incorporates Multiple Intelligences, Emotional Intelligence, and classroom strategies into her sessions. Her reviews are excellent.
Susan Jones sjjones@auglcom (Florida) Phone: (904) 825-4514
Susan is a full time consultant. Previously she was a lead trainer on the brain research for her district in Illinois. She has extensive staff development experience and excellent references.
Suzie Kalsow skalsow@is2.aea2.k12.ia.us (Iowa) Phone: (515) 257-6125
Suzi is a high-energy and experienced presenter. Her workshop evaluations are consistently excellent. She is not only very knowledgeable in the research but in the classroom applications as well.
George and Lynette Zimmer gzimmer13@hotmail.com (Wisconsin) Phone: (262) 249-1287 This is a husband/wife team (George is superintendent of schools in Sussex , Wisconsin and Lynette is Assistant Superintendent of Schools in the Fremont School Distirct 79 in Mundelein, IL. They have been getting excellent reviews. They are very creative in their training. One of their strengths is that they are using the research in their schools.
Yvette Zgonc Yzgonc@aol.com (Florida) Phone: (407) 725-6688
Yvette is a full-time educational consultant who is also Brain-Based Certified with the Jensen Learning Corporation. Her reality-based and entertaining brain workshops integrate her expertise in reading, discipline, Multiple Intelligences, and ADHD. She is a high-energy presenter and consistently receives excellent evaluations.
Beth Duncombe bdjjjb@netsero.com or bduncombe@adsrm.org (Nevada) Phone: (702) 799-4440
Beth is an elementary school principal who is very knowledgeable and articulate in brain research and an enthusiastic presenter. She shares specific strategies and techniques designed to improve student learning which are receiving excellent reviews from teachers.
Gayle Gregory gregorygayle@netscape.net (Ontario, Canada) Phone: (905) 336-6565
Gayle is a well-respected full-time consultant specializing in brain research and its applications to the classroom. She is co-author of the book "Designing Brain-Compatible Learning" and therefore is valued for her ability to apply the research in practice. Web site address is: www.edu.yorku.ca/~gayle_gregory
Laura Lamberto-White llwhite@peoriaud.k12.az.us (Arizona) (602) 493-8366
Laura is the principal of a K-8 school that is on the cutting edge of integrating brain compatible strategies with classroom instruction. She models techniques for her own staff to implement, as well teaches brain research classes to other teachers in her district. She has also done presentations on the principal's role in implementing brain compatible strategies into the classroom.
Marion Hinshaw hinshaw@thegrid.net (California) Phone: (805) 937-7844
Marion teaches at Allan Hancock College and in the Santa Maria/ Bonita School District. She has received excellent reviews for her workshops for Santa Barbara County teachers and for her classes on the brain and learning at Allan Hancock College. She is available for workshops any time throughout the year.
Lynn O'Connor loconne@somerton.k12.az.us (Arizona) Phone: (520) 627-6405
Lynn is a former teacher with experience in grades K-12. She was a principal for six years at a K-2 school and has just finished up four years as Director of Curriculum and Staff Development for grade Pre-K through 8. She now has the opportunity to return to her true love! As a principal, she will be opening a new 800 student school that will be integrating brain research, techniques and processes into best practice.
Kay Senzee kay.senzee@soft-link.com (Salt Lake City, UT) Phone: (801) 355-3014
Kay and Mary Sohn team for k-12 coverage of brain preferred learning. Both have extensive backgrounds in brain research, critical thinking,differentiated learning, staff development, and gifted. They conducted the conference on brain research and critical thinking in Queensland,Australia, March '99.
Mary Sohn mary.sohn@slc.k12.ut.us (Salt Lake City, Utah) Phone: (801) 355-0548
Mary and Kay Senzee have received rave reviews for their knowledgeable, humorous and teacher-friendly, k-12 presentations. They integrate knowledge of how students' brains learn and instructional strategies teachers can use to help students retain that learning in their long-term memories.
Justin Cunningham jcunning@sdcoe.k12.ca.us (San Diego, California) Phone: (858) 693-0695
Having worked as a site administrator, teacher and coach at k-12 schools, worked in both rural and urban areas, worked as a consultant for textbook publishers, and worked for the California Department of Education, Justin brings a wide range of perspectives to educational issues. He is a sought after trainer on health issues, integrated curriculum, and implications of brain research for teaching. he currently leads the Small School District Services Unit at the San Diego Country Office of Education.
Carolyn Conklin cconklin@eudoramail.com (Kansas ) Phone: (913) 269-9309
Carolyn is a full-time trainer and consultant with extensive staff development experience working with individual schools and districts, as well as presenting at state, regional, and national conferences. She has been a teacher, counselor, principal, and district director of staff and curriculum development. In addition, her expertise includes working with at-risk students, alternative education, and School to Career/Tech Prep. She loves helping teachers learn how to use brain research to develop effective instructional strategies and practices for student learning.
Nancy Blair nsblair@aol.com (Wisconsin) Phone: (414) 567-0808
Dr. Nancy Blair is the Chair of the Graduate Education Department of Educational Leadership at Cardinal Stritch University. Working with Pat Magestro, she facilitates a wide variety of workshops and staff development experiences related to active/brain based learning. She has had training with Pat Wolfe, Eric Jensen, and others.
Jim Craigen and Chris Ward jcraigen@idirect.com and ward_chris@durham.edu.on.ca (Canada) Phone: 1-800-265-3968 extension 6926
Chris and Jim are staff developers with the Durham District School Board of Education in Ontario, Canada which won an international award for excellence in school innovation and staff development. They have presented in Norway, Scotland, Germany, Holland, Mexico, across Canada and the United States. Their highly interactive presentation utilizes brain-compatible instruction. Participants will not only learn theory but experience brain-compatible structures which can be immediately applied in the classroom. Workshops can range from one to five days. They also conduct half-day sessions for parents.
Diane Watanabe and Richard Sholseth watanabe_diane@lacoe.edu and sholseth_richard@lacoe.edu Phone: (562) 922-6328 (Los Angeles, California)
Diane and Richard work as a team and specialize in active learning strategies which they continually model and tailor for Pre-K -12 application. Their teaching tools complement findings of cognitive psychology as well as current brain research. As consultants for the Los Angeles County Schools, they are equally at home in special education, alternative education, Project Head Start and programs for at-risk or at-promise students. They are invited presenters at the Society for Neuroscience Conference to share teaching strategies they developed for UC San Francisco and San Francisco USD's City Science Program under a National Science Foundation grant to train over 300 elementary and middle school teachers.
David Ghoogasian Ghoogasian@1Lyceum.com Phone: (562) 463-0460 (California)
David has a rich background in education including teaching at all levels, counseling, administration (school principal) and staff development. He has taught brain research to educators at every level in both public and private schools. He works equally well with those who teach in the early childhood setting as he does with parents and university educators. David is currently a full-time educational consultant, trainer, and school improvement facilitator. He has served on visiting committees of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges , Accrediting Commission for Schools. He is the owner of The Lyceum, a company that provides quality training and consultation services to individual schools and school districts. His presentations and training are consistently well received. David teaches courses for teachers on the brain research for both UC Riverside and California State University Extension programs.
Sarah Armstrong, Ed.D.sarmstrong@cyberwind.net Phone: (434) 760-8930 (Virginia)
Sarah has been conducting workshops on applications of brain research for teachers and administrators in both public and private schools for over 20 years. Her numerous instructional leadership positions--including principal, director of staff development, director of personnel, and assistant superintendent of instruction, k-12—have provided opportunities for practical applications across schools and school systems. A full-time consultant and owner of Leading and Learning Solutions, a company focused on instructional improvement specializing in the application of brain research for classroom instruction, Dr. Armstrong conducts workshops at national and state conferences and works regularly with administrators and teachers in school systems, K-12—with a recent focus at the middle and high school levels. In addition, Sarah is a trainer in leadership programs for novice and aspiring school administrators with areas of expertise in identifying leadership styles and helping leaders guide teachers to building brain-compatible schools. She is adjunct faculty for two universities embedding the brain research in classes in curriculum and instruction, assessment, and risk and resiliency. Sarah’s highly interactive presentations receive reviews from participants such as “An excellent training session which included relevant and current, cutting edge material. Invite her back again!”
Joan Caulfield, Ed.D. joancaulfield@prodigy.net (Missouri) Telephone (816) 361-6192
Joan brings 26 years experience as a teacher, principal and associate superintendent in Kansas City, Missouri School District. She consults widely with school districts across the country and has presented at ASCD, NASSP and NCEA. She teaches courses for pre-service teachers at Rockhurst University and offers engaging, interactive staff development for educators at all levels. In 1992, Joan created the Center for Advancement of Reform in Education at Rockhurst which is dedicated to the dissemination and implementation of brain-compatible theory and practice. She has served as the co-facilitator of the ASCD Brain-Based Education/Learning Styles Network since 1993.
Linda McCartney LindaMcCartney@peoplepc.com (Iowa) Telephone: (641) 858-5195
Linda is an enthusiastic 25-year veteran elementary teacher. Workshop participants often claim that her brain research workshops are the best they have ever attended. Drake University evaluators describe Linda as a master teacher with a gift for teaching. (Drake offers her class for graduate credit.) Linda's brain research workshop helps educators explore the major educational implications and application from the field of neuroscience. The workshop artfully intertwines dozens of practical and brain-friendly classroom strategies that can be applied at any grade level or within any subject area. Teachers leave with new methods that are proven to increase student success.
Rick Smith ricksmith2001@yahoo.com (California) Telephone: (415) 456-9190
Rick is known for bringing humor, liveliness, and clarity to his presentations which are entitled "Brain compatible Approaches for Motivating Reluctant Learners." He brings his extensive experience teaching at-risk students to his presentations which focus on the M.E.A.N.S. (Memory, Emotion, Attention, New Meaning, Strategies) for making a difference. His workshop includes 32 Approaches for Motivating Reluctant Learners and is weighted toward practical classroom strategies that can be used immediately for at-risk (and indeed, all) students.
Martha Kaufeldt MarthaK@got.net (California) Telephone and Fax (831) 462-9567
Martha brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to her motivating and dynamic workshops and keynotes. She has an extensive background in brain-compatible teaching and learning. She has taught at all grade levels, served as a district-level gifted coordinator and staff developers and was the Lead Teacher and restructuring coordinator of a demonstration "brain-compatible" school. She was a lead trainer for the Kovalik ITI model and created the "Concept in a Day" program . Her new best-selling book, "Begin with the Brain: Orchestrating the Learner-Centered Classroom" (Zephyr Press, 1999) gives concrete classroom application strategies. Martha's personable, humorous style is appreciated by her audiences and she is often recruited to present the introduction of brain-compatible learning and its implications for educators.
Tom Lindsay Lindsay@d83.org (Illinois) Telephone (224) 588-6291
Tom's knowledge, humor, and communication skills are unreal, but his most wonderful attribute as a speaker is that HE CAN TEACH!"...a comment from his most recent teacher inservice. Tom has been a Primary-level Teacher, a Primary School and Elementary School Principal, a College Instructor, and an assistant Superintendent. He is best known for his high-energy level, warmth, and humor....and his bright shirts. He is a true people-person who uses many learning modalities in his presentations to involve all participants. His dual focus of theory and classroom practice has participants returning to their classrooms armed with ready-to-use knowledge and strategies the very next day. Participants leave his inservices never quite the same after spending time with Tom.
Jan Anderson jan@nilsanderson.com (Arizona) Telephone (408) 502-8495
Jan Anderson brings a wealth of teaching and administrative experience to her brain research presentations. She has been a secondary teacher, a program developer and director for English language learning programs, and an elementary school principal. Her interest in effective staff development led to her training in brain research with Pat Wolfe, and she is a member of Pat’s Brainy Bunch. Jan is enthusiastic about sharing her knowledge of brain research and its application to the design and delivery of brain-friendly lessons in optimal learning environments. In addition to her workshops for educators, Jan presents a workshop entitled “Enhance Your Memory, Energize Your Mind,” which appeals to varied audiences interested in learning about the brain and how this knowledge can enhance their own and others' lives .
Sandra Critchfield, Ph.D.critchfld@spotsylvania.k12.va.us (Virginia) Telephone: (540) 898-6032
Sandra is an experienced presenter to both teachers and administrators. Her primary interest is in teaching strategies that take advantage of how students learn and how memory works. She is an excellent presenter conducting K-12 training for her district as well as other districts in translating brain research to the classroom. She is currently Director of Program Development and Evaluation and derives her greatest satisfaction from teaching. Teachers give her consistently high evaluations for her presentations.
Tom Prescott tomprescott4@aol.com (California) Telephone: (707) 255-2209
Tom recently retired from a thirty-four year career in secondary education. during that time he served as teacher, coach, Social Science Chairperson, Dean of Activities, Assistant Principal in charge of curriculum, and principal during a seven year tenure for a large comprehensive high school. Since retiring, Tom has taught a course entitled The Implications of Brain Research for Teaching and Learning to master's candidates at Pacific Union college. He also supervises student teacher candidates. In addition, Tom is consulting for a large Fortune 500 company in the creation of a Learning and Development Department. His ability to synthesize his wide range of practical experience with the unfolding new information from brain research and present these ideas with insight and humor has earned him excellent evaluations as a presenter.
Leah Welte M.A. leahwelte@hotmail.com (California/Utah) Telephone: (949) 677-3420 (801) 224-1108
Leah's energy, enthusiasm and humor create within her audience members the desire and self-confidence to employ principles revealed through brain research. She reaches teachers, administrators, students, and parents equally well because of her varied experience in teaching K-16, as well as extensive district and site-level administration in California. Leah
energizes others with her knowledge and passion for brain-compatible teaching and learning at keynotes, workshops and multi-day trainings. Her expertise ranges from best brain strategies, to opportunities in the first twelve years, supporting the reading process, special needs youngsters (ADD, ADHD, gifted, eating disorder, bipolar), adolescent brain development, and how to keep the brain young. She promotes audience interaction, models best strategies, and provides information via power point presentations (personalized for each audience). Providing many practical applications for home and school, Leah leaves her participants excited to begin and eager to learn more!
Sharon Salpas sharonsalpas@mac.com (California) Telephone: (530) 224-4130
Sharon Salpas, an energetic and entertaining speaker, has a wealth of teaching and training experience. She is currently a K-6 Resource Specialist in Redding, California. She has been a nationwide speaker for CEEA, an adjunct instructor for the University of San Diego, a trainer for the California Literature Project and for RESULTS. A popular presenter at CRA and IRA Reading Conferences, Sharon shares her effective teaching techniques using the latest brain research. Her workshop topics include: Opening the Black Box, Memory and the Classroom, the Developing Amazing Brain, Comprehension and Brain-Based Learning and Brain-Based Strategies for the Classroom.
Dr. Ken Koenigshofer kkoenigsho@aol.com (California) PHONE: 949-492-8396
Ken Koenigshofer, Ph.D., one of my certified "Trainer of trainers," is a superb presenter on brain-compatible teaching and learning strategies. Ken has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, and decades of experience teaching brain science to college students, and more recently to teachers, administrators, and parents. Receiving highest praise from his audiences, Ken demonstrates his power to bring the excitement of fascinating new discoveries in brain science to the educational community. His experience speaking at schools and colleges on the brain and learning is highlighted by a recent presentation at the international NISOD conference. Ken has also given many scientific papers at national and regional meetings of the American Psychological Association (APA), American Psychological Society (APS), and Western Psychological Association (WPA). His expertise in neuroscience and evolutionary psychology add immensely to his presentations on brain-compatible teaching and learning.
Carolyn Cottrell cottrecj@webster.edu (Missouri) PHONE (816) 444-1000
Carolyn J. Cottrell, Ph.D., is a lifelong educator. She has taught students from ages 8 to 68, in public and private institutions. With an A.B. in Political Science, she prepared to be a secondary social studies teacher at Washington University (St. Louis), she also earned her Master of Arts in Teaching from Webster University and additional K-8 teacher certification. She received her doctoral degree in Education from St. Louis University, where she concentrated on adult learners in higher education. At present, Dr. Cottrell is the Regional Director for Webster University’s Kansas City campus, one of the 100 Webster University campuses worldwide. She has taught classes in Curriculum Design, Gifted Education, Stress Management, and Teaching Adult Learners, in addition to writing and presenting on these topics. In the last several years, Dr. Cottrell has focused on applying brain research to college-level teaching, and has presented "Brain-Compatible Instruction" to faculty groups. She is the mother of two college-age daughters, and resides in south Kansas City, MO.
Terry Marie Fleischman imbuestudios@aol.com (Washington state) Cell phone: (509) 947-1106
Terry holds advanced degrees in child development, business, the behavioral sciences and is bilingual in Spanish. An educational consultant, adjunct college professor in communication behavior and a trained facilitator for the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Terry’s workshops focus on the most current brain research and its application to learning, development and ultimately performance for children and adults. Her breadth of knowledge and experiences allows her to "connect the dots" for her wide range of audiences, which include early childhood caregivers to corporate leaders and university educators. Students, parents, educators and business people alike benefit from her unique ability to integrate her expertise in brain-based learning, the multiple intelligences, personality styles, cognitive development, self-esteem and personal performance, reading and language acquisition, presentation and facilitation skills, listening skills, communication behavior, interpersonal relationships and emotional intelligence. Her strength lies in her boundless enthusiasm and encouragement to inspire confidence in all learners to embrace what we know about the brain to perfect new skills and reach full potential and self-awareness
Michael Dickmann mdickmann@stritch.edu (Wisconsin) Phone (415) 410-4371
Michael Dickmann is a professor in the College of Education at Cardinal Stritch University. He is also an international consultant to education, business, and service organizations on matters of leadership, learning, and organizational planning and development. He is the coauthor of Connecting Leadership to the Brain and Leading with the brain in mind: 101 brain-compatible practices for leaders. His workshops address the nature and nurture of the physiological, social, emotional, constructive, reflective, and dispositional dimensions of learning in schools and classrooms. Michael can be contacted at Cardinal Stritch University, 6801 N. Yates Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217.
Elaine Coughlin and Jack Huhtala elaine@hevanet.com and j.huhtala@verizon.net (Portland, Oregon) Phone: (503) 296-9370; (503) 524-3744
Elaine and Jack are a team with dynamic and well-delivered presentations, including "Coaching the Brain," using scientific research to inform classroom practice. Teachers and Gifted Facilitators in the Beaverton, Oregon School District, they are also adjunct professors for Pacific University’s College of Education. With extensive training in brain research, differentiation, Socratic Seminars, and Group Investigation, they have published and presented on these methods in the English Journal and at conventions of the National Council of Teachers of English and the American Educational Research Association. They have presented for audiences including school districts, CES Northwest, Lewis and Clark College, the NWRESD, OCTE, and OHSU’s Brain Awareness Week. They also conduct trainings for yearlong "New Teacher Academies" for several schools, inducting new teachers into their school communities and building a community of life-long learners. Each Academy begins with "Coaching the Brain" in order to best select and apply instructional strategies, and includes methods such as Socratic Seminars and Group Investigation.
Meghan Baichtal mbaichtal26@yahoo.com Califprnia Phone: (916) 709-8898
Meghan's experience ranges from mentor teacher, GATE Coordinator, educational consultant, to her current position as an Assistant Principal in Dry Creek JESD. She has taught many educators and modeled how to merge current learning research into daily instruction built around the new standards. She has the unique ability to bring out the best in people by involving them and utilizing interest-based problem solving. She is currently training staff on the implications of brain research for mixed-ability classrooms. Her teaching, administrative and consulting experience have given her the opportunity to work closely not only with students and teachers, but with parents and community members in creating a powerful learning experience. She has exceptional communication skills that brings both passion and common sense to her presentations, however one of her greatest strengths is her infectious enthusiasm and her sense of humor.
Edward Chevallier (Texas) chevalliere@cfbisd.edu Phone (214) 284-8723
Edward is an engaging and enthusiastic presenter. His experiences as an elementary and middle school teacher and principal and as a district Executive Director of Curriculum and Staff Development allow him to successfully relate to a range of audiences. His interest in relating the principles of brain research to classroom application ensure that his trainings are relevant and applicable. As a district and independent staff developer, he has consistently received excellent evaluations.
Cathy D. Gangstad cathy@learningconsortium.org (425) 865-9365
Cathy has 25-years of experience as a K-12 educator and professor specializing in child abuse and trauma, the effects of violence on the developing brain, at-risk students, special education, fragile brains: implications for cognitive and social learning, adolescent brain development, learning and memory, school violence prevention, drug and alcohol education, and brain-compatible instructional strategies. She is a well-respected, full-time consultant, presenter, and speaker who is known for her humor, empathy, and her ability to involve everyone in the wonder of learning. Her highly interactive workshops provide participants with educationally significant brain research while actively involving them in an examination of useful, practical teaching strategies designed to take advantage of how the brain learns best. One of the strengths of Cathy’s presentations is that participants can immediately apply the brain-compatible instructional strategies that she models throughout her presentations. Cathy has studied with Pat Wolfe, Eric Jensen, and others. Cathy is a much sought-after presenter.She is the author of "Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect: Putting the Pieces Together."
Susan Clayton (British Columbia) smclayton@shaw.ca 250.765.1313
Susan worked in the British Columbia education system for 30 years spanning the K-16 spectrum. She taught PE, math, history and Language Arts at the secondary level. She was an elementary school counselor for 12 years. Susan coordinated and provided staff development for 10 years in the areas of Family Life education, Child abuse prevention, career development, assessment and evaluation and in the Understanding by Design planning model. She worked for Simon Fraser University (British Columbia) in teacher education, focusing on how the brain learns with her student teachers. She taught in the University of Northern British Columbia's MEd. program. Her counseling communications course focused on creating limbic resonance, regulation and revision based on the work of Lewis, Amini and Lannon's "A General Theory of Love". Susan has presented workshops on brain-compatible learning for school staffs and districts. Susan currently works as a private contractor primarily in the area of Understanding by Design. She has woven the information on how the brain learns into this work. Susan also facilitates schools and districts working on mission, vision and action plan structures; workshops on building community in classrooms through conversation; and workshops on brain compatible strategies for all grades in all subject areas. Susan's workshops are grounded in experiential learning. She designs with the brain in mind. Participants are provided opportunities to try a variety of strategies, invited to stretch their thinking and try strategies outside of their preferred mode of learning.
Julie Crotty, jcrotty@cfu.net (Iowa) Phone (319) 266-1955
A career educator for nearly three decades, Julie Crotty has a passion for teaching and learning. During her 21 years in the classroom, she served various levels of special needs students as well as teaching in regular education classrooms. Since 2000 she has been providing K-12 professional development through her work as an educational consultant at Area Education Agency 267 in Northeast Iowa. In addition to numberous workshops she had conducted, Julie has taught a variety of college-level courses. Most recently she has been a key facilitator for a large initiative in Iowa regarding the redesign of high school programs.
Regardless of the level of her students, Julie utilizes her understanding of the brain as she designs and facilitates learning opportunities. Her engaging presentation style, enthusiasm for the content, and passion for learning combine to make her classes and workshops highly valuable and immediately applicable to classroom practice. Of special interest is her knowledge of human motivation theroy and how it is supported by current research on learning and the brain.
"Julie utilizes all of the brain-compatible learning strategies in her workshops that she recommends participants use in their classrooms. Her class was truly the most valuable I've ever taken! Years later, I am still using the information I gained and I'm a better teacher because of it!" (Quote from a class participant.)
Deb Sachs cranialedventures@insightbb.com (Indiana) Phone: (317) 883-1286
Deb has worked extensively with teachers, youth, and adults in a variety of K-12, university and professional settings. Her involvement with understanding the structure and function of the brain dates to the beginning of her career as a secondary science teacher. During her twent-one year secondary teaching career she taught Human Anatomy and Physiology classes to hundreds of students and has always been fascinated with how the brain and nervous system functions. Since leaving the secondary classroom, Deb has been designing and delivering professional development training on a variety of topics, conducting science education outreach programs and teaching at the university level. She has presented at numbersous state, regional and national education conventions and conferences, including ASCD, NSDC and NSTA. Deb's specific areas of professional interest include brain compatible teaching stratigies, the adolescent brain, hands-on, mind-on teaching and presentation strategies, and science education.
JC Boushh playitsafesigns@aol.com (California/Nationwide) Phone (951) 922-3900
JC Boushh is a recognized expert in the field of play, recess, playground, and the outdoor classroom as it applies to brain development and brain-compatible design. He has lectured worldwide as well as authored numerous articles on play and the outdoor environment. He is a member of The Association for the Study of Play, The International Play Association/USA, a Participating Member of ASTM International F15.29, a Board of Trustee Member of the International Playground Contractors Association, and a member of NAEYC Play, Practice, & Policy Group. He has a deep commitment to preserving all children’s right to play. He is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector, SAFE Certified by the National Program for Playground Safety, a Certified Early Childhood Outdoor Play Inspector, and has been recognized by the California State Legislature for his contribution to designing children's play environments. He is the head designer for Design for Play, and serves as a project manager and play consultant specializing in designing for children’s developmental needs through play.
Dr. Anne Marie Juola-Rushton annejuola@yahoo.com (Florida) Phone: 941-447-3809
Anne Marie brings fifteen plus years of teaching and literacy leadership experience to her brain research presentations. As a literacy specialist, she is active in presenting workshops to her own district as well as to others nationally and internationally. She is enthusiastic about sharing her knowledge of brain research and its application to designing and delivering brain-friendly lessions in optimal learning enviornments. Anne has been trained by Pat Wolfe and receives excellent evaluations in response to her workshops. She is an adjunct professor for the University of South Florida. She holdsa a M.S. in Reading and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on childhood education and brain research.
Margaret Glick margaretglick@verizon.net (California) Phone: (909) 982-6651
Margaret’s experience as a teacher, mentor, instructional coach, staff developer, administrator and instructor of a brain development and cognition courses combine to bring a wide range of skills and understanding to her work in education. Working with a wide diversity of school districts Margaret has adapted and differentiated her methods to achieve success in varied learning communities. Margaret’s areas of expertise includes the demonstrated ability to help schools and classroom teachers understand the relationship between current neuroscience research and its applications to education. Margaret offers an embedded coaching model for support as part of her work with schools which maximizes the effectiveness and implementation of brain-compatible classroom management, instruction, assessment and supervision.
Stephen Rushton srushton@sar.usf.edu (Florida) 1-941-518-5510
Dr. Stephen Rushton is a tenured Professor at the University of South Florida, where he has been teaching for the last eleven years. His research focuses on teacher effectiveness, specifically connecting the recent discoveries in brain research to the educational arena. He has presented numerous workshops and presentations in the United States, Europe and more recently in Asia. He has specialized in brain-based learning, communication skills, and interpersonal, social-emotional relationship within the learning process. He is the author of Teaching and Leading from the Inside Out: A model for reflection, exploration and action as well as the author of over 15 journal articles and 30 plus presentations at both National and International conferences.
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