With the last few years of incredible sacrifice from educators, students, and parents, it is time to celebrate and reconnect with the joy for education. Every student that walks through the doors of our schools deserves to encounter adults that have a joy and passion for kids, learning and life. With relatable stories and laughter, Dedra shares practical strategies to reconnect to our EDU-JOY!
Today's students must not only know facts but must also be skilled at identifying salient information and then structuring it for meaning, long-term retention, and application. Summarization is a proven mechanism to boost student achievement, but how do you engage students? It's time to revitalize learning and shatter the tedium associated with summarization. Join Dedra Stafford, coauthor with Rick Wormeli of the book Summarization in Any Subject: 60 Innovative, Tech-Infused Strategies for Deeper Student Learning, 2nd Edition, for a look at fresh and creative variations to the basics, including brand new summarizing techniques that you can differentiate for multiple disciplines and levels of student readiness. Dedra will walk you through several of her favorite interactive "use it now" summarization strategies that you can implement immediately in your own classroom.
Over-tasked teachers rarely prioritize themselves and it is a real concern when teaching students. Secondary Traumatic Stress is a REAL thing that happens to educators. Learn how to prioritize yourself so you can be your best you as you care for the children. This session will be a positive strategy gathering reminder of how to manage work-life balance and will be filled with tools to help you get there.
Successful Systems, Strategies, and Relationships are the foundation of a classroom culture that is productive and enjoyable for all. This session offers effective interventions for common classroom disruptions such as blurting out, side talking, rude behavior, lack of focus, and refusing to try. We will discuss a simple 1-2-3 approach to finding the magic solution for most classroom behavior issues. New teachers and veteran teachers must attend this session. We will walk through scenarios and discuss the obstacles that are in your way. Come in and bring a pencil; you will want to write this stuff down!
As educators we may not always know the whole story but we know how it affects the student and learning. Research shows, half of the total student population in the United States has experienced some sort of trauma, violence, or chronic stress at home and it has only intensified due to the pandemic. Events like divorce, incarceration , deportation, neglect, sexual abuse, verbal and physical violence in the home, and death are clearly tied to deficits in academics. Teachers don’t need to become mental health experts to teach in this trauma filled world but there are things we can know and do to create the optimum environment for kids as they grow and learn. Dedra will provide teachers with an overview of trauma along with practical strategies for trauma informed classrooms. We will go from A.C.E.s to the HOPE theory. Walk away with a better understanding of trauma and how you can build a resilient classroom community to support all learners.
Dedra Stafford is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Finding Our Edu-Joy Again!, Get Your Classroom Thinking! Deeper Learning Strategies for Any Classroom, Give Yourself Oxygen Before Helping Children: Teacher Self-Care, Classroom Management Successful Systems and Strategies That Work and Trauma What a Classroom Teacher Needs to Know. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dedra Stafford for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Dedra Stafford generally travels from Mustang, OK, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Gever Tulley, Kim Geddie, Baruti K. Kafele, Dr. Sandy D. Womack Jr. and Terry Doyle. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dedra Stafford for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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