Insights for Educators
"My goal is to put the joy back into learning. Everyone, adults and children alike, learn better when it is fun!"
Dorothy bases her inspirational programs on her book, Top Texas Teachers (Republic of Texas Press, 2002). This book is the only required textbook for Educational Psychology 3339-501, a required course for students entering the teacher education program at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Presentations offered (click on links for details):
- What Top Teachers Know
- Would You Be a Teacher - Again? Insights and Inspiration for Educators
- The Smells and Sounds of Writing - Using the Senses to Inspire Good Writing - A Program for Teachers
- Teaching Grammar that Doesn't Stink
Find out how to book Dorothy for your school now.
What Top Teachers Know
Texas State Board for Educator Certification Provider #500703
Based on her research for Top Texas Teachers ( Republic of Texas Press , 2002) Dorothy inspires educators to develop the characteristics they share with the best in the profession.
Hundreds of great teachers were nominated by their students, the parents of students and other teachers to be included in Top Texas Teachers. Every application was screened by a group comprised of parents, educators and community leaders. Dorothy then conducted either a face-to-face or telephone interview with each finalist. The committee reconvened to review the results and selected the thirty-five teachers to be profiled in the book.
Every Teacher Can Be Tops!
Although the nominated teachers taught in all types of schools - rural and urban, public and private, large and small, inner city and suburban - and all grade levels from kindergarten through high school, similarities surfaced in attitudes, outlooks and philosophy among the best.
Using props, humor and her own unique insights, Dorothy inspires teachers in this morale-boosting program.
Would You Be a Teacher - Again?
Insights and Inspiration for Educators
Texas State Board for Educator Certification Provider #500703
Featuring original music by renown folk singer Lu Mitchell, Would You Be a Teacher - Again? is an inspirational program designed to encourage teachers in spite of the daily challenges they face.
Problems cannot be solved overnight and challenges cannot be met in a day. How do the actions of teachers affect the challenges that face education? How can educators insure quality education in spite of these challenges?
Inspired by the challenges voiced by teachers interviewed during the research for Top Texas Teachers, Dorothy developed this program to serve as a springboard to stimulate discussion and brainstorming for solutions to shared problems.
Would You Be a Teacher - Again? is an entertaining, yet thought-provoking program designed to help educators focus on immediate concerns while working towards long-term solutions.
Would You Be a Teacher - Again? provides a framework for examining problems without loosing sight of the main goal - providing quality education for students.
Participants will be more prepared for meeting their challenges by
1) Gaining more enthusiasm
2) Developing more problem-solving strategies
3) Becoming more aware of their role in the solution.
Would You Be a Teacher - Again? can be presented as a Keynote (with or without follow-up discussion session) or it can be presented in a comprehensive problem-solving workshop or full-day training session. The participants of Would You Be a Teacher - Again? shape the direction of the program, insuring that their specific needs are met.
The Smells and Sounds of Writing
Using the Senses to Inspire Good Writing - A Program for Teachers
Texas State Board for Educator Certification Provider #500703
The Smells and Sounds of Writing is a fun, interactive program that allows teachers to experience creative stimulation from writing activities that involve the senses. It is designed to inspire educators' own creativity and then to translate this renewed enthusiasm for writing into fun, innovative teaching activities for students.
Participants in The Smells and Sounds of Writing will leave with:
1. More contagious enthusiasm for writing
2. More activities students will love for everyday use in the classroom
3. More techniques for improving test scores
Dorothy an author, editor, teacher and publisher, uses props, costumes, music and dramatic flair as well as a few surprises to make her presentations entertaining as well as educational.
The Smells and Sounds of Creativity is appropriate for both large and small groups. The presented techniques can be adapted to Talented and Gifted Students as well as At-Risk Students of all age and ability levels. It can be presented as a single session, half-day workshop or full-day training.
Teaching Grammar that Doesn't Stink, The Sequel
Teaching Grammar that Doesn't Stink, the sequel to The Sounds and Smells of Creativity, is an expansion of the idea that even supposedly dull, unexciting subjects as grammar can be made exciting and relevant. Teachers will experience additional fun projects they can use to inspire students to want to learn what the tests require.
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