William DeJean - Education to Thrive

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Writer. Teacher. Speaker.

Dr. William DeJean is an internationally recognized researcher, speaker and educator who believes education can change the world.

He has taught both at the high school and university level, and continues to collaborate with AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) teachers in Australia and throughout the United States. In 2002 he was named San Diego County teacher of the year.

While William's research focuses on teacher identity as it relates to equity, multicultural education, and topics of social justice, he spends much of his time supporting AVID in Australia, and dreaming of what just might be possible...

He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

AVID Australia News

AVID Australia Summer Institute!

Over 125 educators attended the recent

AVID Australia Summer Institute at Charles Sturt University, Albury. Mark your calendar

for next year's Institute which will take place

at Victoria University, Melbourne, Nov 27-29.

To register click here

Consulting

Dr. DeJean runs half day and full day professional development workshops on topics of literacy, learning and motivation, and notions of equity and social justice in education. To learn more about William's consulting opportunities, or for a complete listing of workshops click here.

Resources

Are you looking for education resources? Would you like to explore strategies and materials used in William's classes? Or do
you wish to view William’s professional
library? If so click here.

Social Justice & Equity

For nearly 20 years, William has worked collaboratively to support social justice in all forms of education. To meet a few of his colleagues, whose work, by design, are creating new visions for education, click here.