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Consulting & Speaking

Dr. DeJean works in many fields including education, leadership, wellness, mental health, and organizational change. He keynotes speaks and runs half day and full day professional development workshops on topics of learning and motivation, leadership, literacy, reflective practice, wellness, social inclusion, and notions of equity and social justice.

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	IT'S UP TO US: NAVIGATING CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, AND COLLABORATION It's Up to Us is designed to support indviduals turning to one another to help members find their own way. This workshop is designed for individuals and organisations that wish to move their organisation into a community of reflective process. Click here to download flier.
	STORYTELLING AS AN ACT OF FREEDOM In Storytelling as an Act of Freedom, I offer three concrete frames for professionals to re-imagine their work in ways that provides a renewed sense of hope and possibility for us all. This presentation helps individuals and groups work through times of tremendous change, times that are more complex, more challenging, and often moving at a pace that provides little time for deep reflection. This session encourages people to know how who they are and the work they do is contributing to a collective, global good.
	WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? LEADERSHIP, IDENTITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND YOU! Who Do You Think You Are? supports current and emerging leaders who are working to see how who they are connects to how they lead. To do this, the session provides participants with ways to see how critical reflection of their selves, of their identities, and of their own beliefs, impact their work, their leadership, and their organizations as a whole. This session is less about learning how to lead, but rather, more about supporting the courageous process of personal and professional self- discovery. Click here to download flier.
	FROM BULLYING TO SOCIAL JUSTICE Explore how homophobia and heterosexism impact all members of educational and professioal settings. This half-day workshop examines the impact that homophobia and heterosexism has on students, teachers, families and staff, and provides resources to ensure that school and work are a location where everyone can thrive.
	WE ALL TEACH LITERACY: EXPLORING LITERACY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Reading in Mathematics? Writing in Science? Advanced Notetaking in English? Consider literacy from new angles. Participants investigate how literacy unleashes learning for students in all key content areas.
	THE POWER OF LIFTING THE WEIGHTS: COGNITION, MOVITATION, AND LEARNING This interactive workshop explores strategies to ensure that all learners are actively engaged in all learning environments. Learn innovative strategies that will increase motivation, cognition, and learning for your students, adult learners, or professional learning participants.
	WRITERS' WORKSHOPS: CREATING WRITING COMMUNITIES This interactive workshop provides participants with the opportunity to experience writers' workshops first hand as well as to discover how they can be used with students, classrooms, schools, or writing groups of all ages.

Testimonials:

"When William came to run the session "Lifting the weights: Strategies to unleash learning for all!" for our Vision team, I was both interested and skeptical. Being in the high-end personal training industry, educating our clients is what we do every day. Yet, sometimes we find it hard to translate our passion and knowledge into ways that people understand and actually use. Wiliam's session taught us the skills and strategies needed to help unleash learning for our clients, which in turn, has allowed them to absorb information easily and on a level they can understand and remember."
-Kris Mount, General Manager, Vision Personal Training. Stanmore, NSW.

"Dr. DeJean has won Teacher of the Year multiple times and has proven himself over and over again to be a gifted, knowledgeable, and passionate educator. His seminars are interactive, informative, and full of useful ideas for classroom teachers. This is one staff development for which your teachers will thank you."
-Professor Jeff Sapp, California State University, Domiquez Hills

"William has challenged me to open my eyes, mind, and spirit to what education can be for all students. I am honored to have worked with William in San Diego, as well as with his students in Australia. Since working with him, I have brought Socratic Seminars to my middle schools in Pennsylvania with great success. By encouraging independent thought and questioning, the Socratic process motivates students to uniquely engage and develop a voice in their own education. William's passion for equity underscores all of his work with educators and students!"
-Michele Capuano, Tredyffrin Easttown Middle School, Pennsylvania

"Dr William DeJean is an inspiring educator. He demonstrates a real commitment to equity and social justice and lives this out through his teaching and other academic activities. William brings a real enthusiasm to his work engaging with students in very effective ways to build their teaching skills and motivate their passion as educators. My engagements with William continue to challenge me to think in new ways and reinforce my evolving ideas of leadership. I encourage you to get to know William and share in his expertise and commitment to education."
-Dr. Louise Hard, Head of School, Murray School of Education, Albury, Australia.

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