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| 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. | | | Current Topics: Socratic Seminars
Experience the excitement of Socratic Seminars and learn how they can be used to increase cognition, motivation, and learning in all content areas. The Power of Lifting the Weights: Cognition, Motivation, and Learning
This interactive workshop explores strategies to ensure that all students are actively engaged in all classroom environments. Learn innovative strategies that will increase motivation, cognition, and learning for your students. Queer Matters in Education
Explore how homophobia and heterosexism impacts all members of educational 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 is 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. Writer’s Workshops: Creating Writing Communities
This interactive workshop provides participants with the opportunity to experience writer’s workshop’s first hand as well as to discover how they can be used with students from all ages. | | | Testimonials:
"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 the AVID program 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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Recent Consulting
- "Lifting the Weights: Tools of Extraordinary Teachers"
Team 2 Combined School Development Day
Albury Australia
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