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Educational Consultant

Dedra Stafford
Dedra is an internationally known speaker, trainer and author in the educational world. For the last 11 years, she has been helping educators bridge the digital divide and improve school performance through publications and hands-on trainings at conferences across the globe. Dedra creates entertaining workshops that get crowds energized, motivated, and inspired to be their best for the students they serve. Her topics range from technology to classroom management and are always grounded in research-based best practices. Dedra has the unique ability to put educators at ease through humor and practical skills that directly relate to school improvement. As a former classroom teacher, she understands the need for professional development where practical ideas can be implemented immediately into the classroom. You will laugh, learn, and have a new enthusiasm about technology, climate, curriculum, and classroom techniques in any of Dedras sessions.

Keynotes
Reaching and Teaching the Digital Learner (Keynote or all day Session) Learn how educators across the globe are using podcasting, blogging, wikis and other web 2.0 tools to teach the students of today (our digital natives). Many educators have found that students that create content for real audiences are motivated to create better content. Lets tap into the My Space generation. They will not only walk out of your classroom knowing the facts of your topic, but they will do so in a way that engages them. Pep Assemblies, Red Pens, and School Lunches Is that all its really about? (Keynote) You came into the education field full of hope, energy, and a desire to CHANGE the world! Now you catch yourself looking at the bank attendants, and door greeters wondering how hard it would be to make the transition? Educators are care givers who give until they cant give anymore. Dedra will help you put yourself at the top of the list, create habits that will prevent burn-out, and remember why you are where you are. This keynote will have you laughing and learning as you get reconnected to your passion. The Best Stuff is in the Middle (Keynote) Just like the Oreo cookie, middle level is where all the magic happens in education. A students journey is guided and misguided by the impact people have around them. Come celebrate with Dedra as she takes you on a humorous journey into middle school and helps you remember the best kept secret of education The Best Stuff is in the middle!
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21st Century Sessions

These are just a few of the most popular sessions Dedra has. If there is something you are looking for that has not been presented, let us know, Dedra is happy to customize training to meet the needs of individual schools! The sessions below can be combined together or with a keynote to become a full-day workshop
iPad in Education: Out of the Box and into Our Schools This full day workshop will take the participants from the basics of operation into the hands-on real applications for educators. After the basics are covered, the workshop will highlight every day uses of the iPad for principals, teachers, or students (dependant on the audience) The workshop will give participants hands on experience using apps, forms, and tools that are specifically useful for the educational field. Whether you want to use iPads as an administrator, teacher, or student, this workshops is designed to help you be more productive, connected, and tech savvy. iLearn, iRemember and iPad.. Using technology to Engage Todays Learner Whatever it Takes is the motto for keeping the multitasked generation active and engaged in our classrooms. Come in and learn what tools are out there for iPads and iPods to facilitate learning, collaborating, and creating. This session is always changing as the best apps have yet to be released! Bring your own device to this session for a hands-on experience.
Technology Things to Know
Dependent on the number of staff members that need to be trained, we can have hands-on training or hands-off technology training or a combination of both.

Hands-on: The number of participants

would be dependent on the amount of computers in a lab setting. No more than approximately 35 will be truly be effective. We can choose one topic and then repeat it throughout the day to get all staff involved. This type of presentation will run in a Make and Take format or a Show and Explore format depending on the topic.

Hands-off: The number of participants Take Classroom Involvement to the Next Level w/ Smart Boards , SMART would be open. Dedra is able to keep large Teachers and SMART Students! groups involved and active. This could be a Is the Interactive white board in your classroom/building used as a fancy overhead? combination of a Keynote Format with a Show and Tell element. Smart Boards can be used as more than just "Write and Wipe," if you know the capabilities. We often provide our teachers with the initial "where the buttons are" training for Smart boards, but they need the next step of training that shows how to take this new tool and get the most student involvement out of the technology. In this session, we will use the Smart Board Software and simple classroom interactive principles to get students raising their hands, raising their scores, and truly interacting with the board/instruction like never before. Smart Boards+ Smart Teachers= Smart Students.

The Key to Motivation- TECHNOLOGY The students we are teaching today are digital natives who have never known a world without technology. How do you engage the multi-tasking, on-demand, Facebook generation? Learn how educators across the globe are using QR Codes,Videos, Web 2.0, podcasting, blogging, wikis and other tools to teach the students of today. We will explore many resources which can increase communication, collaboration, and engagement in your classroom. www.dedrastafford.com 1-800-604-7715 dedra@dedrastafford.com

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Twitter This: Websites that make you say COOL! This session is a tech lovers dream! Come in and learn about the websites that everyone is talking about (or tweeting about). No theory, lecture, or research in this session. It is an old fashion swap party. We will highlight the latest and greatest websites educators can use to teach, learn, and have fun with. You will share your favorite websites and ideas and learn everyone elses. If you like learning. This is the session you will not want to miss! QR codes in the classroom , its too EASY! Have you seen the little black and white 2D square boxes on posters and products? They are QR (quick Response) codes. Cell phones are everywhere, why not capitalize on them in the classroom and across the district? Simple, free QR generators allow you to create codes that can link to just about anything-YouTube, text message, voice recordings, email, URLs, and so much more. This is not something only the tech nerds can do! It really is easy. Learn how this technology can be used to engage students in a variety of learning activities and resources, such as test reminders, checking answers, scavenger hunts, providing supplemental materials or tutorials, promoting school or class events, and more. Get the attention of the iGeneration, use a simple techie tool: QR Codes. Student Voice and Your Curriculum- A Powerful Combination Giving your students a voice is a powerful tool in creating learning environments that students of the Youtube generation respond to. Students who create authentic assessments using video creations will retain information and tie it to previous knowledge. Teachers can harness the excitement and energy of the viral videos and tie them to the curriculum. Come in and learn easy ways to make this concept reality in your classroom. Web 2.0 Tools of Classroom Collaboration The next generation of the web is the new web 2.0. Collaboration websites cater to the on- demand, video game generation of today. See how these sites can work in the classroom. Move your class into the future and out of the past with Voice Thread, Wikis, Blogs, and the ever-popular QR Codes. See how you can learn, teach, and assess Other technology software or websites that student learning all with this and many more great websites.
can be included in a workshop

Videocasting: The Nuts and Bolts of It Now that you understand what vodcasting is and how it can be used in the classroom, come in and make one! We will use the computers and free software to create a simple vodcast. You dont have to be a techie to make this happen. Learn the ins and outs of the vodcasting basics and Audacity software and be ready to enhance your curriculum with

United Streaming or Discovery Education Google (From igoogle to Google docs) Website, Blog, or wiki Creation Blogging, wikis, and Twitter in schools Clickers for CPS or other question software One-Computer Classroom Ideas Copyright and Classroom Ethics 4teachers.org help teachers need Websites in a subject area Websites that help all teachers Social Networking for Parent Outreach Sexting Texting and Internet Safety Any Technology Session YOU can think of!

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These are just a few of the most popular sessions Dedra has. If there is something you are looking for that has not been presented, let us know, Dedra is happy to customize training to meet the needs of individual schools! The sessions below can be combined together or with a keynote to become a full-day workshop.
Classroom Management in the Middle: The Real Secret to Success! (This Session is best when day to full day in length) Set aside the vision board and the meditation tapes the real secret to success is classroom management and relationships. Best practices like DI, technology, and RTI are all great ONCE YOU MASTER CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. New teachers and veteran teachers must attend this session. You will keep your sanity, once you learn effective management systems, partner plans, teacher timesavers and much, much more. Come in and bring a pencil; you will want to write this stuff down! 101 Student Motivation Strategies With all the texting, moving, and multitasking in the world, how do you really expect students to come in, sit down, and be motivated to learn? This session will give teachers new tools for motivating students in the classroom. This is an active session that is focused on formative assessment and collaborative learning strategies for any classroom. Ok so "Wow! This was a great workshop. I we may not cover 101 Strategies. But we will cover tons! After this session your didnt look at my watch once. Very students will come in and be engaged and eager to learn, all you need is a few new entertaining and I now have a lot of new resources to take back to the tricks for your classroom toolbox.
classroom." - Attendee

Content Sessions

Attitude Adjustment! Does Your School Need One? This session is designed to remind administrators that relationships are still relevant! In this high-stakes testing and Common Core environment we can easily move away from the fundamentals we know work. To motivate and reach a staff, you must show them that they are valued and create a sense of belonging in your building. Dedra will share tips on how to wake up your staff and keep them smiling! From faculty meetings that are FUN, to quick little ways to make everyone feel appreciated--- this session will be full of inspirational ideas to change the climate in your building. Bring your attitude and an open mind to this session!

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TEAM-A-NOMICS: The little things teams do to achieve BIG! What makes a good team? A good team name, a celebration, or luck? Teams are an important part of school but great teams are no accident. Teaming must be done with purpose. If you are not careful, teams will become a group of people in the same hall and team meetings will be nothing more than a glorified complaint session. This session will help you create organization & time management in a fast-paced environment. Get on task & productively focused on the goals of your team and go from blah, blah, blah to Wow we really ROCK! Teambuilding for the Rock Star Teacher!
(Can be combined with the TEAM-A-NOMICS session)

Need an easy to implement team building activity? The best way to build team unity in middle school is getting the kids engaged and understanding why we team. Come to this session, participate, and walk away with several activities that can be used on teams and in advisory programs. The spotlight is on you and you will ROCK with these great activities. Reading for Meaning- How to Motivate the Middle Level Student to Read With all the texting, moving, and multitasking in the world, how do you really expect students to come in, sit down, and read the text and COMPREHEND? Students need a little more than read this passage to get them focused on a classroom textbook in this day. This session will give teachers new tools for motivating students to read the text for meaning. Your students will come in and be engaged on the task at hand, all you need is a few new tricks for your classroom toolbox. History Happens!: History is more than a lecture and a podium! Get kids actively involved in recreating history! Add a little spark to your lecture and get kids actively involved in History. Have them dance, draw, sing, debate, & recreate history in the classroom. Open your students to a world where history is brought alive through projects & activities that cater to the different styles of learning. The ideas that are presented here can be adapted to teach any time period. Remember History Happens every day.in the Classroom! (This is a 2-4 hour session)

Take Your Staff on a Journey They Wont Forget! Combine the Keynote Pep Assemblies, Red Pens, and School Lunches Is that all its really about? and The Teambuilding sessions for a true climate lifting experience. Your staff will walk away with the tools and passion to work together to impact the students that walk through your halls!

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