Regional Consultants
Active Learning Systems has a network of regional consultants who can provide additional training opportunities for your school, your district, or your conference. Meet these energetic professionals!
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Bonnie Dill
Wells, ME
Bonnie’s background includes…
- Middle School classroom teacher in Social Studies – 16 years
- Instructional team leader
- Experience in designing and implementing integrated curriculum
- National Milken Educator Award winner
- First runner up for Maine Teacher of the Year, 1999
- Conference presenter
- National Middle School Association
- Author
Bonnie will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12 and local, regional and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Bonnie today! |
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Pat Carbone
Pat’s background includes…
- ELA Middle School, grades 7-8 teacher – 13 years
- Elementary classroom teacher, grades 5-8 – 16 years
- Team Leader, Middle School 14 years
- K-8 ELA Curriculum Coordinator 15 years
- Master Teacher/Trainer Intel, Teach to the Future with Technology
- Teacher/Consultant, Western MA Writing Project
- Trainer, Marco Polo/Thinkfinity
- MA Department of Education, MCAS ELA
- Standards Evaluator (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System)
- Author
- NCTE IRA Read, Write, Think website
- Beyond the Story, A Dickens of a Party
- Awards and Programs
- 2006 Recipient, Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Award
- 2005 Recipient, Commonwealth of MA Excellence in Environmental Teaching Award
- 1992 2000 MA South Central Alliance of Middle School Recognition for Leadership in Professional Development
- School on Saturday Student Writers Workshop
- John Collins Writing Across the Curriculum
- Link to Learn A Middle School Professional Development Program
Pat will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12 and local, regional and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Pat today!
For her other workshops,
contact Pat through her website:
www.cg-consultants.com |
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Patti Drapeau
Freeport, ME
Patti’s background includes…
- Classroom teacher – 25 years
- Program coordinator in Freeport, ME
- Adjunct faculty at the University of Southern Maine teaching graduate courses in:
- Differentiation
- Curriculum integration
- Critical and creative thinking
- Education of the gifted and talented
- Curriculum and methods for teaching gifted and talented students
- Educational consultant
- International presenter in the United States and Canada
- Differentiation for all students
- Curriculum integration
- Meeting the needs of gifted and talented students in the regular classroom or in a resource room setting
- Developer of curriculum model
- "Affective Perspectives: Combining Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, and Affect."
- Author
- Great Teaching with Graphic Organizers, Scholastic Publishers (www.shop.scholastic.com)
- Differentiated Instruction: Making It Work, Scholastic Publishers
- A variety of articles for the "Maine Exchange"
Patti will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12 and local, regional and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Patti today!
For her other workshops, contact Patti via her website at http://www.pattidrapeau.com/ |
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Donna Guerin
Donna’s background includes…
- High School Library Media Specialist – 22 years
- Director of Library Information Services, K-12
- Adjunct Faculty, Cambridge College, Department of Education – 10 years
- ELA Department Chair and teacher – 10 years
- Intel Master Teacher/Trainer, Teach to the Future with Technology
- Trainer, Marco Polo/Thinkfinity
- Massachusetts School Library Association Executive Board, and past president – 17 years
- Strategic Planning Committee, Mass Board of Library Commissioners and Western Massachusetts Regional Library System
- School Public Library Cooperation Committee, MLIN
- Past President, Western Massachusetts Regional Library System
- Conference Presenter
- Massachusetts School Library Association
- Massachusetts Library Association
- New England League of Middle Schools
- New England Educator Media Association
- Massachusetts computer User Educator Association
- Five College School Partnership
- Author
- Massachusetts School Library Association publications
- Rubric for Evaluating School Library Programs
- School/Public Library Collection Development
- School/Public Library Services
- Awards
- Massachusetts Library Association Hall of Fame
- McManus Service to Youth Award
Donna will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12 and local, regional and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Donna today!
For her other workshops,
contact Donna through her website:
www.cg-consultants.com |
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Jean Ann Keen
Lufkin, TX
Jean Ann’s background includes…
- Classroom teacher, including 10 years in 1st and 2nd multi-age class teaching with Sue Rolf – 22 years
- Awards – many centered around IIM
- Mobile/Exxon grant for Science in Education (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- Texas Medical Association Excellence in Science Teaching Award
(First Place, 2003; Merit Award, 2004; First Place, 2005)
- H.E.B. Excellence in Education, State Finalist, 2004
- Scholastic Inc. Kids Are Authors Contest, Honorable Mention, 2002
- P. Buckley Moss Foundation, First Place Award for Excellence in teaching, 2004
- P. Buckley Moss Foundation Arts Grant, 2004
- Hewlett Packard Technology Grant, 2005
- Lufkin I.S.D. Teachers of the Year, 2005
Jean Ann will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12, including 6-hour update for GT, and local, regional, and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Jean Ann today! |
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Pam Lester
Raritan, NJ
Pam’s background includes…
- Enrichment Teacher/Coordinator, grades 3-5 – 12 years
- Math Enrichment Teacher/Coordinator, grades K-8 – 3 years
- Classroom teacher, grades 4 and 5 – 16 years
- Remedial Reading Specialist, grades 1-5 – 3 years
- Textbook lesson writer and content editor, McClanahan and Company – summers of 1991-1994
- Awards
- Teacher of the Year, Clinton Township School District (1996, 1999)
- Most Influential Teacher, Star Ledger Scholar Program (2003)
- Presenter at local and state level
- Differentiated instruction
- Unit design
- The Reading/Writing Connection
Pam will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12 and local, regional and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Pam today!
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Ogden Morse
Redding, CT
Ogden’s background includes…
- English teacher and Department Chair at Joel Barlow High School, a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in Redding, Connecticut – 38 years
- Consultant to The College Board – 11 years
- Author of new College Board training programs
- Pre-AP Strategies in English: Writing Tactics Using SOAPSTone
- Pre-AP Interdisciplinary Strategies in English and Social Studies
- Pre-AP Argumentation and the Writing Process
- English Vertical Teams (AP)
- Chief Academic Officer of Lyceum Communications, LLC, an educational-software development company – 7 years
- Academic Director of Way Interactive, Inc., a developer and marketer of educational software for English Language Arts - 2 years
- Co-inventor of the WATS System™, a patented process for the acquisition of vocabulary via critical thinking.
- Presenter at U.S. and international conferences, including:
- European Council of International Schools
- International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform.
- King Abdul-Aziz and His Companions Foundation for the Gifted, Saudi Arabia
Ogden will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades 6-12, and local, regional, state, and international conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Ogden today!
For his other workshops, contact Ogden directly at ogden@optonline.net |
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Denise Petri, Ed.D.
Pearland, TX and Cambridge, NY
Denise’s background includes…
- Secondary English teacher – 16 years
- Elementary principal – 6 years
- Executive Director for Curriculum and Instruction, Pearland ISD – 3 years
- Adjunct professor, University of Houston
- Part-time consultant for Dryk & Associates
- Literacy Coach for University of Houston’s Dept. of Ed. literacy grant
- Conference presentations
- IRA
- Early Childhood Education
- American Education Research Association
- Pearland ISD
- Author
- “What Jimmy Taught the Principal about Writing.” Principal Magazine. January 2001
- “Creating Mathematics Magic in a Kindergarten Classroom.” Advocate. June 2001
Denise will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12, including 6-hour update for GT, and local, regional, and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Denise today!
For her other workshops, contact Denise via her website at http://www.dpetriwritingconsultant.info/ |
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Sue Rolf
Lufkin, TX
Sue’s background includes…
- Classroom teacher, including 10 years in 1st and 2nd multi-age class, teaching with Jean Ann Keen – 23 years
- Online class instructor for LeTourneau University
- Adjunct faculty, Stephen F. Austin State University
- Author
- Awards – many centered around IIM
- Mobile/Exxon grant for Science in Education (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- Texas Medical Association Excellence in Science Teaching Award (First Place, 2003; Merit Award, 2004; First Place, 2005)
- H.E.B. Excellence in Education, State Finalist, 2004
- Scholastic Inc. Kids Are Authors Contest, Honorable Mention, 2002
- P. Buckley Moss Foundation, First Place Award for Excellence in teaching, 2004
- P. Buckley Moss Foundation Arts Grant, 2004
- Hewlett Packard Technology Grant, 2005
- Lufkin I.S.D. Teachers of the Year, 2005
Sue will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12, including 6-hour update for GT, and local, regional, and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Sue today!
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Barbara Ungar
Evanston, IL
Barbara’s background includes…
- Classroom teacher, grades 2 and 5 – 8 years
- Librarian, grades K through 4 – 13 years
- Library Department Chairman
- Staff Development Coordinator - focusing on integration of technology, collaboration, research study group
- School Webmaster
- Awards and Honors:
- State of Illinois Tech 2000/AT&T Outstanding Technology Award
- Pioneering Partners Foundation
- ICE Web Showcase Site
- Wilmette Educational Foundation Gripp Grant (4 years)
- PTA Innovation Grant
- Conference and Professional Presentations:
- CASLN: The Changing Role of Research in the Elementary Schools
- IL - TCE: Creating a Virtual Museum with Third Graders
- IL - TCE: Becoming Virtual Historians
- IL - TCE: Merging Nature, Music, and Digital Photograph
- Pioneering Partner’s Summit
- Illinois Computer Educators’ Conference
Barbara will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12 and local, regional, and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule Barbara today!
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Susan Walters, Ed.D.
Kennebunk, ME
Susan’s background includes:
- Middle school language arts teacher, grades 6-8 – 11 years
- Coordinator of Evaluation and Assessment – 5 years
- Coordinator of Induction and Professional Renewal – 4 years
- Coordinator of University of Southern Maine’s Extended Teacher Education Program (E.T.E.P.) – 13 years
- Adjunct Professor, University of Southern Maine
- Certified Trainer, 6 Traits Writing
- Instructor, USM Summer Institutes for Educators
- Instructor, York Summer Academy
- Member, National School Renewal Faculty
- Conference Presentations:
- NNER: National Network for Educational Renewal
- NEA: National Education Association
- AERA: American Educational Research Association
- AACTE: American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
- NELMS: New England League of Middle Schools Annual Conference
- NMSA: National Middle School Association Annual Conference
Susan presents IIM workshops throughout New England, from 2 hour introductory formats to full day sessions, for teachers in grades K-12. She can design sessions to meet the unique needs of your school.
Contact Kim to schedule Susan today!
For her other workshops, Susan can be contacted directly at swalters@gwi.net |
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CarolJean Willie, Ph.D.
Umatilla, FL
CarolJean’s background includes…
- Extensive experience working cross-culturally both in the US and abroad as teacher and teacher trainer
- Teacher and principal in Florida’s multicultural/multilingual schools – 15 years
- Educational and cultural diversity consultant for students K-adult throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean
- Author
CarolJean will meet your staff development needs for IIM Training for Grades K-12 and local, regional, and state conference presentations.
Contact Kim to schedule CarolJean today!
For her other workshops, contact CarolJean directly at cjwillie@prodigy.net
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