Creative Approaches for Teaching Science

This workshop focuses on science methodologies

such as the inquiry approach to learning and using
literacy as a basis for improving science education.
Participants will acquire the skills needed to use
several inquiry based models to teach students in
both literacy and science.
Building Great Debaters
This workshop focuses on teaching students debating skills to sharpen reading, research, writing and
speaking skills. It helps students to clearly state
their position and applying debating tools, substantiate, articulate and defend their position.
Reciprocal Teaching
This workshop focuses on a form of cooperative
learning that is designed to increase reading comprehension skills in students. Participants will
learn how students can be taught to predict, question, clarify, and summarize the four strategies of
reciprocal teaching. These reading skills have been
known to dramatically increase results in reading
comprehension.

Testimonials
Dr. Hislop presented a professional development for teachers at the Linden SDA School on preparing students for the
New York State English Language Arts examinations
Grades 3-8. Dr. Hislop was an excellent presenter. She presented her ideas with such clarity and poise that the teachers got a clear understanding on how to prepare students
for the exams. We would love to have her present on other
topics in future professional development workshops that we
are planning. G. Joseph/Administrator
Dr. Hislop is a dynamic presenter, master teacher and an
expert staff developer. Among other educational topics, she
is an expert on data-driven approach to teaching literacy. She has authored articles on this topic and her experiential support in schools has resulted in higher test scores
for students. She was instrumental in motivating our education administrators to transform the instructional approach in the classroom by first studying student test data
followed by mapping instruction based on that data. In
classrooms where teachers followed her outline the students' spring test scores doubled that of the fall.
Astrid Thomassian/Education Director at Atlantic Union Conference

Consultants For Education

Consultants for Educational Excellence
Phone: (347) 531-4778
www.consultantsforeducation.org

Innovative Educational Approach

Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom

This workshop focuses on teaching participants how
to create lessons that can be differentiated according to the product, process, or content. It also provides practical examples on how lessons can be
tiered to meet the needs of each .learner in the
classroom.
Using Data to Drive Instruction
This workshop focuses on teaching participants how
to create and use data templates based on educational standards in all subject areas, and how to use
the data to form instructional groups and provide
remediation and necessary interventions for students.

Consultants for Educational Excellence

(347) 531-4778
www.consultantsforeducation.org
16 Tennyson Avenue
Westbury, NY 11590

Mission

Professional Development Offerings

Consultants for Educational Excellence seeks

Integrating Technology into the Education

to optimize the intellectual capital of educational

professionals thereby impacting the lives of the
students they serve. We fundamentally believe that
every child can learn if every teacher can teach. We
therefore aim to provide the professional development needed to maximize the knowledge,
confidence and skill set of all educators.

The workshop focuses on teaching the use of smartboard technology in the classroom and other educational software. Participants will leave with a plethora of resources that can be utilized in the classroom for grading, tracking students progress, and
communicating with parents, students, and families.

Vision

Using the Socratic Method in the Classroom

To provide educational consultancy services that

promotes the professional growth of educators in
North America and the Caribbean.

This workshop focuses on using the Socratic approach to foster classroom discussion and improve
writing by clearly stating ones position. The objective is to emphasize and sharpen critical thinking by
questioning and reexamining each premise. This approach also helps students to better appreciate other
students position.

Services Provided

Educational programs assessment for

schools and districts

Development of a professional development

plan

Needs Based professional development

New Teacher Training

Strategies for teaching Mathematics

This workshop focuses on strategies that include
Singapore math blended with traditional math. Participants will learn creative ways of teaching problem solving to students, and mathematical strategies
to teach the four operations and other mathematics
concepts.
Strategies for teaching Reading

Administrator Mentoring and Training

Staff Training

Special Education program assessment

Special
ing

Education train-

This workshop focuses on reading strategies and

systems that can be teacher-made and also commercially available reading programs. Participants will
be exposed to reading programs that can be implemented in classrooms, and used at home to strengthen reading. The teaching of Phonics can also be
added to this workshop if requested.
Strategies for teaching Creative Writing
This workshop focuses on writing strategies for
teaching persuasive, expository, narrative, and de-

scriptive writing. Participants will leave with

acronyms, graphic organizers and other resources to teach writing to students at various
academic levels.
Inclusive Classrooms: From Good to Great
This workshop provides participants with strategies for teaching special education students who
are integrated into the regular education classroom. Participants will be exposed to the different models of Integrated Co-teaching and lesson
planning ideas for the inclusive classroom.
Educating Special Education Students
This workshop focuses on identifying the different types of learners in the classroom and strategies for teaching them to be successful. Sessions
in this workshop include specific training on
working with students who are dyslexic, autistic,
ADD and ADHD. Learning disabilities and emotional disturbances are also addressed.
School Transformation
This workshop deals with the causes of failing
schools and research proven strategies for turning around failing schools including diagnosing
the causes of failure, the planning and preparation needed to remediate a failing system, and the
professional development needs of the staff in a
failing school.
Components of Effective Teacher Feedback
This workshop teaches participants how to use to
Danielsons framework to evaluate teachers.
Participants will look at each component and
learn how to rate teachers from ineffective to
highly effective. Participants will also practice
rating teachers and calibrating their findings.