Testimonials from anonymous surveys:
From the Florida Council for Independent Schools Conference, November 4, 2022
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From the event organizer "In reviewing the responses to our overall survey as well as individual session feedback forms, your session 'Active, Dependable, Differentiated Strategies for All Learners' was highly regarded by our members. "
"love ideas and activities that are no prep and easily adaptable."
​"we need to allow time for movement and joy."
From the Georgia Council for Social Studies Conference October 27, 2022:
"Thank you so much! I will definitely pass this along to my principal. I've already used your prop strategy in my class, and it worked beautifully! (emailed after the conference.)"
"loved the ways you shared to make books more engaging to the students."
"awesome, original items"
"engaging and a great way to encourage higher order thinking."
"hands on ideas bring ss alive."
From the Florida Council for Social Studies 
October 15, 2022
"Yours was one of the best of the conference because it was interactive."
"It was super and could be very helpful."
"So fun and so helpful."
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From the ESOL Conference at KSU
February 7, 2017, 2018 and 2019:
"It's a great way to foster engagement.  I learned that I can do this and it's easy."
"I learned that you can have fun and move about with your students and still be able to teach at a high level."
"I would love for you to come out to our school for PD. (AP from Fulton County Schools.)
"Every teacher can utilize these strategies in their classroom, no matter the content. 
"It's good to get up and move! It's fun to let kids make mistakes without consequences.  It would help kids see that I am "foolish'."
"I learned that active movement can keep students engaged.  They tend to remember phrases/terms taught due to repetition of movements and/or activity."
"It takes so little prep- or can involve careful planning.  Everyone can participate.  It gets better the more you do it."
"It gets kids moving and keeps them engaged and it can be advanced to any subject area/content."
"Great, creative way to introduce topics to student who are ESOL or just struggle."
"Students get involved, have fun, engage with others, helps with vocab. retention."
"Very engaging, usable strategies."
"Makes everyone involved- brain activated body activated."
"Can be applied to abstract and complex concepts."
"These strategies can be implemented in class, are effective and have littler or no cost."
"That rigor doesn't have to mean mortis."  haha, my favorite one
​"Great resources to use in the classroom right away."
"Fun and relevant! Awesome!  Loved it!"
"Very engaging - and I loved that you had us share how it would work for us."
"Very interactive and practical- we can actually use the ideas, collaborative."

From the National Council on
School Discipline Conference, June 24, 2017:
"Interactive, genuine, one of the only seminars that I can actually walk away and use! Really enjoyed this!"
"The presenter kept us engaged and active the whole time."
"I would recommend this session for developing ideas for differentiation and addressing learning styles, Also Bloom's taxonomy is addressed from gifted to self contained." 

From the GA DOE IDEAS Conference, June 7, 2018:

"Would love to have you in our district."
"There is no reason why this couldn't be done in all classrooms.  Amazing strategies for all learners."
"Dynamic, and practical.  Easier that I thought."
"You're awesome and your ideas are applicable."

From the Creating Cultures of Inquiry
in the Social Studies Classroom, June 20, 2017:

"I would love to come to observe your class.  I know your students enjoy learning with you."
"It reminds us why we are teachers- to make learning fun and meaningful for our students."

From the National Council on Social Studies Conference, December 2016

"Really enjoyed it- one of the best of the weekend!"
"Applying active and easily prepped methods to history can change everyone's perception of social studies."
"I thought this was excellent and had practical, useable, creative strategies that could be easily implemented in class."
 "liked that you gave time for participants to write and reflect after each activity so they could determine how they'd use it in their classroom."
"Needs to be a bit longer, it left me wanting more." (please note this was a 2 hour PD session."

From the National Council on
​Social Studies Conference November 2009:

"I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation on "Simulations in Social Studies.'  I can't wait to incorporate some of these activities in my classroom."
"Strategies that I can and able to use, littler prep time = perfect.  I'm ready for more."
"My principal wanted me to redeliver some of the best stuff from the conference.  Your presentation was the best by far, so I wanted to present your ideas."



 

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