Donnella B. Cranford    Video Clip

After 30 years as a dedicated teacher, administrator, and mentor, Donnella is committed to helping change the perceptions and misconceptions surrounding underachieving students and schools as a school improvement specialist. Her current projects include curriculum writing, literacy program development and consulting in the areas of reading in the content area, reading comprehension, using graphic organizers, engaging the learner, team building, stress management, building vocabulary and changing attitudes.

With sixteen years experience as a special educator, Dawn has an immediate grasp of the potential of Response to Intervention. She is pending much of her time helping others learn the specific components of the RtI process and understanding the importance of general education measures, including motivational assessment as they implement specific and targeted intervention methods.

As a support specialist for Microsoft Operating Systems, Burke honed his ability to make technology-based learning enjoyable. From blogs to wikis and social networking sites, he can help anyone be an author in the new read/write web. with web 2.0, he is excited to teach educators how the communication tools now available are easier to use than ever before. Participants always rave about the Burke Hatch experience with comments like “this is the best workshop I have ever attended!”

LaRae Kendrick, M.Ed., Author and creator of Our Six Writing Friends™. is an experienced writer and educator specializing in language arts education K-8. as the author and creator of Our Six Writing Friends™, she is dedicated to the goal of helping students become better writers. LaRae is a teacher’s teacher. Participants in her professional development sessions report, “I can’t wait to get back to my classroom tomorrow and use what I have learned!”

Faye Smith has always worked to provide a learning environment that would engage, motivate and challenge the minds of students to become successful learners. Faye delivers interactive and engaging professional development and consultation. She believes that “one size does not fit all” and helps teachers meet the needs of all learners. Faye presents in the areas of collaborative teaching, inclusive practices and differentiated instruction, providing educators with some of the necessary tools to assist students in reaching their potential.

John has been a lead developer and trainer in focusing on the learner and PLc 4 Real. He provides schools and districts with on-site instructional analysis and follow-up support through workshops, coaching and classroom demonstration models. Mr. Antonetti has worked with three districts that won the nationally-recognized Broad Prize for urban education. In Garden Grove, California and Aldine, Texas, his work focused on developing systemic writing programs, power standards and district assessments.

Other onsite work has included student engagement, rigor and relevance, and high-yield best practices. In addition to large, urban districts such as cobb county, Georgia and Clark County, Nevada, John has partnered with teachers in smaller districts to bring about improved student achievement.

While hands-on work in schools is his passion, John is also a highly-sought keynote speaker. His humor and parables are recognized by teachers, administrators, and parents as relevant examples of the power of teachers. antonetti is the author of the book, Writing as a Measure and Model of Thinking.

Jim has guided schools and districts through the implementation of best practices and schoolwide reform, the development of standards-based curriculum, and the improvement of climate and culture. Student achievement has increased in every school and district in which Jim has held a leadership position. He has been chosen by Indiana’s governor and arizona’s state superintendent for state committees, chaired the Greater Phoenix Educational Management council’s curriculum organization, and is an adjunct faculty member at Northern Arizona University.

Jim is a highly-regarded national speaker and consultant. He works with schools across the country, sharing expertise on authentic student engagement, Bloom’s taxonomy, and the development of educational objectives. at the district level, Jim provides assistance with strategic planning, community relations, conflict resolution, and team-building. Jim also assists schools and districts with no child Left Behind (ncLB) compliance, including the provision of alternative governance services. His book, The 10 Secrets to Higher Student Achievement, serves as a blueprint for school improvement in several states. In 2006, Jim Garver and John Antonetti formed Colleagues on Call, an educational consulting company dedicated to providing customized, research-based professional development to schools and districts across North America.

Alan November's presentations are thought-provoking, creative, and motivating. He has an uncanny ability to tap into the needs and energy of his audiences. He makes people think, question, and also important, laugh. His background as a dorm counselor for at risk students, classroom teacher, technology coordinator, alternative school director, city planner, new school designer, university lecturer and years of consulting around the world give him a breadth of understanding and educational experience. Alan’s personable and friendly nature, coupled with astute observations about the economy, education and tech- nology make him hugely popular, entertaining and engaging.

For Alan, it’s not the technology itself that it is important; it’s the way we use it. His ideas about global communication, collaboration, assessment, and critical thinking have inspired schools, governments and corporations around the world to rethink and redefine their approach to education and technology.