Dea Conrad-Curry
Owner and Educational Consultant
  
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Over the last twenty years, Dea Conrad-Curry has worked as a classroom teacher and a professional development leader, providing staff development to more than one-hundred Illinois schools and affecting learning opportunities for thousands of Illinois students. Dedicated to school improvement, Dea makes herself available to teachers and administrators far beyond a workshop date. Dea believes continued staff development will enrich student achievement.

A proponent of rigor and boldness, Dea has developed curricula and delivered instruction that step beyond academic convention to grasp learner attention and create engaging teaching environments. Among her goals is teacher developed lessons that challenge students of all levels, scaffold student thinking, and optimize student achievement. Through her own academic preparation and professional practice, Dea Conrad-Curry has developed an intellectual and intuitive advantage in professional development.

Enthusiastic yet focused, Dea’s presentations balance audience engagement through discussion and activity. Each presentation finds its basis in educational research. Presentation materials are fully digitized and the many student materials introduced and modeled are available as part of the presentation cost for use on SmartBoards or teacher PowerPoints.

Areas of Expertise

Reading Research  Vocabulary Instruction Literacy & Cognition

Differentiated Instruction Authentic Assessment Collaborative Learning

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