On-Site Staff Development

Ericka Uskali is a staff development consultant for two regional offices of education in Illinois. Ericka believes in the importance of middle level education and has spent countless hours training schools on school reform and curriculum integration. Ericka also provides school and educators with outstanding and engaging teaching strategies.

Topics:

• Multiple intelligences
• Young adolescent characteristics
• Engaging teaching strategies
• Inviting classroom environments
• Student leadership and motivation
• Team building
• Curriculum mapping
• Differentiated instruction
• Teaming and new teacher training
• Literacy/literacy strategies
• Evaluating student work
• Student and teacher work
• Subject area - history, social studies, and reading