On-Site Staff Development

Sharon Faber is a popular speaker and consultant with more than 30 years of experience as a teacher, building and district administrator, staff developer, and university professor. Sharon is the author of How to Teach Reading When You Are Not a Reading Teacher and Middle School: Living Life in the Fast Lane. Sharon is noted for her high energy level, the practicality of her content, and her humorous delivery. Sharon has motivated and inspired teachers and administrators throughout the United States and Canada.

Topics:

• Reading and writing in the content areas
• Balanced literacy at the middle level
• New teacher training
• Key elements of an effective middle school
• Classroom management
• Instructional strategies that work
• Instructional leadership
• Differentiated instruction
• Teacher and student motivation
• Adolescent development
• Subject area - language arts, social studies, and science