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Dr. Blackburn is a phenomenal author, presenter, and true expert on everything pertaining to educational rigor and leadership!
- Shakeerah Brodie, Ed.S. -
- Gifted Resource Teacher, CCPS Gifted Endorsement Program Manager -
- Edwin S. Kemp Elementary -
THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR YOU!
With today’s technology, professional development can be more powerful than ever. Barbara is experienced in providing webinars, virtual keynotes, video chats, and online chats. Ideal for follow-ups to address specific issues, such as assessment, technology options are also practical for today’s limited budgets. Whether you have your own platform or would like us to provide the technology support, Barbara works with you to develop the best solution for your needs. Each presentation in direct consultation with Dr. Blackburn and includes her specialized and popular support resources and follow-up PD packets. Each session is delivered with Dr. Blackburn's highly engaging approach to her audience and includes open dialogue, Q&A, and interaction throughout the sessions.
"Dr. Barbara Blackburn is an incredibly engaging speaker (even virtually) who has supported our staff in increasing the rigor in what we felt were already challenging lessons! With an adjustment regarding our understanding of the components of rigor, we are much better equipped to provide even more meaningful and thought-provoking assignments and tasks for our students!! We are excited and inspired about the work we are doing collaboratively with Barbara and with one another!"
- Stephanie Gray-Johnson -
- Director of Teaching and Learning -
- Graham Local Schools St Paris, OH -
- Webinars, Zoom, or Video Conferencing provides options for keynotes, small group conferencing with teachers from a grade level, subject area, or focus topic. Dr. Blackburn has presented interactive sessions ranging from 1 hour to 3 full days.
- Live sessions are also perfect for leaders or leadership teams for planning sessions, coaching, or ongoing sessions for monitoring and adjustment of staff development.
- Coaching and train-the-trainer options to assess tasks for rigor are an ideal option for training over time.
- Focused webinars can serve as an introduction to concepts such as rigor, rigor and remote learning, or motivation and student engagement. Appropriate for teachers, leaders, or a mixed group.
- Follow-up webinars are customized to the needs of the school or district.
- Webinar series
presented over the course of a year allow for an ongoing focus on an issue or challenges.
- Author chats provide options for additional information or question and answer sessions.
- Online facilitation of book studies.
"Dr. Blackburn is a phenomenal author, presenter, and true expert on everything pertaining to educational rigor and leadership! I had the privilege of attending her three-day online PD for my district last summer. Being transparent, I usually do not enjoy professional development, especially during the summers. However, each day I was wowed by her ability to engage and educate us with practical ideas to increase the rigor for our students. She is so down to earth and her presentation style is so interactive, informative, and relevant. My colleagues and I walked away with strategies on how to have students activate higher-order thinking skills and enmesh with content in more meaningful and challenging ways. In addition, she provided so many resources that we were able to walk away with and implement immediately. Dr. Blackburn truly cleared up my misconceptions about rigor. Consequently, I am much more intentional and strategic in my instructional planning and delivery. I look forward to attending her future PDs!"
- Shakeerah Brodie, Ed.S. -
- Gifted Resource Teacher , CCPS Gifted Endorsement Program Manager -
- Edwin S. Kemp Elementary -
"Yesterday's online PD session with Dr. Blackburn was amazing! The webinar with her really brought us into a 21st Century, collaborative learning experience as educators. This was the first time my district held PD this way, and it was excellent. I learned more about what rigor really looks like, and I learned practical strategies that I can turn around and use with my students immediately. This was the best PD we've had all year!"
- Teacher, Caswell High School, North Carolina -
Dr. Blackburn Discusses Rigor & Differentiation in the Classroom
“During the unfortunate world pandemic, our school administration was extremely concerned about being able to provide a series of targeted professional development to staff through an online remote process. However, I am so extremely pleased to attest to the skills and knowledge of Barbara Blackburn in providing exactly what we needed through a tailored design that supported our ability to apply and sustain this vital learning.”
- Laurelle Texidor, Interim Director -
- New London High Multi-Magnet Campus -
