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Speakers & Consulting Authors

Heinemann speakers and consulting authors are internationally noted educators skilled at delivering leading-edge thinking on the topics that matter now in teaching and learning, in the most engaging manner.

Whether you seek an inspiring keynote, breakout workshop presenter, or multiple days of custom-designed, on-site professional support, Heinemann is ready to assist you.

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Sara K. Ahmed, Consulting Author

Sara Ahmed has taught in urban, suburban, public, independent, and international schools. Sara is author of Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension and coauthor with Harvey "Smokey" Daniels of Upstanders: How to Engage Middle... more »

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Nancy Akhavan, Consulting Author

Nancy Akhavan is Assistant Professor in the department of Educational Research and Administration at California State University, Fresno. Previously, she was Assistant Superintendent of School Leadership for Middle Schools in Fresno Unified... more »

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Carl Anderson, Consulting Author

Carl Anderson is one of the nation's leading experts on teaching writing to students in grades K–12. He dedicates his energies exclusively as an education consultant and writer. Carl recently worked for Teachers College Reading and... more »

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Honi Bamberger, Consulting Author

Honi J. Bamberger is coauthor of Math Misconceptions and Activities to Undo Math Misconceptions , as well as Introduction to Connections (PreK–2, 3–5, and 6–8), part of Heinemann's Math Process Standards Series. She is a professor in the... more »

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Valerie Bang-Jensen

Valerie Bang-Jensen is Professor of Education at Saint Michael's College. She earned her A.B. at Smith College and MA, M.Ed., and Ed.D. degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University. Valerie has taught in K-6 classrooms and library programs in public and... more »

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Kylene Beers, Consulting Author

Writers, speakers, and educators, Kylene Beers and Robert (Bob) Probst have worked together for over a decade helping teachers improve the literacy lives of students. Kylene is the author of When Kids Can't Read/What... more »

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Katherine Bomer, Consulting Author

Katherine Bomer , author of The Journey Is Everything , Hidden Gems , and Starting with What Students Do Best DVD , is one of the field's most gifted writers and teachers of writing. In more than two decades of teaching and consulting, she has used her writers'... more »

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Jim Burke, Consulting Author

Jim Burke is the author of numerous bestselling Heinemann titles, including the English Teacher’s Companion , Fourth Edition and What’s the Big Idea? The question he’s always tried to answer is “How can we teach our students... more »

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Karen Caine, Consulting Author

Karen Caine is the author of Writing to Persuade: Minilessons to Help Students Plan, Draft, and Revise and a writing workshop consultant who works with upper elementary, middle, and high school teachers from across the country. Karen taught for 15 years New... more »

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Jocelyn Chadwick, Consulting Author

Jocelyn A. Chadwick has been an English teacher for over thirty years—beginning at Irving High School in Texas and later moving on to the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she was a professor for nine years and still guest lectures. Chadwick also... more »

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2019-20 Heinemann PD Catalog-Journal

Download and share the latest issue of our Professional Development Catalog-Journal, edited by Ellin Oliver Keene – now with even more articles and content to help advance your practice!