Dr. Debbie Silver is a humorist, consultant, and a retired educator with over 30 years of experience as a teacher, staff development facilitator, and university professor. As a classroom teacher Debbie won numerous awards including the 1990 Louisiana Teacher of the Year. She speaks worldwide on issues involving education and is a passionate advocate for students and teachers.
Debbie wrote the bestselling books, Drumming to the Beat of Different Marchers: Finding the Rhythm for Differentiated Instruction and Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed and co-wrote Deliberate Optimism: Reclaiming the Joy in Education. Debbie is married to Dr. Lawrence Silver and together they have five sons in five different states. They currently reside in Melissa, Texas with their dog, 2 cats, and 2 aquatic frogs.
Debbie wrote the bestselling books, Drumming to the Beat of Different Marchers: Finding the Rhythm for Differentiated Instruction and Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed and co-wrote Deliberate Optimism: Reclaiming the Joy in Education. Debbie is married to Dr. Lawrence Silver and together they have five sons in five different states. They currently reside in Melissa, Texas with their dog, 2 cats, and 2 aquatic frogs.
Dedra Stafford is an educational consultant, trainer, and author. Her
work has led her to speak in 3 international schools and over 40
states. Much of Dedra’s time is spent supporting high-risk schools in
an embedded capacity. With over 18 years in education, as a former
middle school teacher and district professional development specialist
working with K-12 th grade teachers and administrators, Dedra
understands the need for practical research-based strategies which
can be implemented immediately into the classroom.
Dedra wrote Podcasting: A Step-By- Step Guide for Creating
Podcasts and Using Them in the Classroom, co-authored Summarization in Any Subject with Rick Wormeli, and was a contributing
author for The Nuts & Bolts of Active Learning Lessons. Dedra is
married to her best friend, Todd Stafford and together they have a
loving family of 2 sons, 2 bonus daughters, and 3 adorable
granddaughters.
work has led her to speak in 3 international schools and over 40
states. Much of Dedra’s time is spent supporting high-risk schools in
an embedded capacity. With over 18 years in education, as a former
middle school teacher and district professional development specialist
working with K-12 th grade teachers and administrators, Dedra
understands the need for practical research-based strategies which
can be implemented immediately into the classroom.
Dedra wrote Podcasting: A Step-By- Step Guide for Creating
Podcasts and Using Them in the Classroom, co-authored Summarization in Any Subject with Rick Wormeli, and was a contributing
author for The Nuts & Bolts of Active Learning Lessons. Dedra is
married to her best friend, Todd Stafford and together they have a
loving family of 2 sons, 2 bonus daughters, and 3 adorable
granddaughters.