Corwin Author Events - Brian Pete

Brian Pete Brian Pete, a founding partner of RFA: A Robin Fogarty Company, is a trainer of teachers and leaders who presents motivating professional development events and provides participants with practical methods for enhancing teaching and learning in the classroom. Pete conducts many workshops and seminars for RFA throughout the United States and currently is the lead trainer in a major initiative for the TILM Ignite Schools in Singapore. Known for his roles as publisher of educational resources and producer of educational videos, Pete has filmed classroom teachers and professional experts in schools in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. His trained eye for the teachable moment and an expert ability for capturing skillful teaching and effective coaching in action are illustrated in videos such as Best Practices: Classroom Management and Best Practices: Active Learning Classrooms. Pete has authored and coauthored many books, including the best-selling From Staff Room to Classroom: Planning and Coaching Professional Learning, copublished by Corwin and the National Staff Development Council. Other resources include Nine Best Practices That Make the Difference, Twelve Brain Principles That Make the Difference, Data! Dialogue! Decisions!, A Look at Transfer, and The Adult Learner. Pete earned a bachelor of science from DePaul University of Chicago and is completing a masters' degree in fiction writing from Chicago's Columbia College.

Products and services offered by Brian Pete:

• Workshops
• Seminars
• Keynote Addresses

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Workshops offered by RFA: A Robin Fogarty Company

Professional development (PD) includes an entire array of models for school staff that include: seminars, books studies, workshops, and trainings. PD by RFA: A Robin Fogarty Company (RFA) is specifically designed and facilitated by experts in a field of curriculum development, instructional strategies, and assessment techniques. The PD focus is on in-depth learning for school improvement. The goal is to deliver PD that transfers, directly, and immediately from "the staff room to the classroom" for teachers, mentors, academic coaches, and school leadership. RFA: A Robin Fogarty Company offers the following workshops:

• Differentiated Learning
• Literacy Matters
• Informative Assessment
• Response to Intervention
• Data! Dialogue! Decisions!
• Close the Achievement Gap
• Best Practices in the Classroom
• Brain Compatible Classroom
• Ten Things New Teachers Need
• Academic Coaching
• Professional Learning Communities
• The Adult Learner
• Presentation/Facilitation Skills

For a list of upcoming events and dates, please visit www.robinfogarty.com.

Seminars offered by RFA: A Robin Fogarty Company

Learn how to facilitate adult learning so educators can take professional learning "From Staff Room to Classroom." Graduate course credit is available through Chapman University.

Level I: Planning and Designing Change for the Adult Learner
January 14-17, 2009, Santa Fe, NM
May 5-8, 2009, Santa Fe, NM
July 20-23, 2009, Madison, WI

Level II: Coaching for Transfer
April 1-3, 2009, Portland, OR
July 8 -10, 2009, Chicago, IL
October 7-9, 2009, Chicago, IL

Level III: Presentation/Facilitation Skills
July 6-7, 2009, Chicago, IL
October 5-6, 2009, Chicago, IL

Levels II & III: Coaching for Transfer & Presentation/Facilitation Skills Training Package
July 6-10, 2009, Chicago, IL
October 5-9, 2009, Chicago, IL

Level IV: Leading Professional Learning Communities
August 13-14, 2009, Chicago, IL

Level V: Principals' Staff Meetings
December 10-11, 2009, Chicago, IL

For a list of upcoming events and dates, please visit www.robinfogarty.com.
Request an RFA professional development proposal by contacting info@robinfogarty.com.

Keynote Addresses offered by RFA: A Robin Fogarty Company

Inspire and Motivate

The RFA staff deliver keynote and general session presentations at regional and national professional development events. The keynote address, a formal presentation to inspire minds and to motivate action, provides the overall context and sets the appropriate tone for the occasion. Usually about one hour in length, a keynote is often delivered as an informative and thought-provoking talk. If the session is more than one hour in length, it is considered a "general session" that becomes more interactive and activity-oriented, with group discussions and partner dialogues interspersed throughout the presentation. RFA regularly delivers keynotes and general session presentations on:

• Putting Theory into Practice: Architects Construct Learning
• Literacy Matters Across the Curriculum
• A Look at Best Practices in Instruction: It's All About Teaching
• The Intelligence-Friendly Classroom: What it Looks Like & Sounds Like
• Teachers Make The Difference: Quality Instruction with Best Practices
• The Coherent Curriculum: Connecting and Integrating Learning
• Change is a Personal Journey: Finding the Spheres of Influence
• The Teaching/Learning Equation: We Can Teach but They Must Learn

For a list of upcoming events and dates, please visit www.robinfogarty.com.