Dr. Rick DuVall

Dr. Rick DuVall is an award-winning educator, with over 20 years of teaching experience. He has taught all grade levels, pre-kindergarten through twelve, as well as serving as a reading coach, as a school administrator, and as a university professor. He has consulted with schools and school districts in all 50 U.S. states, as well as in England, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Mexico, Canada, Bahamas, Nigeria, and Peru. He also frequently speaks at regional, state, national, and international conferences (including the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the National Staff Development Council, the National Science Teachers Association, and the National Dropout Prevention Conference).

Professional Development Services:
Dr. Rick DuVall regularly presents:
  • Keynote addresses that are inspirational, motivational, educational, and entertaining
  • One day workshops and multiple day seminars on a variety of educational topics
  • Customized workshops designed for identified needs of schools and/or school districts
  • Follow-up support after workshop presentations that can include:
  1. modeling instructional strategies with students in classrooms by providing demonstration lessons for teachers
  2. providing feedback and coaching teachers in implementing instructional strategies and methods
  3. facilitating peer coaching
  4. providing opportunities and formats for self-reflection
  5. guiding teachers in using assessment data to inform their instruction
  6. addressing new questions as teachers begin implementing newly learned methods
  7. helping teachers reflect on challenges
  8. empowering teachers to monitor and adjust their instruction
  9. leading study groups of professional literature
Workshops: Dr. DuVall has developed interactive professional development workshops that combine concrete demonstrations, explanations of research, active participation and application, personal reflection, group interaction and dialogue, and goal setting. The workshops are designed and aligned around the standards set forth by:
  • the International Reading Association
  • the National Association for the Education of Young Children
  • the National Council of Teachers of English
  • the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  • the National Staff Development Council
  • the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • the National Reading Panel
Programs: Differentiated Instruction: Opening the Window of Opportunity for all Students • Classroom Management • Being A Literacy Leader • Strategies for Promoting Self-Regulating Readers • Opening Minds to Equity: Affirming Diversity and Promoting Equity • Working with Children Who Live in Poverty • Working with Special Education Students in the Regular Education Classroom
"Thanks Rick, for always supporting our teachers and helping them realize their instructional strengths each time you visit our school. I am even more thankful though, of how you help us all see practical easy -to-implement ways of offering even more support to our students"
Principal New Orleans LA
P.O. Box 1540
Sandwich, MA 02563
(800) 343-4530
Fax (508) 888-6771
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