ELMLE Speakers for 2006 in Copenhagen
Jack C. Berckemeyer
Dr. William W. Purkey
Dr. John M. Novak
Dr. JoAnn Deak
Cheryl Watkins
David Lightbody
Jack C. Berckemeyer ,
Assistant Executive Director National
Middle School Association
Jack Berckemeyer is the current
Assistant Executive Director for National Middle
School Association. Before moving to Columbus, Ohio, from Denver,
Colorado, Jack taught 6th grade at Scott Carpenter Middle School for
seven years and at Thunder Ridge Middle School for one year. During
his eight years of teaching, Jack taught various subjects including;
language arts, social studies, health, expression skills, and physical
education. He was named outstanding educator after two years of
teaching at Scott Carpenter Middle School, and shortly thereafter he
was identified as
one of the outstanding educators in the Adams County School District.
In 2003, Jack received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Falcon
School District.
Jack has presented to several school districts around the country on
middle level topics. He has also presented to middle level educators
in thirty different national and international locations. Jack is
known for his practical teaching ideas that involve and motivate young
adolescents.
Part of Jack’s responsibilities for the National Middle School
Association is to work with their 58 affiliate organizations
throughout the world. He also is the author and editor of one of
NMSA’s most popular member benefits, Classroom Connections. Jack also
coordinates on-site professional development for schools and school
districts. For the last several years Jack has been a judge for the
Disney American Teacher Awards and serves on the selection committee
for the USA Today All Teacher Team.
Mr. Berckemeyer is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado.
He has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Middle Level Education,
and a K-12 certification in School Administration
Dr. William W. Purkey
Dr. William W. Purkey, an
internationally recognized leader in the theory and practice of making
schools and classrooms inviting places to learn, is the co-founder of
the International Alliance for Invitational Education, an organization
of more than 1200 individuals who believe that schools should be
engaging places where students enjoy learning. Purkey credits his
leadership in the formation of the Alliance to three events: “My 12
years as a public school student where I keenly felt the inviting and disinviting
signals sent to me by the schools, my years as a public school teacher
in a wonderful school that taught me about the human side of teaching,
and my role as a university professor at several major universities
where I was mentored by world-class professors.” The Alliance’s
mission is to enhance lifelong
learning, promote positive change in organizations, and cultivate and
enrich personal growth and satisfaction.
Invitational education is based upon a framework of theoretical
beliefs and practical procedures intended to create people-centered
schools—engaging places where students want to learn. It aspires to
create an environment that invites learning and individual growth by
offering suggestions for modifying behaviors of school staff;
enhancing the appearance of the campus and its buildings; and
promoting shared decision making throughout the organization.
Purkey, a professor of counselor education at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, also has taught as the University of Florida
and in the Chatham Public Schools of New Jersey.
As an active researcher, he has authored more than 80 articles and
books, including Self-Concept and School Achievement, now in its 20th
printing. Other books include Invitational Teaching, Learning and
Living; Inviting School Success; Invitational Learning for Counseling
and Development; and The Inviting Relationship. His latest work,
published this year, is entitled The Inviting School Treasury.
Honored for his contributions to education, Purkey’s most recent
awards include the Alumni Teaching Excellence Award from UNC-Greensboro,
the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of Education at the
University of Virginia, Standard Oil Foundation’s The Good Teaching
Award, the University of Florida’s Student Award for Instructor
Excellence, the John McGovern Award presented by the American School
Health Association, and the Professional Development Award from the
American Counseling Association.
Purkey received his BS, Med, and EdD degrees from the University of
Virginia. D
Dr. John M. Novak
Dr. Novak is a Professor of Education and former Chair of the
Department of
Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education at Brock University,
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
He received an academic scholarship and his Bachelor of Arts degree in
Philosophy from Ohio University, Master of Arts degree in Education
and Teacher certification from Western Carolina University, and his
doctorate, combining Psychological and Social Foundations of
Education, from the University of Florida.
As a public school teacher in North Carolina, Washington State, and
the Virgin Islands, he taught from the pre-school to the high school
levels. In higher education he has won various teaching awards, been
selected as a visiting professor at several universities, taught
courses in psychological, socio-philosophical, and research
foundations of education. He was elected Chair of the University
Faculty Board, and served as a member of the Board of Trustees.
An active writer and speaker, Dr. Novak has written and edited
numerous chapters in academic books and journals, presented papers at
educational, philosophical, and psychological conferences, and has
been invited as Keynote Speaker to educational groups as far North as
Kotzebue, Alaska, and as far South as Dunedin, New Zealand.
His recent books include the Third Edition of Inviting School Success
(with William Purkey), Democratic Teacher Education, Advancing
Invitational Thinking, the Phi Delta Kappan Invitational Education
(with William Purkey), and Inviting Educational Leadership.
Dr. JoAnn Deak
JoAnn Deak, Ph.D., has spent more than
twenty years as an educator and school
psychologist, helping children develop into confident and competent
adults. The latter half of that period has focused on working with
parents and teachers in their roles as guides for children. On her
website is a quote that best describes her perspective on her work:
"Every interaction a child has, during the course of a day, influences
the adult that child will become."
Parents and
educators at schools from New York to Hawaii, as well as members of
such associations as the National Association of School Psychologists,
and the National Association of Independent Schools, have heralded Dr.
Deak's ability to demystify complex issues of child development,
learning, identify formation and brain research. Mary Pipher, author
of Reviving Ophelia and The Shelter of Each Other has
called Dr. Deak "an earnest idealist and a rigorous researcher… a good
combination of head and heart." Michael Thompson, author of Raising
Cain and Best Friends, Worst Enemies, has said that her
writing "offers parents humor, understanding, parenting philosophy,
and well founded words of wisdom."
Dr. Deak began her
career as an elementary teacher. She soon learned the complexity of
dealing with the many brain and motivational patterns represented by
the diverse students in her classes. This led to her work at Kent
State University, one of only three universities in the United States
to have a specialty in Preventive Psychology, Her doctoral work
focussed on how to assess those environmental, school and family
patterns that lead to the healthy development of children and,
conversely, those patterns that cause issues, problems and
disabilities.
After several years
in private practice, Dr. Deak began consulting with schools in Ohio.
In the 1980's she worked with the Laurel School as a consulting
psychologist, where she participated in a six-year study with Harvard
and a team of researchers lead by Carol Gilligan. Following that
study, Dr. Deak joined Laurel School as the Director of the Lower
School and Director of the Middle School. She also was the founding
Director of Early Childhood. She left Laurel in 1999 to expand her
consulting role with parents, schools and other organizations
nationwide, and more recently, internationally.
Dr.
Deak is an advisor to Outward Bound, a past chair of the National
Committee for Girls and Women in Independent Schools, on the advisory
board at the Seattle Girls' School, Bromley Brook School, Mill
Mountain School, Lendl Montessori School, Power Play and Girls Can Do.
Dr. Deak consults with organizations and schools across the country.
Most recently she has worked with international education associations
and parent groups in Australia, Borneo, Canada, India, the
Philippines, Nepal, New Zealand, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand,
Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. She has been
awarded the 2003 Woman of Achievement Award by the National Coalition
of Girls’ Schools and was given the first Female Educator of the Year
Award 2002 by Orchard House School. She has been named the Visiting
Scholar in New Zealand in 2004 and the Visiting Scholar for Montessori
Children’s House for 2004/2005.
Dr Deak has written two books:
How Girls Thrive, published by the National Association
of Independent Schools.1998.
Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters,
Hyperion. 2002
Co-edited one book:
The Book of Hopes and Dreams
Contributed to two books:
What I Wish You Knew: Letters from Our Daughters’ Lives,
and Expert Advice on Staying Connected. American Girl.
2001
Instructor’s Guide to Managing Adolescents in the Field.
Outward Bound. 2003
Has written numerous articles and is working on her next book: The
Brain Matters: A Middle of the Road Guide for Parenting and Teaching.
Cheryl Watkins
Cheryl Watkins is executive
director and founder of Student Assistance Training International, a
non-profit organization dedicated to the development and training of
school personnel in Student Assistance Programs. Cheryl was the
creator and district coordinator of the first Student Assistance
Program in Arizona for a period of 10 years. Under her guidance the
program became a state and national model recognized by school
districts throughout the United States. In addition, Cheryl has been
instrumental in spearheading national and state school substance abuse
legislation and has trained schools in 50 United States and 30 foreign
countries.
Ms. Watkins honors include the United States Student Assistance
Program Professional of the Year, National Rural Institute on
Addiction Professional of the Year, Phoenix Women of the Year,
National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth Recognition Award,
and the National Council on Alcoholism Bronze Key Award.
Cheryl has served on the following boards: The National Association of
Leadership for Student Assistance Programs; National Prevention Task
Force (co-founder/past president), consultant and trainer to the
National Organization of Student Assistance Programs and
Professionals, National Association of Children of Alcoholics,
National Association of Prevention Professionals and Advocates and the
National Council on Alcoholism.
David Lightbody
David Lightbody is General Manager at Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, China, for whom he is currently producing the first Chinese language version of Les Miserables, opening in Shanghai in 2007. In 1995 David founded the Stray Theatre Company, producing and directing Shakespeare and modern classics throughout Scotland and Ireland. Since 1997 David has worked with ISTA (International Schools Theatre Association), leading student workshops and ensembles, and serving as artistic director at ISTA festivals internationally. As an ISTA consultant, David also leads tailor made workshops for drama departments and extended faculties worldwide. David has been an ISTA trustee since 2004 and was appointed as ISTA president in 2005. From 2001-2004 he was the artistic director of the Encore Summer Theatre Program in Nice, France. Outside of theatre David has lectured in leadership and strategy at London Business School, and presented workshops examining the role of theatre in management. Lightbody has a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway College, University of London, and an MBA from London Business School.
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