Grace Dearborn

Grace Dearborn has taught for many years in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has worked as BTSA (Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment) Coordinator, Professional Development Coordinator, Literacy Coach, Curriculum Specialist, and Mentor Teacher.

In addition, Grace has written powerful curriculum for elementary and secondary schools that has gained major notoriety. She authored a year-long literacy intervention social studies course in an Oakland, CA high school that resulted in a dramatic increase in CST scores, raising the school's API by 70 points over two years. She also wrote and taught integrated 10 th and 11 th grade Humanities curriculums that were highlighted as models in her school's accreditation review report. Most recently, Grace collaborated on the 5 th grade curriculum for a charter school in Richmond, CA.

Currently, Grace facilitates workshops for Conscious Teaching on classroom management and motivation/engagement. She also teaches workshops for the Strategic Literacy Initiative on metacognitive reading intervention for adolescent readers.

Praise for Grace!

"One of the most practical, empowering, and well-delivered professional development sessions I have had the opportunity to attend."
-Dave Markward, Superintendent, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Elementary School District

"Fantastic! Valuable! Practical! Fun! Effective! I can tell you must have been a phenomenal teacher!"
-Connie, secondary English, 5 years teaching

"Wow! How can I even begin to thank you for such a wonderful workshop/day?! I can't wait to try so many effective new teaching strategies! This was the most helpful and wonderful inservice ever!"
- Lisa, Kindergarten, 17 years teaching

"What they never taught me in college! Excellent regardless of subject/department- good for rookies and veterans alike. Especially helpful that you modeled the strategies throughout."
- Pat, secondary Math, 41 years teaching

"It was a nice surprise to actually have immediate tools to have with me as I teach tomorrow . And, I was INSPIRED!! Thank you."
- Esther, 3 rd Grade, 4 years teaching

"The best staff development I have had in all my years of teaching. You are a wealth of knowledge. I hope all teachers can have the pleasure of your time. Thank you."
- Clint, secondary Science, 12 years teaching

"This is the best workshop I've been to in a looonggg while! Thank you so much! I can't wait to get back to my classroom to try some of these strategies out."
- Amy, secondary Foreign Language, 16 years teaching

"Grace Dearborn is the best presenter I have ever seen! She kept us smiling and laughing and she inspired me to enter my classroom on Monday and teach with love, calm, and compassion."
- Laura, 3 rd Grade, 1st year teaching

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