Barbara Devena

State:

I currently am an instructor trainer in Illinois but I have facilitated instructor trainings in California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, and Nevada.

Testimonial from a participant:

I can put these ideas into place right now. I have forgotten the impact that notes home have on students and had never thought about the impact notes have on parents! Thanks for another great and useful graduate class. MK, Galesburg, IL

PLS Courses I Teach:

• Achieving Student Outcomes Through Cooperative Learning®
• Behavioral, Academic, and Social Intervention for the Classroom
• Brain-Based Ways We Think and Learn®
• Building Communication and Teamwork in our Classroom™
• Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners™
• Designing Motivation for All Learners®
• Differentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom®
• Meaningful Activities to Generate Interesting Classrooms®
• Purposeful Learning Through Multiple Intelligences®
• Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility®
• Teaching the Skills of the 21st Century®
• Teaching Through Learning Channels®

Year started with PLS:

1985

Education:

Teaching Experience:

B.A. and M.A., Western Illinois University

High school business education, 25 years; high school vocational counselor, 6 years.

Related experience, recognition, awards, etc.:

Motivational workshops, Leadership Greater Galesburg class member and presenter, New Teacher seminars, Galesburg Area Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year.

What I love most about teaching:

Being intoduced by former students to their own children as"My Best Teacher" or "The Teacher Who Taught Me To. . ."

My favorite moment in teaching:

The GROWTH or MOVEMENT moment. Being a part of seeing understanding take place over and over. It's exhilerating!

Personal information:

I am a retired high school educator who is grandma to 5 children. Retirement means being able to choose what makes my day. I appreciate and enjoy being able to spend more time with the grandchildren and volunteer in my community and in my church on a regular basis.