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Deborah Estes

Deborah G. Estes started her career as a teacher at S & S Consolidated School District, where she taught for nine years. From there, she became a principal and then a director of curriculum. Estes became an adjunct professor and a lead trainer and facilitator at Texas A & M University as well as a board member to the Texas Staff Development Council. Since 1995, Deborah Estes has worked with education entities, law firms, corporations, and medical health care teams throughout the United States as a consultant, facilitator, and conference keynote speaker. Deborah G. Estes specializes in the areas of leadership, teambuilding, presentation skills, personality styles, collaborative skill building, and diversity.

Deborah G. Estes earned her BS, MA and Ed.D from Texas A & M University.

Categories: Educator, Teamwork

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Brain Power

Let’s face it. We are going to have to use our brains increasingly to survive in a world of growing knowledge. As educators, we are responsible for the growth of young brains. Adults, as well, need to keep dendrites growing so that we might improve our own brain's health and longevity. How do we keep our brains young as our bodies age? How can we optimize thinking capabilities? How important is a positive learning environment? This session will be highly interactive and brain-compatible. Participants will be exposed to the latest research and find out how important dendritic growth is in the educational process as well as for our individual well being. * WHAT YOU WILL LEARN The basic biological functions of the brain * How learning affects the brain * The process of memory * The "hooks" for gaining attention * The tower of emotion * The importance of making connections * The importance of a variety of strategies * How to create experiences that optimize learning * HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT Become aware of the importance of the knowledge of how the brain works * Make a connection between brain research and many other successful educational initiatives * Help you in promoting a more brain-compatible environment for learning * Enable you to present an awareness session on brain compatible learning * Gain information on how to have a healthier brain

Powerful Presentations

Communicating, whether it be one-on-one or one-to-five hundred, is becoming a necessary skill not only for educators but members of the corporate world as well. Information is power and as we attempt to empower others we must become more clear and effective in the way we present that information. This session will be highly interactive and brain-compatible. Key points of effective presenting will be explored and analyzed. Participants will be exposed to the latest research by Suzanne Bailey, Bob Garmston and Bruce Wellman, Pat Wolfe, and others * WHO SHOULD ATTEND Superintendents, curriculum directors, staff developers, central office and campus administrators, as well as civic and corporate leaders * WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Ways to build effective learning communities * An event design that is the foundation for optimum learning * About the “nested process” of staff development * The five presentation stages * A technique for voice inflection * The importance of connecting with the mind styles in your audience * Simple graphic design * HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT Become aware of the importance of brain-compatible presenting * Help you in promoting a more brain-compatible environment for learning * Enable you to become a better presenter * Validate strong attributes and identify areas for growth

People Power

Some of our most memorable moments in life are brought forth while working with a group of people who share a common purpose--a team. Since the foundation of quality is teamwork, the purpose of this presentation is to explore ways to create more quality and success within teams. This seminar focuses on participative leadership, shared responsibility, and creating a climate of trust and honest communication between team-members. To achieve this, each member must first recognize and develop their own finest attributes, and as well distinguish the characteristics of others in their team. Teambuilding will provide an opportunity for participants to discover the nature of cognitive styles and their implications by taking the self-assessment instrument developed by Dr. Anthony Gregorc. This experiment will help team-members to develop or “unwrap” their own abilities while making them aware of possible reasons for conflict within all teams in which they participate.

Quality Management Tools and Concepts

Stages of Concern Innovative Configuration

Leadership Development Process

Proficient Facilitation People Power

Building True Community Creating Colorful and Fun Visuals