Eric Brooks is a Senior Consultant for educational professional learning group Learning Forward where he also serves as the President of the state affiliate Learning Forward Arizona. For the last 8 years he has served in a variety of capacities at the Arizona Department of Education, his last being the Director of professional learning. Throughout […]
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In Memorium for Jess Sixkiller, a pioneer, mentor, and role model in community building.
by John Oyler On Sept 25th Jess Sixkiller was murdered in his home in west Phoenix at the age of 78 by an intruder. Police have apparently not made progress investigating. Jess was of the Cherokee community in Oklahoma and lived most of his life in AZ with his wife,Tammy, and family. His contributions within […]
Practitioner Profile: ACYR appoints ToP champion Sharlet Barnett as CEO
Sharlet Barnett is the recently appointed CEO of Arizona Call-A-Teen Youth Resources, Inc. (ACYR). She has worked directly with young people, youth professionals, and community groups since 1996, after graduating from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1998 with a degree in Psychology. During her time with ACYR she became trained in ToP methods and […]
Empowering Parents/Caregivers to be their Children’s First Teachers: The Readiness Basket in 2014
Empowering parents to be their child’s first teacher; The Readiness Basket, a bilingual (English/Spanish) training, is an exciting interactive parent and child learning workshop series offered through selected AZ schools and community sites for over six years. The program is offered to parents, caregivers and their young children ages 0 – 5. Using ToP methods […]
