Larry Bell
Education Consultant, Motivational Speaker, and Author
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Washington, D.C., United States
Larry Bell
Biography
Larry Bell is a 25 year veteran in education.
Fifteen of those years were spent as a classroom teacher where he was nominated for the National Agnes Mayer Outstanding Teacher Award.
Larry Bell has been the keynote speaker at many conferences across the country such as the National ASCD Conference, the National Association of Multicultural Education Conference, numerous state NEA affiliates and hundreds of local and regional conferences.
Larry, who taught at Gar-field High School, a school with over 3,000 students speaking 36 different languages, was recognized for his innovative classroom strategies that allowed his so called "Tough Kids" as well as his "Gifted and Talented" to excel!
For seven years, Larry Bell served as the Supervisor of Multicultural Education for Prince William County which meant providing hands-on workshops for teachers and students in 67 schools with 3000+ teachers and 50,000 students.
Larry's efforts in this position were recognized when he was given a $550,000 grant by the federal government to pilot his ideas in 1996, and again when he was selected as the Mary Hatwood Futrell Award winner by the Virginia Education Association in 1998. He was also invited, and traveled, to South Africa to share ideas in 1996.
Larry, a Citadel graduate, is now a full time consultant who owns his own company.
Larry Bell
Featured Keynote Programs
The Power of A Teacher Through “High Expectations” Workshop
-Research on the Power of teacher expectations- Why every teacher can reach every child
-Strategies to create a classroom culture of high expectations-through personal relationships
-Seven common mistakes made by teachers with “at-risk” students
-Five ways to inspire the most “unmotivated” students
-Eight personal techniques that transcend all “barriers”
-Strategies that enhance respect in the classroom
-Thirty-two ways to present a lesson-addressing learning styles
-Overcoming seven self-defeating characteristics of low-achieving students
Closing the Gap I
-12 Powerful Words – that trip-up “at-risk” students on standardized tests
-10 classroom teaching strategies found in “model” schools that closed the gap(s)
-20 standardized assessment techniques used to overcome the lack of parental involvement
-5 major academic obstacles that “at-risk” students must overcome
-The “UNRAAVEL” mnemonic – a powerful reading/test taking strategy
-5 actions that alienate black students from their teachers
-5 factors found in high-achieving low-income homes (and classrooms)
Closing the Gap II
-16 correctable errors that totally annihilate any chance some “at-risk” students have to do well on standardized tests
-20 strategies that help low-achieving students during the actual tests that must be practiced
-The 5 curricular issues that every teacher must address
-10 strategies to help African American students handle negative peer pressure
-5 teaching strategies that inspire normally dis-interested students
-Avoiding cross-cultural mis-communication and eliminating unnecessary referrals
-Using testing programs (common assessments) to tremendously improve student achievement
