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Mindy Hall, Assistant Executive Director
mindyhall@educationhall.com

Mrs. Hall, Assistant Executive Director for EducationHall, co-founded the organization in 2004 with her husband, Executive Director Pete Hall. Together, their work has impacted school districts, leaders, teachers, and students throughout the United States. Mrs. Hall, honoree of the International Literacy Association’s Celebrate Literacy Award in 2005, is an expert English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, CELL and ExLL certified Literacy Coordinator, and a veteran of over ten years in at-risk elementary school settings. She is currently a kindergarten teacher in School District 271 in Idaho. She works exclusively with curriculum and instruction and instructional coaching, delivering training and support in best practices of literacy instruction. “It’s not about good teaching vs. bad teaching; it’s about effective teaching vs. ineffective teaching,” states Mrs. Hall. “It’s our obligation as educators to find what works for our students so we can extend their potential.”

Credentials

• Seasoned presenter, having presented at national conference (Education Trust) and several regional and district workshops
• Honoree of International Reading Association’s Celebrate Literacy Award (2005)
• CELL and ExLL certified Literacy Coordinator
• Experienced as Literacy Coordinator, ESL teacher, HeadStart pre-school teacher, and primary/intermediate grade teacher
• Co-founder of EducationHall, specializing in Curriculum, Instruction, and Lesson Design & Delivery

Presentations

• ESL Strategies for Every Teacher: English-Language Learners are a growing population; learn how to meet their specific needs
• Interactive Teaching: Teaching is not something we do; it’s a process in which we engage with students
• Differentiated Instruction: How does a teacher meet every child’s individual needs? Find out here
• Throw Away Your Workbooks: Teachers, learn to stop making photocopies and start making connections with children
• The Classroom As an Instructional Tool: The first step in setting up a literacy-rich and learning-rich classroom is to attend to the environment itself - learn how to make your classroom come alive!
• Guided Reading in Action: Proven, research-based strategies to increase student reading skills via guided reading
• Best Practices Overview: This workshop models and explains best-practices in literacy instruction
• Peer Coaching Strategies: From an expert instructional coach, find out how to maximize your colleagues’ potential
• BELLS: For all learners, Basic English Language Learner Strategies will yield tremendous, immediate results
• Making Writing a Part of Every Day: Having difficulty carving out time to teach writing? Here’s how to include it everywhere
• Learning First: This session details the importance of living the Learning Objective – teaching only matters if students learn
• He Can’t Read; What Do I Do Now? Strategies and approaches to meet the needs of the struggling readers – put them into place today!