Proactive Schools Conference

A.T. Nelson has a passion for education that has been apparent through his service as a teacher, administrator, and educational consultant in the K-12 community for nearly 20 years. During his teaching career he was able to build relationships and incorporate research-based instructional strategies that resulted in superior state exam pass rates with his students year after year. His classroom was featured on Annenberg’s Insights into Algebra Workshop Series and is still in use as a professional development opportunity for teachers who want to improve their instructional practice. As an administrator Tremain worked closely with the instructional leadership team and teaching staff to ensure high-quality instructional preparation and delivery occurred every day. As an educational consultant, Tremain has provided professional development services that resulted in improved student achievement, instructional practices, and leadership decisions in the areas of K-12 Mathematics, Data Driven Instruction, Standards, Assessments, and Research-Based Instructional Practices and Leadership for school districts in Texas, Oklahoma, California, Hawaii, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and more.

Tom Hierck has nearly 40 years of experience in education. His experiences as a teacher, administrator, district leader, department of education project leader, and executive director have provided a unique context for his education philosophy. He has presented to educators across North America and around the globe on a variety of educational topics. The bulk of this work centers on the themes of identifying school purpose and building relationships, culture, proper responses to instruction and intervention. Tom has spent considerable time working in areas where there is a high indigenous student population (every province and territory in Canada, a dozen states in the United States, and in Australia) to help create environments that support and encourage success for these students. He is a compelling presenter, infusing his message of hope with strategies culled from the real world. He understands that educators face unprecedented challenges and knows which strategies will best serve learning communities.

Regina Argueta-Misra has worked in the field of education for 12 years as a classroom teacher, grade level administrator, and instructional coach. She is a successful staff development trainer and instructional coach passionate about creating meaningful connections with teachers to build instructional capacity. As a bilingual, dual-language teacher she understands the challenges and rewards of developing instructional and cultural connections with students whose second language is English. Regina specializes in bringing her experience as a dual language educator and culturally responsive teacher to her work as a consultant and coach.