Alyson Theriot is a truly captivating speaker. Her expertise is in Curriculum Alignment and Effective Teaching Strategies. She delivers entertaining yet practical messages that help increase teacher effectiveness.

      A former classroom teacher, curriculum facilitator, and past director of the Lafourche Parish's Curriculum Alignment Project, she is presently the Coordinator of Field Experiences for Nicholls State University. Under her direction, Lafourche Parish reshaped and revamped its current curriculum to align with national and state standards and benchmarks. She led the parish in developing work plans, which have been hailed as one of the most comprehensive teaching tools in the country.

     Alyson has experience as a university instructor in the areas of reading, planning, and effective teaching strategies. Her students would be the first to tell you that she's energetic, keeps her audience involved, and speaks of common sense strategies.

     Alyson has an M.Ed. in Reading Education and is Reading Recovery trained. She has spoken to hundreds of teachers nationally on topics such as balanced literacy, curriculum issues, non-graded learning reports, the Put Reading First initiative, and effective planning and teaching.

Topics Include: