Services
Curriculum Coaching
With increased testing, more standards, less classroom time, and increasing outside demands on teachers, developing curriculum has become quite a challenge.
Whether you are looking for an individual coach, one for a team or an entire department, whether you are looking for assistance in a single lesson, an unit or the entire year, Dr. Herak has been developing curriculum for over 20-years, addressing these very issues, integrating content and skills effectively to get engage students.
Interdisciplinary Lessons and Project-Based Learning
The working day for adults is not split up into 50-minute blocks of time for each subject (unless you happen to be a school teacher).
Learn how to work effectively with teachers from other departments to create meaningful, interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary, real-world projects.
STEAM Education
As STEM Education has developed, there has been an increasing need to incorporate art, music and ethics. These facets are what truly make us human.
Dr. Herak has brought the art and STEM world's together with a variety of lessons, activities and programs including "Music Is Science" with Baldwin Wallace University Orchestra Director Douglas Droste.
Workshops/ Guest speaker
Whether you are a new teacher, an experienced teacher in a rut, or a teacher that is simply looking for fresh perspectives to improve your instruction, professional development is always relevant.
Engaging students, streamlining classroom procedures, efficient grading, and classroom management are all areas that can suffer given the daily grind of a teacher. Learn ways to recognize and address varies issues in teaching (and more importantly, learning)
Helping English Language Learners
English Language Learners (ELLs) often receive watered-down content in STEM courses leading to them being disengaged from the class.
Dr. Herak can help you learn techniques to give language support for ELLs so can they still achieve grade-level appropriate content.
Youth Outreach for Businesses
Whether you are business that is looking for interns, an organization looking for a way to engage primary and secondary school students, or just want to "Pay it Forward", it is important to get proper guidance.
Dr. Herak can help you connect your organization to students in a meaningful way so you can can align with state standards, meeting both your needs and student needs.