ThriveinEDU Live w/guest Dr. Desiree Alexander! Welcome 2024, tips and ideas for the new year!

THRIVEinEDU by Rachelle Dené Poth @Rdene915

I always love getting the chance to talk with Dr. Desiree Alexander. She is positive, inspring and real! Kicking off the 2024 year, I wanted to have her share some ideas for self-care, dealing with overwhelm and making yourself a priorty.

We had a great conversation and I hope you enjoy it.

Learn more about Dr. Desiree and definitely catch her webinars! Connect with her on social and her websites!

Dr. Desiree Alexander (or Desiree Alexander, EdD)

Founder CEO, Educator Alexander Consulting

Dr. Desiree Alexander (or Desiree Alexander, EdD)

Deputy Director

Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana (A+PEL)

Biography:

Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator, speaker, and author who has been in the educational field since 2002. She is the Founder and CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC and the Deputy Director for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana. She consults with members of several schools/businesses and presents at conferences

globally.

Dr. Alexander is lifetime certified in Louisiana in Secondary English Education as a Reading Specialist, as a School Librarian, as an Educational Technology Facilitator, as an Educational Technology Leader, and in Educational Leadership 1. She is certified in Texas as a Principal in English Language Arts and Reading for grades 4-8 and grades 8-12, as a Reading Specialist for grades EC-12, and as a School Librarian. She holds multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer, Innovator and Partner, Apple Teacher, and Microsoft Office Specialist.

She holds a Bachelor, a Master + 30, and an Education Specialist Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Louisiana State University, a Master of Library Science from Texas Woman’s

University and a Master of Educational Leadership with a concentration in Educational Technology Leadership from Nicholls State University.

She also holds a Doctorate in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership from Lamar University.

She is the author of Ready to Be an Educational Leader: Your Guide for Passing the SLLA 6990 ,

a 2022 & 2021 Texas Computer Education Association Featured Thought Leader,

2020 International Society for Technology in Education Featured Voice,

2020 Future of Education Technology Conference Featured Presenter, 2019 Customer Commitment Award Honoree from

Council Mover and Shaker, a 2017 Young Professional Initiative 40 Under 40 Awards Honoree,

2017 Center for Digital Education Top 30 Technologists, Transformers &;

Trailblazers, 2017

PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator for Louisiana, 2016 Associated Professional Educators of

Louisiana Member of the Year, 2015 Librarian of the Year for Louisiana Librarian Association,

2015 Campus Teacher of the Year in the Zachary Community School District and 2014 Leader of the Year for Region 2 Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators.

Learn more at www.educatoralexander.com.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator, speaker, and author who is the Founder CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC, and the Deputy Director for the

Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana. She is an international speaker who consults with conferences, districts, schools, individual educators, and businesses.

Educator Alexander Consulting empowers educators to discover and amplify the intrinsic desire to become innovators in education and aims to create a worldwide network of educators focused on the constant and consistent improvement of education for our students. Learn more at www.educatoralexander.com.

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Book Available:

Ready to Be an Educational Leader: Your Guide for Passing the SLLA 6990 Short Link: https://bit.ly/sllabook