About the Instructor – Marquita Blades

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Dr. Marquita Blades is an experienced and award-winning secondary teacher, international speaker, author, and consultant. She has worked with thousands of teachers across the United States, helping them incorporate DI practices to boost student achievement. Marquita brings extensive experience working with diverse student populations and differentiating instruction to better meet the full spectrum of student needs. She is passionate about helping fellow educators create differentiated learning experiences that are accessible for all students, while saving valuable teacher time. Marquita is also the author of DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Across All Content Areas in the Secondary Classroom: Proven Strategies to Use with the Whole Class (Grades 6-12), the extensive digital resource handbook you will receive at the seminar.

Join Marquita for a day packed with practical and proven differentiated instruction strategies you can use immediately with your grades 6-12 students – no matter what content you teach.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"I really appreciated the variety of strategies presented and time to apply the process to my own content standards. I now have a great sample for an upcoming unit and the tools to plan additional units with differentiation."
– Delaney Schneider, Special Education Teacher

"Dr. Blades was so personable and informative. She definitely knows her stuff. She not only gave us information but showed us how to use it. I definitely feel more confident with differentiated instruction now."
– LaQueta Farrow, Teacher

"Dr. Blades was amazing! I loved how she pivoted her instruction for us! I learned so much. This was a wonderful PD — thank you!"
– Taura Rush, Teacher

"Dr. Blades is extremely passionate and she made creating multiple tasks and opportunities within one lesson an exciting adventure. I feel prepared to tackle a unit of content and help my students be successful by rising to the challenge!"
– Rachel Greene, Math Teacher

"Just what we needed! Dr. Blades presented information we can use in our classrooms right away, as well as activities we can easily modify for use in our classrooms. THANK YOU!"
– Jamie Cosgrove, Science Teacher

"Dr. Blades is very knowledgable and brought great examples and applications to differentiate instruction in the classroom. I would recommend this seminar 100%."
– Laura Funez, World Language Teacher

"I absolutely loved this session! I'd love to attend more seminars with Marquita in the future. She was very knowledgeable and relatable."
– Billy Meneese, Teacher

"I liked how we got to experience doing the techniques, not just talking about them. Marquita's seminar was highly engaging, and since we did hands-on training, I now have many techniques I can immediately use."
– Jimena Carias, World Language Teacher