Dr. Debbie Silver is a brilliantly funny, beautifully insightful, and boldly authentic speaker, author, and educator based in Melissa, TX. She has dedicated her life to understanding learning and growth behavior and has become a world-renowned and empowering speaker. Debbie seeks to help teachers find the joy in the daily job of teaching so that children can embrace the satisfaction and pride of knowledge, growth, and self-worth. Debbie co-wrote the 2014 bestseller “Deliberate Optimism: Reclaiming the Joy in Education”, which offers research-based strategies, practical examples, and thought-provoking scenarios to help recharge educators and schools. In her most recent best-selling book, “Fall down 7 times, get up 8: Teaching Kids to Thrive: Essential Skills for Success”, she illustrates how SEL instruction can be woven into all subject areas at levels preK-12. Find Debbie on FB, LinkedIn, Twitter @Drdebbiesilver and visit her website: www.debbiesilver.com
