About Mr. Edwards
Rory T. Edwards, President of Edwards Educational Consulting, LLC, has conducted numerous workshops, lectures, and keynote addresses on curriculum content and educational strategies for promoting academic success and increased achievement of students in schools and communities.
Mr. Edwards has worked with schools and communities in Connecticut; New Jersey; Michigan; Pennsylvania; North Carolina; Alabama; Washington, D.C.; Arkansas; Georgia; Texas; and Africa. He has created targeted professional development guidelines designed to implement proven methodologies and solutions which increase the academic and social advancement of students, schools, and communities which focus on personal responsibility, self-respect, and values.
Among Mr. Edwards’ accomplishments is the significant role he played in the success of Amistad Academy, which has been recognized and praised by the U.S. Secretary of Education as “a national model for urban education.” Achievement First Schools President, Dacia Toll, credits Mr. Edwards with “creating a school culture that is unambiguously positive, disciplined, and achievement-oriented.”
Mr. Edwards is a highly regarded educator, activist, and community leader. He has served as President of the New Britain, Connecticut Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. from 1996–2005.
Mr. Edwards also founded and continues to be a consultant for the successful weekend academy for minority boys called “Once a Man, Twice a Child.”
About the Firm
Edwards Educational Consulting L.L.C. is a full service training and educational entity that specializes in creating healthy partnerships between the Community, Parent, Child, and Academic environments. With the unique ability to build bridges collectively, our firm has over 30 years of “hands on” experience in the educational field, corporate sector, government agencies and community organizations, by bringing stakeholders together to achieve a common goal. Through the development of innovative programs, interactive workshops, school models based on proven methods and action plans, Edwards Educational Consulting provides both the school and the community at large with “real time” solutions that address the academic and social issues that contribute to the low achievement of many students.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build bridges between parents, children, schools, and the communities in which they live by providing an array of educational services that foster change, support thinking globally, and inspire creativity for advancement. At Edwards Educational Consulting, we accomplish our mission and serve the needs of our clients by:
• Nurturing creativity through a child-centered instructional design.
• Developing interactive motivational workshops
focusing on the “3Rs”: respect, rededication, and reciprocation.
• Listening to the needs of our clients and designing programs that fit.
• Connecting the dots between the Parent, Child, School & the Community.
• Conducting pre- and post-assessments to measure the effectiveness of our programs and workshops.
• We specialize in building bridges and removing barriers to success.
Edwards Educational’s 7-Point Approach
A Design for High-Performing Schools
1. Assessment: Complete an on site assessment of schools and district
2. Action Plan: Develop a plan tailored to each district and school
3. Professional Learning for Staff: Provide ongoing support for classroom teachers on culturally relevant pedagogy
4. Student Workshops: Facilitate Gender Specific Character Development training.
5. Alignment with State Standards: Instructional strategies and techniques aligned with state standards
6. Research Based Strategies and Techniques: Use of proven strategies and techniques to improve student achievement
7. Eliminate the Achievement Gap: Model instructional strategies that accelerate and enrich student learning