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OUTREACH OFFERINGS
Christine Bedenbaugh, M.ED., LDT, CALT, QI, Director of Shelton Outreach & Training
Meet the Outreach Staff
Shelton’s Outreach & Training department was created
with the goal of sharing Shelton’s teaching methods with
the world. The goal is to train teachers in “the Shelton
Way” — methods that are taught in Shelton classrooms.
Outreach helps teachers obtain certifications and degrees
in various remediation strategies so they can empower
their students to learn how they learn best.
The Outreach & Training department also works to spread
the word about Shelton to the world. Letting people
know about Shelton and our mission helps increase our
admissions, provide access to quality teachers and market
our training offerings and programs.
Since 1990, the Outreach Teacher Training department
has trained more than 3,547 teachers in the DuBard
Association Method, Montessori, MTA-Multisensory
Teaching Approach, Sequential English Education and Take
Flight programs. Here are some facts about Outreach:
• In 2022-2023, Outreach impacted 5,706 individuals
through training, workshops and presentations.
• More than 3,625 non-Shelton students have been
helped through our Saturday Scholars Program. Shelton
Outreach also has partnered with Wesley-Rankin
Community Center to launch a Scholars program there.
In August 2022, Wesley-Rankin expanded its Scholars
learning difference program to serve students at St. Mary
of Carmel Catholic School.
• The Outreach Teacher Training department oversees two
large-scale literacy projects made possible by grants to
help teachers and students in Texas and Mississippi.
• The Outreach Teacher Training Department has trained
hundreds of thousands of teachers, parents and
professionals in short-term workshops and presentations
all around the world, furthering our mission to empower,
enrich and engage the learning community.
• Members of Outreach serve on more than 20 national
boards and committees. Staff participate in and help
form new legislation, improve existing legislation and
guide the future of services for children who learn
differently.
• Outreach partners with Dallas Baptist University,
which offers adult learners the opportunity to earn
their Master’s degree with training courses at Shelton.
Currently, Chris Bedenbaugh, Joyce Pickering and
John Hodges are all adjunct professors at DBU.
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DECEMBER 2023
THE HORIZON
SHELTON SCHOOL
Christine Bedenbaugh
MAE, LDT, CALT, QI, Director of Shelton
Outreach Teacher Training and
Educational Diagnostician
Christine “Chris” is the director of Shelton’s
Outreach Teacher Training department.
You won’t typically find her in her office, as
she is usually out training teachers in Texas
and Alabama. She is also the director of SALA/
MTA (Shelton Academic Language Approach/
Multisensory Training Approach) and SARA-Take
Flight (Shelton Academic Reading Approach). For
the 2022-2023 school year, Chris delivered more
than 77 trainings and short-term workshops.
Dr. Joyce Pickering
SLP/CCC, CALT, QI, LDT, AMS-EC, HUM.D.,
Executive Director Emerita
As the creator of the SEE (Sequential
English Education) program, Dr. Pickering
has promoted several special projects
utilizing the SEE method. These projects
have brought the skill of reading to thousands
of children across the world. She also established
the MACAR (Montessori Applied to Children At
Risk) program, which provides unique guidance
to many children at risk. Dr. Pickering is a widely
sought after keynote speaker and gives many
presentations a year. As the founder of Outreach,
Dr. Pickering is an unwavering advocate for
students who learn differently.
Gulzar Babool
M.A., AMS EI-II, Administrator, NAMTA
WSMC, Director, Shelton Montessori
Training
Gulzar is passionate about Montessori
and is an avid advocate for students
with learning differences. This year, she
guided more than 239 students through the
MACTE and AMS Montessori certification process,
graduating more than 266 students from our
program. Gulzar develops content, establishes
many virtual deliverables and continues to be
a leader in the Montessori space. In addition to
being a Montessorian for over 20 years, Gulzar
is currently pursuing her Doctorate degree in
Educational Leadership at Southern Methodist
University, where she researches the utilization
of a multisensory approach to teach reading to
students with dyslexia. She is also a frequent
speaker at the American Montessori Society
(AMS) national conference and at schools across
the country. Gulzar was a panelist at the last two
AMS national conferences, where she shared
her knowledge and expertise on the Montessori
philosophy and learning differences.