Kagan Publishing and Professional Development
Daren Harris is an experienced educational professional with a focus on training, coaching, and administration. As an International Trainer and Coach at Kagan Publishing and Professional Development since July 2015, Harris provides support to school districts and educational cooperatives in engagement, discipline, and instructional leadership, while also serving as the Franchise Liaison for Kagan's franchises in 15 countries. Previously, Harris held the position of Assistant Director for Middle College at Ozarks Technical Community College from July 2021 to May 2023, and served as Education Administrator and High School Principal at Republic R-III Schools from July 2003 to June 2015, overseeing various responsibilities including professional development and fiscal management. Harris holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Secondary Education and Teaching from Missouri State University and Drury University, respectively.
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Kagan Publishing and Professional Development
Kagan Publishing and Professional Development is all about engagement! Central to most Kagan publications and workshops are Kagan Structures. You've probably heard of some popular Kagan Structures including Numbered Heads Together, RallyRobin, and Quiz-Quiz-Trade. Those Kagan Structures, and many more, are now used world-wide from kindergarten to adult education, in all academic subject areas to boost student engagement and learning. Kagan Structures produce revolutionary positive results. Teachers, schools, and districts use Kagan Structures to increase academic achievement, enhance self-esteem, create a more harmonious classroom climate, reduce discipline problems, and develop students' social skills and character virtues. How do such simple little teaching strategies have such a profoundly positive effect on so many dimensions of learning? Easy. It's all about engagement! Kagan Publishing & Professional Development offers workshops and products in a number of related topics relating to active student learning including, cooperative learning, brain-friendly instruction, Win-Win Discipline, classroom management, and more. While Kagan as a publishing and professional development organization has steadily grown in both it's offerings and popularity over the past few decades, some things have not changed: the central role of Kagan Structures in Kagan's trainings and publications and the firm commitment to and belief that, "It's All About Engagement!"