about us

Rebecca C. Burns, President RB Educational Consulting, LLC 939 Chappell Road Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: 304.925.6759 Fax: 304.925.7602 rburns@rbeducation.com RB Educational Consulting is a government contractor registered with the Central Contractor Registration System.

Background and Qualifications

Rebecca Burns is an educational consultant, formerly a teacher, curriculum administrator, and educational research and development specialist. She provides professional development and coaching on curriculum alignment, standards-based curriculum design, interdisciplinary teaming and instruction, project-based learning, building professional learning communities, responsive schooling and teaching practices, and other topics related to instructional improvement. She is equally comfortable working with teachers and administrators, and her approach to working with a district or school is always collaborative.

Rebecca has designed and conducted graduate courses, institutes, and workshops for educators across the United States and in Puerto Rico. Her conference presentations include Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Association for Integrative Studies, National Middle School Association, American Association of School Administrators, and American Educational Research Association.

Her training, expertise, and experience include K-12 education through graduate levels in the areas of curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, and the humanities. She is author of four books for educators--one that was translated and published in Korea and another that was translated and published in mainland China--and a contributing author for two other volumes.

Selected Technical Assistance/Selected Publications/Presentations

• Professional Development coach and mentor for building more collaborative school environments.
• Professional Development coach and mentor for high schools with Smaller Learning Communities grants.
• Professional Development coach and mentor for transforming curriculum and instruction in grades K-12.
• Professional Development coach and mentor for project-based learning in grades K-12.
• Professional Development coach and mentor for responsive schooling practices in grades K-12.
• Professional Development coach for curriculum mapping and curriculum alignment for schools and school districts.

Burns, R., (2007).Integrated learning and teaching: An institute for high

school teaching teams. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. This institute was presented in DeKalb County, GA and Philadelphia, PA. The institute also included follow-up coaching for individual schools.

 

Burns, R., & Keyes, M. (2007, March). Raising the level of learning for all students: Creating culturally

responsive schools. Professional Development Institute. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Anaheim, CA.

 

Burns, R. (2007, February). Professional learning communities: A key strategy for school

transformation. Arizona High School Renewal & Improvement Initiative, Conference on Smaller Learning Communities. Phoenix, AZ.

 

Burns, R. (2006, August). Project-based learning.

A professional development seminar.  University of Cincinnati (OH)

 

Burns, R., & Keyes, M. (2006, June). Standards-based instruction.

A professional development institute. WV Center for Professional Development.

 

Burns, R. Meeting standards through integrated curriculum. (2006, June).

A professional development seminar. Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, NC.

 

Burns, R., & Drake, S. (2006, March). Meeting standards through integrated curriculum.

Professional Development Institute. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Chicago, IL.

 

Keyes, M., Burns, R., &  Kusimo, P. (2006). It takes a school:

Closing achievement gaps through culturally responsive schools. Charleston, WV: Edvantia, Inc.

 

Drake, S., & Burns, R. (2004). Meeting standards through integrated curriculum. 

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA. This book is now being translated and will be published in mainland China in 2006.

 

Burns, R. (2002). Interdisciplinary teamed instruction. In J. Klein (Ed.), Interdisciplinary education

in K-12 and college: A foundation for K­16 dialogue.  New York: The College Board.

 

Burns, R.  (2002). Curriculum mapping.  In The Curriculum Handbook, Association for

Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA. 

 

Burns, R. & Drake, S.  (2002, March).  Designing standards-based integrated curriculum. Association

for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

 

Burns, R. (2000, November).  Invited panelist/discussant.  Test scores and integrative

curriculum: Here is evidence.  National Middle School Association Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.

 

Burns, R.  (1999, 1995).  Dissolving the boundaries:  Planning for curriculum integration in middle

and secondary schools. Edvantia (formerly AEL, Inc.), Charleston, WV. This book also was published in Korea in 2001.