We have included a list of people and their emails that we know do Four-Block® Workshops and use our books/materials when presenting. We have not watched ALL these people do workshops and presentations and would appreciate your feedback. Contact them for information:
People who do Four-Blocks/Building Blocks/Big Blocks workshop nationally and we work closely with; we have put their home state in bold so that you know where they are located in case you are looking for someone closeby. Many of these presenters do classroom demonstartions and can coach teachers in Four-Blocks strategies.
* Consulting -- no longer teaching
ESL people at bottom of the page*
* Dottie Hall NC halldp@wfu.edu (Four Blocks, Building Blocks, Big Blocks)
* Amanda Arens, MO amanda@arensconsulting.com (Big Blocks, Four Blocks, and Building Blocks)
* Karen Loman Kansas City, MO kloman@instructechs.com (Building Blocks, Four Blocks, and Big Blocks)
* Deb Smith, MI debsmith@debfourblocks.com or debfourblocks@comcast.net (Building Blocks, Four Blocks and Big Blocks)
*Debbie Arechiga, AZ tools4literacy@comcast.net (Building Blocks, Four Blocks, and ESL)
Brad Johnson, OH cctdad@cinci.rr.com (Four blocks, Big Blocks)
*DeLinda Youngblood, IL day@accessus.net (www.ERGSC.com) Four Blocks
*Eve Hayes, SC ehayes@sccoast.net (also works with administrators and for www.ERGSC.com) Four Blocks and Big Blocks
* Sylvia Ford, SC syford@aol.com (www.ERGSC.com) Four Blocks
*Linda Kirszenbaum, SC lindakirszenbaum@yahoo.com (www.ERGSC.com) Four Blocks and Big Blocks
Tom Roe, SC troe@greenville.k12.sc.us (also does workshops for administartors) Building Blocks, Four Blocks, and Big Blocks
Elaine Williams, NC ewilliams@wsfcs.k12.nc.us (Teacher's Guide to Building Blocks co-author; BB teacher) Building Blocks
*Kim Creamer NC khcreamer@hotmail.com (Building Blocks, Four Blocks, and Big Blocks)
Erin McClure NC, SC literacylessons@hotmail.com Building Blocks, Four Blocks, Big Blocks, and ESL populations)
Bev Smith (Canada-Alberta &British Columbia, and NW USA) blocks4@telus.net (Building Blocks & Four Blocks)
* Christine Joyner, NC cajoyner@BellSouth.net (Building Blocks and Four Blocks; original Four Blocks teacher)
* Sharon Walker-Spencer, ME& New England swalkerspencer@gmail.com (Four Blocks and Big Blocks)
* Marcia Spears, OH marebo@aol.com (Four Blocks, Big Blocks)
Cheryl Dick MO cherylldick@aol.com (Four Blocks, Big Blocks)
Susan Roberts, TN sroberts@k12tn.net (Building Blocks, Four Blocks, Bi Blocks
*Caroline Ray, PA/OH c-ray22@sbcglobal.net (Four Blocks)
Jean Browne, N.J. jeanbrowne@paps.net (Four Blocks)
* Mary Schlueter, OH schluem@cpsboe.k12.oh.us (Building Blocks & Four Blocks)
Cindy Flesher, GA cflesher@hcbe.net and Tonya Maddox, GA tmaddox@hcbe.net (Building Blocks, Four Blocks, Big Blocks)
*Donna Marie Lossing-Jones, OH dmlj840@yahoo.com (Building Blocks, Four Blocks, and Big Blocks) A former teacher and administrator who can do model lessons in classrooms or work with administartors.
Mary Jo Hammond, AZ kittyfrask@yahoo.com or mhammond@kusd.org (Building Blocks and Four Blocks)
Marian Hodges, GA meshodge@aol.com (Building Blocks)
* Consulting -- no longer teaching
There are people in USA and South America working with second language learners that do workshops on Four Blocks.
* Debbie Arechiga, AZ tools4literacy@comcast.net
Beatriz Visbal Colombia, S. A. beatrizvisbal@yahoo.com
(Beatriz is at the British Internastional School in Barraquilla, Colombia and can do workshops or has teachers who can do Building Blocks, Four Blocks, and Big Blocks workshops. Jackie is now living and teaching in Peru.)
People who work with Beatriz and are exceptional at Four Blocks and SLL
Erika Velez <evelezs@yahoo.com second grade teacher (Four Blocks) now living in the Atlanta area
Jackie ROMAN <jmromanm@yahoo.com> fourth grade teacher (Four Blocks /BigBlocks) Jackie now lives in Peru.
Guisella Pilonieta <guise96@hotmail.com> fifth grade teacher (Four Blocks/Big Blocks
Virginia Dugan -Kindergarten and preschool/Building Blocks (contact Beatriz) Virginia is now the head of kindergarten and preschool at an International School in the mideast.