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Dedrick Sims
Executive Director/CEO, Sims-Fayola International Academies, Inc
Location: New Orleans, LA United States
Joined: Oct 13th, 2007
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Scholar, teacher, author, cultural diversity consultant, Dedrick Sims, is the Executive Director/CEO of Sims-Fayola International Academy. Dedrick is also the founder of Zen Educational Consultant Group where the focus is educator training on students cultural diversity. Mr. Sims has also spent years as a classroom teacher, curriculum administrator, as well as a middle school principal.

As an author Dedrick has written two books, Hardwired By Nature: What We As Educators Underestimate About Our Minority Students and The Dedrick Sims Reader: A Collection Of Professional Essays as well as several professional articles around minority students and cultural diversity in the classroom.

Dedrick holds a B.S. in Biology, a M.Ed in Science Education, a M.S. in Instructional Design and a Ph.D in Instructional Design

My Interview Question
what will be your legacy?
Life & Professional Aspirations:
US Secretary of Education
Education   (request update)
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff class of 1998
Undergrad Major: Biology
Campus Organization:
Kappa Alpha Psi
Claim To Fame:
Author of 2 books and 6 professional articles
Experience
I currently work with Sims-Fayola International Academies, Inc as Executive Director/CEO
I have 10 years of experience working in the Teaching / K-12 Education industry.
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