How I Accidentally Became An Educational Consultant

Описание: This short previews part one of my conversation with Jennifer Dodd, a principal in Massachusetts. I share my unexpected journey to becoming an educational consultant in this video.

My journey to becoming an educational consultant was anything but traditional. It began in college, where I developed communication, public speaking, and event planning skills. After graduation, I struggled to find a job and took my mother’s advice to enter education. What I initially viewed as a backup plan soon turned into a passion. Throughout my career, I explored entrepreneurship by running small businesses, starting a podcast, and hosting noneducational workshops. These side projects unknowingly equipped me for my transition into consulting.

The shift happened when a consultant I worked with invited me to join his company as an independent contractor, not an employee. Fortunately, I had already established my LLC, allowing me to step into the role seamlessly. Over time, I realized consulting was an opportunity to significantly impact education. My background in communications proved invaluable, enabling me to handle video production, marketing, and content creation without outsourcing. My journey shows that the skills and experiences we collect sometimes position us for unexpected success.

MEET KELVIN OLIVER
Kelvin Oliver is an educational consultant specializing in supporting schools by developing and implementing behavior management systems that synergize restorative practices, PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports), and traditional consequences. As a campus administrator, he was instrumental in supporting the integration of Restorative Practices with PBIS and Traditional Consequences. Kelvin created a campus-based support model with weekly professional development and an implementation support team. In 2007, Kelvin started his career in Texas as a special education teacher before transitioning to general education as a sixth-grade math teacher. He transitioned to campus math specialist and district curriculum specialist before becoming an assistant principal and later campus principal.

Since 2017, Kelvin has been a consultant supporting educators, schools, and districts nationwide. In his journey as a consultant, he has had the opportunity to train educators from all 50 states. He has worked directly with school districts in states such as California, Texas, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, Idaho, Maine, and Utah, to name a few. International educators from as far as New Zealand have traveled to attend his workshops. Kelvin has extensive experience in working with various types of schools. He’s worked with medium to large urban school districts, small rural school districts, charter schools, private schools, and Native American reservations, as well as educators supporting students at state schools for deaf students. Kelvin is renowned for communicating the complexities of student behavior in schools today in a digestible way while providing concrete strategies to address challenging behavior. Currently based out of Washington, D.C., he continues to work year-round with educators, schools, and districts in all regions of the country.

To learn more about Kelvin's work, please visit www.LeavingTheVillage.com.