What Educators Are Saying About DEF

From Improving Advisory and Counseling with Decision Quality

(Stanford University, June 2009)

“DEF provides foundational training for life, learning, and leadership—something needed and quickly appreciated.” Thomas Pindur Thurston High School Eugene, Oregon
“This course was empowering for me in that it helped me evaluate my own skills and also gave me tools for empowering students.” Tracy Spann BUILD East Palo Alto, California
“This has been the best training I have been to! It was a perfect mix of lecture and hands-on learning. The visuals were great, and I plan to incorporate this curriculum in my programs.” Marisa Cidre Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County San Jose, California
“Eye-opening and motivating for me, not to try to ‘fix’ students’ problems, but provide support and framework to help ‘arm’ them with tools to decide themselves.” Kelly Mousel Sigourney Community School District Sigourney, Iowa
“A great opportunity to learn new language for important live tools from experts.” Christy Story Castilleja School Palo Alto, California