Steven Constantino
For almost 25 years, Dr. Steve Constantino has captivated thousands of teachers, administrators, school board members, and business people from the United States and around the world. His keynote and workshop presentations have been featured in local, state, regional, national, and international conferences. Working as a high school principal in the mid-1990's, he stumbled across research about the effects of family engagement on student learning and was immediately convinced that this was the missing ingredient in helping all children learn. Dr. Constantino's work quickly gained national prominence, and soon he began traveling the United States speaking and working with all types of educators, school board members, and businesses to promote sound practices in family engagement that result in increased academic achievement for all students. His natural gifts as a motivating orator coupled with his knowledge and practical experience make him one of the most sought-after speakers in the field of family engagement. Dr. Constantino began his career as a music teacher and moved through the ranks to district superintendent and eventually State Superintendent. Dr. Constantino has authored four books on the subject with his most recent book "Engage Every Family: Five Simple Principles (Corwin, 2016) achieving best-seller status. Today, Dr. Constantino is on the Clinical Faculty at The College of William and Mary, School of Education and travels the globe bringing his unique message of family engagement as well as his practical processes to engage every family.