Ribas Associates is a training and consulting company dedicated to the growth and development of teachers and administrators. The goals of Ribas Associates training programs are to

Most Ribas Associates consultant/trainers have over twenty years of teaching and/or administrative experience in public and private schools. Their practical background is supported by a comprehensive knowledge of the latest findings in educational research. As a result, all programs contain the current, proven strategies of classroom teaching and administrator practice.

Ribas Publications is committed to the sale of books that are useful to educators during their day-to-day practice. Each publication is based on a comprehensive review of the professional literature in the areas it addresses. The publications are then thoroughly reviewed by numerous educators in all levels of pre-K to 12 education. The recommended practices have all been successfully used in schools prior to appearing in our publications.

Why Choose Ribas Associates?

1. We are a full-service, professional development organization, and we can provide virtually any teacher, administrator or paraprofessional training, coaching or consulting a district needs.
2. Research indicates that professional development that includes only workshops or courses results in only about 10% permanent change in practice after a period of time has passed. We offer a model that provides courses/workshops, coaching of the concepts taught in the courses/workshops, assessments to determine the level of successful implementation of the concepts taught and a plan for further professional development, based on those areas of need identified during the assessment. Professional development that contains all four of these components results in significantly higher levels of permanent change in the practice of teachers and administrators.
3. All of our training is revised annually to ensure that it includes the most current research and practice.
4. All of our books are revised at least every three years to ensure that they include the most current research and practice.
5. All of our products are interrelated to ensure optimum impact in the district. The courses, workshops and texts used with administrators connect seamlessly with those used by teachers. The courses, workshops and texts used to train all teachers in the district connect seamlessly to those used with newly hired teachers. Mentors, newly hired teachers, the supervisors of newly hired teachers and the district induction coordinators use the same texts and learn the same content in workshops designed for their specific needs. In professional development, an interconnected whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
6. All of our courses and workshops are delivered with corresponding district initiatives embedded into the programs. For example, all of our trainers are highly qualified in the areas in which they train and consult. They all have significant knowledge of current research on effective practice and many years of current, practical experience.

Embedded Professional Development That Results in Permanent, Positive Change