Curriculum Vitae
Sampling of Current Presentations
Speaking Schedule
Career Highlights
Little Known Facts About Dr. Soffer
Consultation and Program Evaluation Services
Reactions of Others to Dr. Soffer's Professional Development Activities
Dr. Randy Soffer's 30+ year career as a special educator continues to focus on making all education special and responsive to individual studentneeds. Toward this end, he is currently a full-time member of the faculty at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. He very much enjoys helping to prepare the next generation of educators. He is also developing and marketing professional development materials for a leading publisher/distributor, as well as consulting/training in Texas and elsewhere. One interesting project that he is working on out of Texas is in Mexico. Dr. Soffer is consulting with a prominent Mexican education organization on the planning and implementation of a major inclusion initiative in Mexico. As part of this project, Dr. Soffer was the keynote speaker for an inclusion conference held in Mexico City in June 2005. He returned there in October 2007 with Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson for a follow-up conference. Another current interesting project of Dr. Soffer involves a series of international studies. The first phase of this project surveyed general education teachers in the United States, Spain and Mexico to determine personal and teacher preparation factors that contribute to positive attitudes of teachers toward working with students with disabilities. Dr. Soffer presented the findings of this study in July, 2007 at an international special education conference in Lima, Peru. A second international study involving the same three countries identified key factors in teacher preparation programs that can promote inclusive education practices. The findings of this study was presented at an International Symposium in Paris in July, 2008. In July, 2009, Dr. Soffer and colleagues will present the findings of a third international study that focused on factors contributing to team-work in inclusive school settings. This third presentation will be at the International Association of Special Education (IASE) Conference in Alicante, Spain.
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Randy Soffer, Ph.D. |
" We can't help how our students come to us, but we can respond differently to meet their needs to make them successful and confident learners."
- Dr. Randy Soffer |