Nancy Motley

Nancy Motley is a Senior Educational Consultant for Seidlitz Education, specializing in literacy and second language acquisition strategies. For the past decade her work with teachers, schools, and districts has centered around increasing students’ success with straight-forward and actionable techniques. She is widely known for her “user-friendly” approach. Small Moves, Big Gains: Teacher habits that help students talk more, think more, and achieve more is the embodiment of her teaching philosophy.

Nancy is also the author of Talk, Read, Talk, Write: A practical routine for learning in all content areas (K-12), 1st and 2nd editions. This effective resource and teaching routine is transforming classrooms across the nation into literacy dense learning environments. She is also the co-author of The Diverse Learner Flip Book, and has developed hundreds of customized professional development modules focused on meeting the needs of multilingual learners, magnifying student engagement, and increasing reading, writing, and communication skills for all students. Nancy’s previous educational roles included: classroom teacher, reading specialist, intervention program coordinator, professional development instructor, and curriculum developer.

Because of her dynamic approach to teaching and learning, she was awarded the Alief Independent School District’s Teacher of the Year Award in 2003. Her passion for and commitment to education is still just as evident today as she trains and coaches teachers, collaborates with leadership, and creates new educational resources.

She holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling that she uses to help teachers build strong, authentic connections with their students. Nancy lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and two wonderful daughters.