CEC Testimonials:

Terry Pickeral is a local and national change agent. He cares deeply and passionately about democracy and fundamental importance of engaging America’s youth in meaningful learning and service. Terry is a natural an unusually skilled teacher: deeply curious, respectful, interpersonally able, committed to the process of discovery and incredibly knowledge- able about positive youth development and K-12 education. It is a privilege, pleasure and honor to work and learn with Terry.

Jonathan Cohen, President, Center for Social and Emotional Education

Cascade Matters is the blog of Cascade Educational Consultants. Cascade has extensive experience in policy development, advocacy, education reform, youth leadership, teaching and learning strategies, education collaborations and civic development. We are committed to ensuring schools create and sustain quality teaching and learning environments for all students to be successful in school and contribute to their communities as active principled citizens.

Cascade Educational Consultants has been a long-time national and international leader in effective high quality education policies and practice. Mr. Pickeral is one of the founders of the movement for service learning linked to the classroom. In this work, Pickeral has been the nation’s go-to expert on the establishment of effective service learning programs. For solid, meaningful and helpful education consulting, I strongly recommend the services provided by Terry Pickeral and Cascade Educational Consultants.

Ted McConnell, Executive Director for the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools