Hi, I’m Dr. Deanna! 👋
I’m a homeschooling mom who just graduated her homeschooling son, a former classroom teacher with over 20 years of experience, and a family literacy coach. My background includes a Masters in Teaching, a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina, and certification in ESL. You can count on research based info taught in a way that’s simple, affordable, and doable at home.
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Intro to CV & Bio
Dr. Deanna Westedt, Ed.D, earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina (2019, Columbia, SC).
Dr. Westedt also holds a Masters in Education from Azusa Pacific University (2003, Azusa, CA) and a Bachelors in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Spanish from Azusa Pacific University (1999, Azusa, CA).
Deanna knows what it’s like “in the educational trenches”, having taught for 21 years in the primary grades, first with Fontana USD and then with Etiwanda School District, both in California. While in education, she also led training events for students, parents, and fellow educators on diverse topics, such as curriculum strategies, skill-based small groups, and providing equitable pathways for students. She holds a valid, clear credential and CLAD certificate.
However, her most impactful experience is working with children, researching ways to differentiate learning to benefit children, and most of all, being a mother to two twice-exceptional boys.
In 2020, Dr. Westedt was interviewed by Dr. Jenny Grant Rankin for Psychology Today online, discussing the twice-exceptional student. Not only was this the subject for her doctoral research, Deanna is also the mother of two twice-exceptional sons. She understands the twice-exceptional dynamics from both an academic and personal viewpoint. Her research has also been featured by AERA ( a peer-reviewed repository), published in CABE (California Association for Bilingual Education). Speaking on the subject of thrice exceptionality, she served as an expert panelist for Future First Education. Additionally, she worked as a faculty supervisor for a university, and created family university webinars for a charter homeschool program. Most recently, she conducted academic diagnostics for a learning pod in Los Angeles and has been a featured guest on The Homeschool Mom Collaborative Podcast, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Hope Podcast, and The Homeschool Advantage Podcast with Bex Buzzie.
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