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Bisa Batten Lewis
Founder/CEO, Author, Early Learning Consultant
Bisa Lewis is the Founder and CEO
of Ideal Consultants, which is a service company
devoted to providing quality technical
assistance and professional development for
early education practitioners. With high
adoration for children, Lewis dedicates much of
her time to designing youth programs and writing
children’s books. Her latest book,
Let’s
Potty, was released at the NAEYC
Annual Conference in Atlanta in November 2006.
She has published a number of articles, chapters
in college-level textbooks, newsletters and
more.
Lewis earned the Bachelor of
Science and Master of Education Degrees in Early
Childhood Education at Albany State University
and is currently pursuing the Doctor of
Education Degree in Adult Education at the
University of Georgia in Athens. She serves on
numerous state and local early learning boards,
leadership councils, and committees.
Prior to becoming a full-time
business owner, Lewis was the Director of
Instruction at Albany Technical College where
she supervised the Early Childhood Care and
Education Division and Academic Programs. In
addition to serving as an instructional dean,
Bisa directed the child development
demonstration centers leading the main campus
program to Georgia Standards of Care Center of
Distinction and national accreditation by the
National Association for the Education of Young
Children. Lewis’ classroom experience ranges
from paraprofessional to university Instructor.
In the Department of Teacher Education at Albany
State University, she supervised student
teachers and served as Project Director for its
four professional development schools and two
child development centers.
As a
Get Ready to Read Training Manager for Smart
Start Georgia and Ready to Learn
Consultant for Georgia Public Broadcasting/PBS
Kids, Lewis partners
with community organizations in Southwest
Georgia to offer complimentary workshops to
parents, teachers and childcare providers on how
to help children and their families get the most
from appropriate use of educational tools and
programming, while maximizing literacy-learning
opportunities in preparation for
school-readiness.
With high adoration for children,
Lewis dedicates much of her time to presenting
child development workshops to enlighten the
minds of parents and educators in hopes that
all children will have sufficient
opportunities to learn.
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