Mrs. Darbie Valenti Huff

Darbie Valenti

Motivational Message, PD/PL K-12 Teachers

Mrs. Darbie Valenti Huff Professional Career:

  • Twenty year public educator.
  • Classroom teacher, gifted educator, and curriculum advisor.
  • Adjunct Professor at Northwest Missouri State University.
  • Select Teacher as Regional Resource (STARR) Teacher for DESE from 2006-08.
  • Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year 2016.
  • 2017 Missouri Teacher of the Year.
  • Published blogs with EdWeek, ASCD, Missouri State Teachers Association, and NNSTOY.
  • Presented nationally and internationally on STEM education and Project-Based Learning.
  • Trained in trauma-informed practices, student engagement, STEM education, Rigorous Curriculum Design, among other curriculum and instructional topics.
  • Mrs. Darbie Valenti Huff has over 15 years of experience in facilitating professional development.

Personal, Hobbies, In My Spare Time, Unique Facts:

  • Wife, stepmom to three bonus children and four amazing grandchildren
  • Enjoy camping, golfing and time at the lake.
  • Avid fan of the Atlanta Braves, even through the rocky years.
  • I am a recovering two-space-after-a-period typist and I believe in the Oxford comma.
  • Despite never thinking of myself as a writer, I’m currently writing a book. 
  • Never in my wildest dreams did I believe I would be as blessed as I am now.

What I Love About School / The Profession of Education:

  • Making connections and building relationships with students and teachers alike. 
  • The most rewarding aspect of the teaching profession is leveraging education to make a positive and profound impact on the world-one student at a time.
  • I love that my career is also my life’s passion.

Favorite Quote:
“Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.” – Josh Shipp

Favorite or Most Impactful Teacher Growing Up:
Mrs. Carlena Leeper: Growing up in an unstable environment as a child of abuse and neglect, Carlena was a constant in my life. She was consistent, loving and fair to me even when none of those things were reciprocated to her. She changed the course of my life by empowering me to dream big and supporting me in achieving those lofty goals.