Experience

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  Raikes Foundation

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Program Officer

    • May 2016 - Present
    • Greater Seattle Area

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  dbLearning Solutions LLC, dba Reel Learning Productions

  • Founder/Executive Director

    • 2011 - Present

    Targeted consulting with various professional development and non-profit organizations working to improve systems in K-12 education.Established a sole-member LLC to develop high-quality videos of classroom practice for professional development purposes. Produced, from concept to final product, a collection of videos of Complex Instruction in diverse, urban, middle and high school mathematics classrooms.

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  Heritage University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Associate Professor on Research Leave, College of Education and Psychology

    • Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Associate Dean, College of Education and Psychology & Chair, Educational Administration

    • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

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  Equal Opportunity Schools

  • greater seattle area

  • Associate Director of Program

    • Sep 2012 - Aug 2014
    • greater seattle area

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  The Center for Educational Leadership

  • Project Director

    • 2003 - 2011

    Directed Partnerships with an array of public school districts aimed at developing the capacity to lead an instructional improvement agenda.*collaborated with school and district leaders to design systems and structures for professional development*managed a team of consultants to deliver site-embedded leadership and instructional coaching*coordinated planning and facilitation of professional development sessions and site visits*led ongoing classroom walkthroughs/instructional rounds with site-based leadership teams*worked closely with CEL Fiscal Manager to develop partnership proposals, budgets and contractsSecured and managed a multi-year $300K grant.Created resources for professional development, including high-quality videos of classroom practice from a variety of grade levels and content areas, online learning modules, and protocols for classroom walkthroughs/instructional rounds.Spearheaded, with Dr. Michael Copland, the development of the "5 Dimensions of Teaching and Learning," a comprehensive instructional framework for analyzing classroom practice, and associated electronic tools for assessing leaders' instructional leadership expertise.Launched and managed professional development programs for school- and district-based instructional coaches.*collaborated with consultants to develop course content for a series of 1-5 day institutes*oversaw all logistics, e.g. budget, venue, marketing, clock-hours, evaluationCollaborated with University of Washington faculty to design and conduct research on CEL's partnership work.Taught modules in various CEL and UW programs focused on instructional leadership.Presented CEL's work to educators at local and national professional conferences.

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  Small Schools Project/CESNW

  • School Change Coach

    • 2001 - 2004

    Supported schools that received reinvention grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in achieving their goals. Assistance included:*developig a vision and design for change*facilitating difficult conversations*data-based inquiry*classroom-based coaching in literacy and mathematics*systems and structures for communication, collaboration and decision-making*community engagement*professional development to improve the quality of learning for all students

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  Touchstone Community School

  • Education Coordinator (Administrator)

    • 1998 - 2001

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  Wilmington Friends School

  • Teacher

    • 1995 - 1998

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  Coalition of Essential Schools

  • Student Worker

    • 1991 - 1995