Conversation #5 took place last week with Julia Bamba, of the Issaquah School District. Thank you to Superintendent, Heather Tow-Yick for making this fantastic connection. Our conversation seems timely after reading the new report on state level research and development (R&D) from Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI), Education Reimagined, and Transcend. “Our district has embraced…

Conversation #4 could have gone on for hours. Dr. Keeanna Warren, is the Chief Executive Officer of Purdue Polytechnic High Schools. She works tirelessly to build the schools that students need, which she clarifies as “the schools I needed as a learner”. She is also deeply committed to “building the schools that teachers need because…

Closing out the week with conversation #3 featuring Ruth Corley, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at Barrington Public Schools in Rhode Island. I’ve known Ruth for several years. She is a committed instructional leader who led PK-12 math instruction for Providence Public Schools along with several other coaching roles. Ruth understands both the complexities…

Conversation #2 with Dr. Hoa Tu was so powerful that our Chief Innovation Officer Malika Ali is planning to observe Dr. Tu as she runs her professional learning in Queens North High Schools next week. During the conversation, I was especially impressed with the ways in which Dr. Tu described braiding her own designs for…

I’m kicking off #100DistrictConversations today with some gems from Davion R. Lewis, PhD. Dr. Lewis is not only the talented Assistant Superintendent of Student Services at the South Bend Community School Corporation, but he is also a Throughline Learning board member! Thank you Davion for sharing these three important insights regarding professional learning: “Across the…

It’s a new year and my resolution is to better understand the challenges facing district leaders in providing effective professional learning for their educators. Over the next few months, I will be conducting #100DistrictConversations with district leaders across the United States. Through these conversations, I aim to gain deeper insights into their anxieties, hopes, and…