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THOUGHT LEADER LECTURES
DECEMBER 6, 2016
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2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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TL09 |
The Principal Supervisor: How
to Balance the Roles of Coach,
Supervisor, and Central Office
Leader
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
School districts across the country are
quickly revising the role of principal
supervisor to reflect recent research
indicating a need for a stronger focus on
improving principal performance. Hear
what the University of Washington Center
for Educational Leadership is learning
about this role and also hear from a central
office leader about this effort in her district.
Develop a deeper understanding of how to
balance the roles of coach and supervisor,
how to address issues of principal
supervisor span of control, and ways that
principal supervisors can be vital central
office leaders.
Stephen Fink, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, finks@uw.edu; @StephenFinkAtUW
Stephen Fink is the
executive director of the
University of Washington
Center for Educational
Leadership (CEL),
and affiliate associate
professor of educational
leadership and policy
studies in the University
of Washington College of Education. He has
worked extensively with school and district
leaders on improving the quality of instructional
leadership. Prior to coming to the University of
Washington, he spent 12 years as an assistant
superintendent in the Edmonds School District,
and was a principal and special education
teacher in Idaho and Los Angeles. Fink is the
co-author with Anneke Markholt of Leading
for Instructional Improvement: How Successful
Leaders Develop Teaching and Learning Expertise
(Jossey-Bass, 2011).
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Max Silverman, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, silvermx@u.washington.edu
Max Silverman is the
associate director of the
Center for Educational
Leadership (CEL) at the
University of Washington.
Silverman is a former
principal and central
office leader who leads
CEL’s work focused on
district leadership. In this role, Silverman has
worked closely with the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation and a number of districts including
Seattle, Shelby County (TN), and Minneapolis.
Susanne Jerde, Highline Public Schools,
Burien, WA,
susanne.jerde@highlineschools.org
Susanne Jerde is the
chief academic officer of
Highline Public Schools.
She began her teaching
career in Highline in
1984, and since then has
served as an elementary
school principal, director
of Title 1/LAP/ELL, and
executive director supervising schools K-12.
Jerde holds a superintendent’s certificate from
Seattle University, a master’s from Seattle Pacific
University, and a bachelors in elementary
education from Central Washington University.
Area of Focus: Leadership
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TL10 |
Developing Great Teaching:
Findings from a Major International
Review into Effective Professional
Development
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
What are the
ingredients of
effective teacher
learning, and how
do you create these
conditions? Drawing
on the findings from
a major international
review, hear about the core ideas illustrated
using practical examples of exceptional
practice from his organization’s network
of United Kingdom and international
schools drawn from recent work with the
UK government using the Standard for
Teachers’ PD.
David Weston, Teacher Development Trust,
London, England,
david.weston@tdtrust.org; @informed_edu
David Weston is the founder and chief executive
of the Teacher Development Trust, and the
chair of the United Kingdom Department for
Education’s Teacher Development Expert Group.
He is a school governor and a former secondary
math and physics teacher. Weston speaks and
writes frequently for education sector and
national media and has had a number of radio
and TV appearances on the subject of teaching,
teacher development, and LGBT issues.
Area of Focus: Leadership
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