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8:45 AM - 11:30 AM (Break 10:00 - 10:30)
Leadership at Every Level: Making a Difference from the Board Room to the Classroom
While policy issues may seem far removed from the daily details of classroom work, new 2007 evidence makes clear that system-level actions offer enormous opportunities to improve teaching and learning. Dr. Reeves draws on large scale studies involving more than half a million students in rural, suburban, and urban environments. In addition to the impact of board members, Reeves explores new evidence on administrative leadership, teacher leadership, and student leadership.
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Presented by Doug Reeves, Founder, The Leadership and Learning Center
Bio - Dr. Douglas Reeves is founder of The Leadership and Learning Center, an international organization dedicated to improving student achievement and educational equity. Through its long-term relationships with school systems, The Center helps educators and school leaders to improve student achievement through practical and constructive approaches to standards, assessment, and accountability.
Dr. Reeves is a frequent keynote speaker in the U.S. and abroad for education, government, and business organizations. Dr. Reeves is the author of more than twenty books and many articles, including The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results (ASCD, 2006), as well as the best-selling Making Standards Work: How to Implement Standards-Based Assessments in the Classroom, School and District, now in its third edition. Other recent titles include Assessing Educational Leaders: Evaluating Performance for Improved Individual and Organizational Results (Corwin Press, 2004), Accountability for Learning: How Teachers and School Leaders Can Take Charge (ASCD, 2004), Accountability in Action: A Blueprint for Learning Organizations (2nd Edition, 2005), The Daily Disciplines of Leadership: How to Improve Student Achievement, Staff Motivation, and Personal Organization (Jossey Bass, 2002), The Leader’s Guide to Standards: A Blueprint for Educational Equity and Excellence (Jossey-Bass, 2002), and Reason to Write: Help Your Child Succeed in School and in Life Through Better Reasoning and Clear Communication (Simon & Schuster, 2002). Dr. Reeves was twice selected for the Harvard Distinguished Authors Series. He won the Parent’s Choice Award for his writing for children and parents and was recently named the 2006 Brock International Laureate, one of the most significant education awards in the world. His work appears in numerous national journals, magazines, and newspapers, including a monthly column in the world’s largest educational leadership journal, Educational Leadership, entitled Leading to Change.
Beyond his work in large-scale assessment and research, Dr. Reeves has devoted many years to classroom teaching with students ranging from elementary school to doctoral candidates. His family includes four children, all of whom have attended public schools, and his wife, Shelley Sackett, is an attorney, mediator, and school board member. Dr. Reeves lives near Boston.
Dr. Reeves can be reached at DReeves@LeadandLearn.com
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