Leadership for Learning Cohort 4
Dr. Bev Clevenger
December, 2013
Building Curiosity, Confidence, and Competence
Dr. Jocelyn Co
May 19, 2012
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
"How to Create a Math Cult in Three Easy Stages"
Dr. Susie Askew
May 19, 2012
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 212
"Learner, Leader, Advocate: Leadership for Equitable Instructional Practice"
Dr. Josh Almy
May 19, 2012
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
Panel Members: Kathy Kimball (chair); Marge Plecki; Laurie Harvey, First Grade Teacher (former Bellevue Principal); Kyle Kinoshita, Executive Director of Teaching & Learning, Marysville School District.
Dr. Simon Dalexy
May 19, 2012
2:45 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
"Leading a Cultural Revolution: One School at a Time"
Dr. Robyn Wiens

May 19, 2012
2:45 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"Confessions of a First-Year Assistant Principal: Leading School Transformation"
Dr. Amy Baeder
April 21, 2012
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
Panel Members: Margery Ginsberg (chair); Mike Knapp; Corll Morrissey, Professional Educator Standards Board; Kyle Kinoshita, Executive Director of Teaching & Learning, Marysville School District; Laura Morrison, Assistant Principal, South Shore P-8, Seattle Public Schools.
Dr. Rob MacGregor
April 21, 2012
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 212
"Planting My Flag as a Leader of Learning"
Dr. Aaron Leavell
April 21, 2012
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
Panel Members: Kathy Kimball (chair); Marge Plecki; Laurie Harvey, First Grade Teacher (former Bellevue Principal); LaWonda Smith, Adjunct Faculty, Antioch University (formerly Kent Principal).
Dr. Anthony Craig
April 21, 2012
10:45 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
"Educational Leadership for an Indigenous Context"
Dr. Jen Rose

April 21, 2012
10:45 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 212
"Daring to Disturb the Universe: An Educational Journey to Purposeful Action"
Dr. Kenny Renner-Singer
April 21, 2012
10:45 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"Equity Focused Leadership in Rural School Districts"
Dr. Bill Palmer
April 21, 2012
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
"Exploring the Middle Ground: Leadership as Teaching"
Dr. Patty Siegwarth
April 21, 2012
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 212
"Inquiry and Central Office Transformation: Vehicles for School Improvement"
Dr. Jenny Parker

April 21, 2012
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"The Kaleidoscope Effect"
Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong
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April 21, 2012
2:45 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
"Activating Parents as Partners in Closing the Achievement Gap by way of the Motivational Framework"
Dr. Gregory King
April 21, 2012
2:45 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 212
Panel Members: Mike Copland (chair); Meredith Honig; Ann Ishimaru; Paul Robb, Professional Development Program Manager, Seattle Public Schools.
Dr. Jeff McCormick

April 21, 2012
2:45 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"Equity, Excellence, and Resourceful Leadership: Improving Academic Outcomes for All Students Through Equity Focused Resource Allocation"
Dr. Ailene Baxter
March 3, 2012
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
"My Leadership Journey: Nurturing Hopeful, Respectful, and Motivating Places to Work and Learn!"
Dr. Andrew Eyres
March 3, 2012
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 212
Panel Members: Meredith Honig (chair); Mike Copland; Cathy Thompson, Asst. Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, Seattle Public Schools; Terrance Mims, consultant (former Highline Principal)
Dr. Chrys Sweeting
March 3, 2012
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"Quantum Leadership Transformation: A Learning Journey"
Dr. Terese Emry
March 3, 2012
10:45 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
"Equity Focused Systems Level Leadership to Support Learning and Teaching"
Dr. Shari Farris

March 3, 2012
10:45 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 212
"Transformative and Strategic Actions: Using Resourceful Leadership Practices to Promote Access to Excellence for All Learners"
Dr. Linda Quinn
March 3, 2012
10:45 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"Transforming a School District to Set the Focus Squarely on Improvement of Teaching and Learning"
Dr. John Gebert
March 3, 2012
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
Panel Members: Margery Ginsberg (chair); Mike Knapp; Ann Ishimaru (EDLPS faculty); Corll Morrissey, Professional Educator Standards Board.
Dr. Deka Smith
March 3, 2012
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 212
"Fostering Student Centered School Systems Through Central Office Transformation: A District Office Leader's Journey"
Dr. Kareen Borders
March 3, 2012
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"Science Research Immersion and K-12 Education: A Framework for Inspiring Underrepresented Students to Excel in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Education Through Innovative Instruction, Stakeholder Partnerships and Immersive Research"
Dr. Tim Fries
March 3, 2012
2:45 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 104
"Striving for Excellence in Systems of Learning"
Dr. Chris Drabek
March 3, 2012
2:45 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
Panel Members: Kathy Kimball (chair); Marge Plecki; Laurie Morrison, Asst. Principal, Seattle Public Schools; Kyle Kinoshita, Executive Director of Teaching & Learning, Marysville School District
Dr. Roxanne Thayer
March 3, 2012
4:30 p.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"Transforming Schools into Learning Organizations"
Leadership for Learning Cohort 3
Dr. Peter Scott

June 9, 2011
4:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Smart Conference Room
“Teacher Leadership Development at the Second Career Stage: Influential Factors, Challenges, and Systems Implications ”
Dr. Cathy Thompson
May 18, 2010
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Smart Conference Room
“Problems and Possibilities: On the Ground Professional Learning in an Urban High School”
Dr. Anna-Maria de la Fuente

December 14, 2009
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room M210
“Developing and Retaining Effective Mathematics Teachers in Seattle’s South End High Schools”
Dr. Mark Knight

October 7, 2009
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room M210
“The use of student voice to inform communities of practice in the lesson design process: conclusions for system leaders seeking to increase student engagement.”
Dr. Ginger Callison

September 30, 2009
2:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 112A
"The Use of a Cognitive Perspective to Inform the Revision of a Professional Growth Teacher Evaluation Policy"
Dr. Craig Church

July 16, 2009
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"Principal Preparation: Learning to Become an Effective Leader of People through the Lens of Emotional Intelligence"
Dr. Tracy Maury

June 10, 2009
12:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 411
"Increasing Bellevue School District Elementary Teachers’ Capacity for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science: Using Contemporary Learning Theory to Inform Professional Development."
Dr. Andrew Cain

June 5, 2009
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 411
"Putting the Team in Team Conifer: Creating a School that Works Interdependently"
Dr. Shellwyn Badger

June 3, 2009
10:30 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 212
"Arts Integration as a Tool for Increased Student Learning:
Systemic Change Assisted Through Action Research in Seattle, WA"
Dr. Tim Yeomans

June 1, 2009
3:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room (Rm. 222)
"Building the System and Leadership Capacity for Change:
The Experience of a Small School District Superintendent"
Dr. Rob Manahan

June 1, 2009
10:30 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 112
"The Other Side of Leadership: An Examination of Strategies and Protocols for Developing Emotional Intelligence in School Administrators"
Dr. Paul Robb

May 26, 2009
1:00 p.m., 222 Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room
"Facilitating and Sustaining Adult Learning and Motivation through Website Design: A Cycle of Inquiry for K-12 Educators"
Dr. Victoria Gardner
May 22, 2009
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall Smart Conference Room
"Professional Development in Medical Education:
Using a Motivational Framework to Increase Cultural Competence Skills"
Dr. Jose Rodriguez
May 14, 2009
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 411
"Linking Professional Development to Teacher Evaluations:
A Design Tool for Real-Time Systems Level Learning"
Dr. Laurie Morrison
May 13, 2009
8:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"Motivationally and Culturally Responsive Professional Learning Cycles with Beginning Teachers"
Dr. Traci Pierce
May 12, 2009
12:00 p.m., Miller Hall Smart Conference Room
"Principal Professional Development: How Lake Washington is Learning to Support Principals' Sensemaking"
Leadership for Learning Cohort 2
Michelle Reid

June 6, 2012
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall 411
"A Tale of Two Schools"
Dr. Dina Blum

May 25, 2012
2:15 p.m., Miller Hall 313
"Learning from Practice: Video Cases of Complex Instruction in the Middle School Mathematics Classroom "
Dr. Spencer Welch

July 28, 2010
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall M210 (Mezz. Conf. Room)
"Building on Successes in Principal Preparation: A Program Evaluation of the University of Washington’s
Danforth Educational Leadership Program"
Dr. Eric Nelson
March 19, 2010
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 411
"Get out of the rut and into a circle--
Cycle of inquiry professional development for central office leaders."
Dr. Victor Anderson

December 3, 2009
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Smart Conference Room
"CMP2 Implementation in Seattle: The Experience of Teachers and Principals"
Dr. Steve Gering

November 2, 2009
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Smart Conference Room
"The Interactions of Academic Press and Social Support: A Descriptive Review of the Literature and Recommendations for High Schools"
Dr. Randy Stocker

September 30, 2009
11:30 a.m., Miller Hall, M210 (Mezz. Conf. Room)
"Professional Development for the Underserved Educator: Developing the Paraeducator as an Instructional Resource"
Dr. Ben Gauyan

June 8, 2009
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"Making Sense of Two Conflicting Literacy Initiatives: A Case Study of Two Principals in One Northwest School District"
Dr. Paula Koehler-Martin

June 8, 2009
8:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"The Use of Reflective Practice in Developing the Administrative Team as a Professional Learning Community"
Dr. Laurie Harvey

May 19, 2009
12:00 p.m., Miller Hall Smart Conference Room
"Ed.D. Portfolios: An innovative way to align curricular, internship and work-site learning that supports the development and promotion of practitioner-leaders."
Dr. Terrance Mims

March 5, 2009
8:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"Collaborative Action Research for Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Case Study of Leadership, Teacher Experiences and Professional Learning"
Dr. Peter Bang-Knudsen

January 29, 2009
11:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 411
"How Can a School District Superintendent Increase Principal Instructional Leadership? A Case Study of a Superintendent’s Efforts to Increase Professional and System Learning through Establishing System-Wide Coherence"
Dr. Richelle Ward

December 10, 2008
2:00 p.m., Miller Hall, M210 Conference Room
"A Local Problem of Practice: How the Bellevue School District Does —and Can— Use Accomplished Teachers to Support Instructional Initiatives"
Dr. Tara Dowd

October 14, 2008
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, 222 Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room
"Taking Action Against the Achievement Gap by Making Meaning of Motivation: A Latino Student Club, a Middle School Principal, and an Action Research Project"
Dr. Machelle Beilke

November 25, 2008
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 112A
"Building teacher capacity for the Faith Works Community Schools teachers in Lusaka, Zambia through Teacher Group Meetings"
Dr. Betty Cobbs

May 9, 2008
2:00 p.m., 222 Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room
"Action Inquiry for Home Visits: Learning from Immigrant Families to Strengthen the Motivational Significance of Instructional Practices"
Dr. Richard Lentz

December 2007
2:00 p.m., Miller Hall, 206 Conference Room
"Capacity Building Leadership: Actions which Support Middle School Teachers' Success with English Learners"
Dr. Mark Wenzel

December 2007
2:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"Cracking the middle grades mathematics nut: One district's efforts to improve teaching and learning"
Dr. Mary Ann Unger
December 2007
"Listening to Students: Transforming Instructional Practice by Listening to Students' Voices"
Dr. Patricia Zurybida

May 8, 2007
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"Rewards and Fourth Graders' Oral Reading Accuracy and Rate Performance"
Dr. Sue Cohn

May 10, 2007
1:00 p.m., 222 Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room
"Building Capacity for Sustainability: How do high school staffs develop the skills, knowledge and dispositions to sustain continuous improvement of learning and teaching?"
Dr. Kyle Kinoshita

May 15, 2007
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 112A
"Critical Inquiry, Instructional Leadership and Closing the Achievement Gap: Principal Learning in a University-School District Professional Development Program"
Dr. Tony Byrd

May 8, 2007
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"What Principals are Learning about Instructional Leadership and How Districts Can Support that Learning"
Leadership for Learning Cohort 1
Dr. Diane Lashinsky
Wednesday, July 12, 2012 - 3:00 p.m.
Miller Hall, Room 215
Collective Teacher Efficacy and High School Reorganization as Small Learning Communities
Dr. Denise Bill
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 10:00 a.m.
Miller Hall, Room 212
Native American Educational Leadership in the Pacific Northwest
Dr. Pete Bylsma
Friday, May 30, 2008 - 11:00 a.m.
Miller Hall, Room M210
Differences in staff perceptions of school quality
Dr. Norma Zavala
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 11:00 a.m.
Mary Gates Hall, Room 224
Latinos and the Construction of Leadership
Dr. Mark Johnson
Tuesday, June 6, 2006 - 8:00 a.m.
Miller Hall, M210
Professional Learning Community Development: One High School's Experience
Dr. Nancy Arnold
Wendesday, May 31, 2006 - 1:00 p.m.
Miller Hall, Room 201
The Impact of Implementing the Statewide Alternate Assessment Portfolio on Student Access to the General Curriculum
Dr. Kathy Bartlett
May 25, 2006 - 10:00am-12:00pm
Miller Hall M210
Professional Learning Community within a State Education Organization: An Action Research Study (tentative title)
Dr. Eric Hong
May 24, 2006 - 1:00pm-3:00pm
Miller Hall M210
Students’ Perspectives: Minority students’ perspective of Being a Learner in an Academic Teaming Strategy Called the Pod.
Dr. Eddie Reed
March 22, 2006 - 1:00pm-3:00pm
Miller Hall M210
Adult Communication Practices Experienced by Students in a Reorganized High School
Project Description
Dr. Steve Grubb
March 8, 2006 - 2:00pm-4:00pm
Miller Hall M210
Making Sense of Reform: Understanding How School Administrators Use Instructional Letters to Improve Instruction in a Northwestern District
Dr. Sandy Austin
November 21, 2005 - 10:00am-11:00am
Miller Hall M210
Differentiating Professional Development for Teacher Success: A Study of Effective Teachers
Dr. Carl Bruner
September 21, 2005 - 3:00-4:00pm
Miller Hall 320
The Effects of a Structured School Improvement Process on Development of Schools' Professional Community
Project Description
Dr. Andy Rogers
August 10, 2005 - 1:00-2:00pm
Miller Hall 320
Student Voice: Bridge to Learning
Project Description
Dr. Kathy Budge
June 29, 2005 - 2:00-3:00pm
Miller Hall 222 (Dean’s Conf Rm)
Place as Problem or Possibility: The Influence of Rurality and Sense of Place on Leaders in One Rural School District
Project Description
Dr. Terrie Geaudreau
June 7, 2005 - 10:00-11:00am
Miller Hall 320
A Closer Look at Mathematics Coaching: A Comparative Case Study of Two Elementary Schools
Dr. Sheryl Harmer
June 3, 2005 - 11:00am-12:00pm
Miller Hall 112
Creating a Context for Success: A Journey of Schools Moving from Policy to Action
Project Description
Dr. Deborah Gonzalez
June 1, 2005 - 2:00-3:00pm
Miller Hall 320
Matters of Perception: Understanding and Defining Large District Support for Comprehensive High School Principals
Project Description
Dr. Cathy Fromme
May 31, 2005 - 1:30-2:30pm
Miller Hall Mezzanine 210
An Examination of Various Types of Trust through an interdisciplinary Trust Typology & the Implications of these Trust Types for Educators & School System Leaders
Project Description
Dr. Lorna Spear
May 31, 2005 - 10:00-11:00am
Miller Hall 320
Mentoring the Emotional Dimensions of Leadership: The Perceptions of Interns
Project Description
Dr. Monte Bridges
May 11, 2005 - 4:00-5:00pm
Miller Hall 222
Superintendent Evaluation for Increased Organizational Performance: From Traits to Triangulation
Project Description