L4L Faculty and Students to Present at WERA On Wednesday, December 7th (8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.), eight members of our current L4L 4 cohort, along with faculty member Dr. Margery Ginsberg, will present a pre-conference session for the Washington Educational Research Association (WERA) state conference in Seattle. The session features work from different instructional modules within the L4L program, and is a great way for prospective students, college faculty and staff alike to learn firsthand about the program curriculum and on-the-ground experiences of our doctoral students.
This session explores how to use data to influence the improvement of instruction - what kind, how much, where to collect and communicate it, and when to do so. Come learn from doctoral students who, as educational leaders, have developed ways to use data to motivate instructional change. Examples include tracking the progress of students with failing grades, shadowing students in special programs, and designing a cycle of inquiry to suport English Language Learners. The session provides handouts for clear-minded implementation in your own setting. Come see our Leadership for Learning students in action! You can learn more about the event and find registration information at www.wera-web.org. Icicle River Honored as School of Distinction for the 6th Year
In Yasir's Shoes: A principal gains insight by shadowing an English Language Learner Student
L4L Cohort 4 student Shari Farris had an article published in the October 2011 issue of the Journal of Staff Development, based on work she completed as part of the Leadership for Learning program curriculum. The article chronicles her experiences shadowing a student in her school, and the systems-wide learning that came out of the experience. The piece is titled “In Yasir’s Shoes: A principal gains insight by shadowing an English Language Learner Student.” L4L4 Student Named as US Teaching Ambassador
L4L 4 student Kareen Borders was named as one of 16 US Teaching Ambassadors for the 2011-12 academic year, in a press release from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Kareen currently works in the Peninsula School District as an aerospsace and life science teacher at Key Peninsula Middle School. Kelso School District Announces New Superintendent On May 20, current L4L student Rob MacGregor was selected as the new superintendent for the Kelso School District. MacGregor was unanimously selected out of 23 applicants by Kelso Board members. He will transition out of his current position as Renton School’s assistant superintendent for learning and teaching and take over the Kelso superintendent duties on July 1. “Leaving the Renton School District will be difficult,” said MacGregor. “Serving the teachers, students and community has been extremely rewarding both professionally and personally. I’ve learned so much by serving in Renton, and I’m extremely proud of the advances that have been made in student achievement. What I’ve learned in Renton will help guide me as I enter the next phase of my career.”
UCEA Award Dr. Cathy Thompson, L4L Cohort 3 Alum and former Principal-in-Residence for Danforth, is nationally recognized with this year’s University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Excellence in Educational Leadership Award. She was presented with the prestigious award at the Seattle School Board Meeting on May 18th. Her nomination for the award was supported by faculty in the L4L and Danforth Program. The UCEA Excellence in Educational Leadership Award is an annual recognition for practicing school administrators who have made significant contributions to the improvement of administrator preparation. For video of the award presentation, click here. WERA Journal Article Dr. Margery Ginsberg (L4L core faculty) and colleagues Chris Kinsey (Assistant Principal at Cleveland High School) and Julia M. Zigarelli (Masters Student in UW School Psychology) published an article entitled “A Leadership Perspective on Implementing a STEM Initiative.” The authors provide leadership prospective on the implementation of a project-based, interdisciplinary approach to urban high school transformation using a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) focus. The article is published in the May 2011 publication of The WERA Educational Journal. New Book! L4L faculty Dr. Margery Ginsberg's new book, Transformative Professional Learning, has a bold new vision for professional learning. It emphasizes the importance of intrinsic motivation and respect for cultural diversity for a transformative approach to school improvement. Dr. Ginsberg provides practical steps that focus on teaching and learning grounded in the reality of students’ lives. Thought Leader Meredith Honig, L4L core faculty member and associate professor in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, was honored as a “thought leader” by the American Association of School Administrators. Thought leaders are exemplary speakers brought to the National Conference on Education to discuss critical issues that affect students, leaders, communities and school systems. In Thought Leader sessions, speakers will evaluate how global, national and state issues will affect your schools and communities. JSD Publication on Shadowing Students Shari Farris, L4L Cohort 4, recently had an article accepted in the Journal of Staff Development. The article will be published in the October 2011 issue, and is titled, “A Morning in Yasir’s Shores: What I learned from shadowing a student in my school.” Washington Achievement Awards Washington Achievement Awards have been announced and this year’s recipients include two current L4L students. Principals Ailene Baxter (L4L, Cohort 4) of Ferrucci Junior High School and Kenny Renner-Singer (L4L, Cohort 4) of Icicle River Middle School will be accepting the awards on behalf of their school. Ferrucci Junior High School is being honored for Special Recognition in Closing the Achievement Gap and Icicle River Middle School is accepting the award for the second year in a row for “Overall Excellence.” The State Board of Education and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instructions’ rigorous selection process awards schools whose overall two-year average puts them in the top five percent Washington’s Achievement Index. Full list of L4L WAA Winners» Golden Apple Award Winner The 2010 Golden Apple Award winners recognize Steven Gering, L4L 2 alum and principal of North Central High School. In central Spokane, Gering has transformed the culture at a high school that was once content with believing some of its students were just not cut out for college. Over the past five years, the school has seen almost a 20 percent increase in the number of students pursuing a two- or four-year college education, one of the biggest improvements in the state. Dubbed as the “Academy Awards” for educators, the Golden Apple Awards honors successful teaching models and programs among Washington state educators. Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching President Obama named Kareen Borders (L4L Cohort 4) as one of 103 recipients of this year’s prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. Award winners were selected as the best pre-college-level science and math teachers from across the country. Borders received a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation and was invited to Washington, D.C. this summer for an awards ceremony and celebratory events. In September, Borders participated in the NASA Education Stakeholders’ Summit, joining five other NASA Student Ambassadors in sharing their personal stories on how they were inspired to pursue careers in Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics. She shared the opening plenary stage with NASA Administrator Bolden, NSF Director Marrett, and STEM advisor to the Secretary of Education Michael Lach as the only K-12 educator on the stage. Along with her colleagues, Borders described her journey in a NASA Explorer School and what it has meant to her students at Key Peninsula Middle School. JSD Publication: "Tradition Becomes the Teacher" Dr. Margery Ginsberg and L4L 4 student Anthony Craig recently co-authored an article published in the August 2010 edition of Journal of Staff Development. Their article entitled “Tradition Becomes the Teacher: Community Events Enrich Educators' Professional Learning” speaks about the ways in which schools and districts can create a professional learning agenda, with a focus on attending community events to build teachers’ understanding of children’s strengths. They write their learning experiences attending the Salmon Ceremony of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington State. National Science Foundation Research Grant Along with Principal Investigator Dr. John Bransford (EdPsy), L4L Cohort 4 student Dan Gallagher is one of two Co-Principal Investigators for a research project that won a $245,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in August 2010. Their three-year research project, entitled “Agency in Sustained Problem-Based Inquiry: Learning Science Through and As Innovation,” will continue an ongoing partnership between learning scientists and science educators from the UW and Bellevue School District leaders, curriculum specialists and teachers to conduct research and development on a new science learning environment. The project focuses on several ways of creating learning experiences that provide agency for elementary school students and excite them to pursue STEM pathways. The project has the potential to create an alternative learning design to the kit-based science materials that are pervasive in elementary science classrooms. Educational Leadership Publication on Home Visits Amy Baeder, L4L Cohort 4, writes about visit by educators to students’ homes to help understand and motivate students more effectively. In her article, Baeder writes: "Teachers need to know students in this way; every day we make instructional decisions that hinge on what we know about our kids. We can learn so much if we just enter students' homes and listen." Her article entitled "Stepping into Students’ Worlds," can be found in the February 2010 publication of Educational Leadership. Read article» Cyril O. Houle Award Dr. Margery Ginsberg and co-author Dr. Raymond Wlodkowski received the 2010 Cyril O. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education for their book Diversity and Motivation: Culturally Responsive Teaching in College (2nd ed.). The Cyril O. Houle Award is awarded annually by the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) for publications that exemplify outstanding literature in adult education. PBS Teachers Innovation Awards Winner Congratulations to L4L Cohort 4 student Kareen Borders, first prize winner of the 2010 PBS Teachers Innovation Awards. Her submission was selected to be in the top 10 out of nearly 700 entries across the country! Check out her winning entry. NNER Conference 2009 Math & Science Grant Awarded Congratulations to Andrew Eyres and the University Place School District, recently awarded a competitive three-year federally funded Math/Science Partnership (MSP) grant. Andrew (Cohort 4) is UPSD's Excecutive Director of Teaching and Learning, and will be the new Co-Director of the Math: Getting It Project. L4L Student Named High School
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Kenny Renner-Singer, L4L Cohort 4 student and principal of Icicle River Middle School in the Cascade School District, recently received accolades from the Center for Educational Effectiveness. Icicle River once again received the School of Distinction Award, which honors Washington’s highest improving schools. This statewide achievement award has been given for seven years; under the leadership of Renner-Singer, Icicle River has been recognized for six of these years as a top distinguished school.
