Giants #9 -Suzanne Bailey
Giant #9 Suzanne Bailey “if I have seen further [than others], it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” 1675 letter by Isaac Newton: When I first joined National Staff Development Council in the 80s, at my first preconference was with Suzanne Bailey. What a gift! Suzanne, as a former […]
Giant #8: Jon Saphier
Giant #8: Jon Saphier “if I have seen further [than others], it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” 1675 letter by Isaac Newton: In the late 80s, Jon Saphier presented to our Cognitive Coaching group. We were at an ASCD convention where Art and Bob arranged for Jon to […]
Giant #7: Pat Wolfe
Giant #7 Pat Wolfe “if I have seen further [than others], it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” 1675 letter by Isaac Newton: In the early 90s, a former giant (Art Costa) introduced me to Pat Wolfe. Giants know other giants. Pat was learning and sharing information on […]
Giant #6: Michael Ayers
Giant #6 Michael Ayers “if I have seen further [than others], it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” 1675 letter by Isaac Newton: I have learned over time you never know where or when the next learning opportunity will come from. Returning to South High School in Minneapolis as principal […]
Giant #5: Angeles Arrien
When I have been asked, ‘what are your top three leadership books?’, my answer always includes, The Four-Fold Way: Walking Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer, and Visionary. Suzanne Bailey, a presenter at NSDC annual conferences introduced me to Angeles Arrien’s work in the 80s. I, along with my learning […]
Giant #4 – Skip Olsen
“if I have seen further [than others], it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” 1675 letter by Isaac Newton: Skip Olsen was my best buddy and my partner in developing our Learning Omnivores website. He was the person doing technology and was a great storyteller and co-presenter at several […]
Giant #3 Shirley Hord
Since Shirley’s passing in 2019, I have been reflecting on her influence on my professional life. Long before we ever met, in the 80s, I was using her work, with Gene Hall, as a principal and as a staff developer. I taught Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) for years in classes […]
Shoulders of Giants
Art: Giant #2 “if I have seen further [than others], it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” 1675 letter by Isaac Newton: Another reason I am still and will continue to be in education is Art Costa. I am grateful for his guidance and support which continues to this […]
Marney My Mentor
“if I have seen further [than others], it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” 1675 letter by Isaac Newton: The reason I am still in, and will continue to be in education is Marney Wamsley. Why this happened, I do not know. I am grateful that it did. Here […]
Disrupting the Teacher Opportunity Gap
Disrupting the Teacher Opportunity Gap by Jon Saphier A Book for Educational Leaders This is a book about the complicated and multi-faceted work of improving teaching expertise, because the expertise of individual teachers is the most powerful variable we have – by far — for improving student results. So what […]