Develop Team Leaders
with courses, customized programs, and coaching.
​I have worked with many districts to create robust systems of support for teacher* leaders to help them skillfully lead the teams they have and develop into the intentional leaders they want to become.
Let's discuss how I can bring a course to your school, or build a teacher leadership training and development program, or coach your district and school administrators, so that your leaders have the support they deserve.
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​What we can do together:
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Design engaging, purposeful meetings and professional development
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Lead meaningful collaborative inquiry focused on student-centered challenges
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Nurture a community of vulnerability-based trust and shared responsibility for learning
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Launch instructional change initiatives that teachers can get behind
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Prioritize goals for your department or team
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Set meaningful student-learning goals and action plans for individual teachers
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Design and implement learning walks and peer observations
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Lead formative data analysis with colleagues such as looking at student work
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Interrupt bias, assumptions and unsound reasoning when engaged in discussion
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Cultivate diverse perspectives and flexible thinking when problem solving as a group
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Manage conflict and foster constructive conversations that build trust
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Understand and navigate resistance to change
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Facilitate text-based discussions and protocols
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Reflect and set leadership growth goals​
"This course... transformed how I think... I am less intimidated when dealing with challenging issues and have a whole new perspective about how to lead my team."
- Georgia N., Math Teacher Leader
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"Elisa is an excellent instructor. She is knowledgeable, articulate, organized and that's in regard to what she teaches. She listens with purpose to what we say in class and then adapts her teaching to meet the needs of the group."
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-Len S., K-12 Professional Development Coordinator​​
"I found Elisa's institute to be more informative and applicable than any other PD or master's class I have taken in the past few years."
-Teacher (MASCD workshop)
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"I think I learned the most by just observing Elisa lead us. Elisa is so clearly masterful at this craft! While I was asked to fill this (teacher leadership) role, as opposed to volunteering for it, I think Elisa provided the supports I need to be successful."
- Jesse C., Science Teacher Leader
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"I really enjoyed the course - it is somewhat out of my comfort zone and Elisa made it feel really safe."
-Michelle F, Middle school teacher leader
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"Elisa helped to validate and support the direction I wanted to take my (team of) teachers in as we embarked on remote learning. She helped me to make leadership decisions that positively impacted teacher learning and practice."
- Crystal S., Math Content Instructional Leader
Elisa is an engaging, responsive presenter with a knack for modeling key facilitation strategies and a keen ability to meet teachers where they are at in their professional learning. Elisa has been an invaluable resource for me and my department. I have enjoyed working with Elisa immensely!"
- Joelle P., District Coordinator Middle School ELA/Literacy​
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"This experience was so rewarding on so many levels. It was the first time that department meetings had value and I looked forward to each meeting. Elisa's coaching was superb and sorely missed when it was over... Mary B. Middle School Science Teacher Leader with 28 years of teaching experience
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"Elisa me truly hear what's hard, for supporting my learning as an evidence-based decision maker, and for pushing my practice as both a coach and a facilitator of adult learners. Elisa nudged me beyond my comfort zone to improve my leadership and I am forever grateful."
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-Daryl C., Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Elisa always responds with meaningful ideas. For example, I created a presentation for TCT on the purpose of anchor texts and how to identify best texts. Elisa provided valuable feedback on the presentation along with how teachers can utilize anchor texts in ways I had not yet imagined. After the PD, Elisa brainstormed next steps with me on how we can revisit the work in the Fall. Elisa's support has greatly improved my work. She is an incredible resource.
-Nancy H., ELA Content Instructional Leader
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"Elisa is tough and kind at the same time. There's no doubt she's going to push the work when the work needs a good shove, but she manages to do so with grace, twinkly humor and above all, an unwavering belief that we have the potential to get it right."
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-Lisa L., Director of Accelerated Improvement
