Next conference: March 6-7, 2009, New York City
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FEATURED SPEAKER: DENNIS SPARKS
Thinking PartnersDennis Sparks serves as a "thinking partner" to leadership teams of education organizations that are committed to the continuous improvement of teaching and learning for all students. He served as the National Staff Development Council's executive director from 1984-2007. Dr. Sparks has also been a teacher, counselor, co-director of an alternative high school, and director of the Northwest Staff Development Center, a state and federally-funded teacher center in Livonia, Michigan. He completed his Ph.D. in counseling at the University of Michigan in 1976, and has taught at several universities. He is author of Leading for Results: Transforming Teaching, Learning, and Relationships in Schools, 2nd Edition (Corwin, 2007); Designing Powerful Professional Development for Teachers and Principals (NSDC, 2002); and Conversations that Matter (NSDC, 2001). Dr. Sparks' articles have appeared in a variety of publications and are accessible on the NSDC web site at www.nsdc.org/library/authors/sparks.cfm. |
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