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OUR ASSOCIATES
In our work with schools and districts across North America, we have cultivated relationships with individuals who have become our associates. Their photographs and biographies are shown below. These experienced education professionals can deliver our learning-focused walkthrough training, as well as content in their own areas of expertise. Call us if you are interested in securing their services. |
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Debbie Fish
Debbie Fish is Director of Professional Learning for the Central Indiana Educational Service Center, serving 18 large school districts in the Indianapolis area. She serves as director and trainer for the Teacher Leadership Academy, an ongoing two-year experience for carefully selected teacher leaders. Debbie worked in teaching and leadership roles in both Indiana and Georgia before dedicating her career to adult learning and is herself an active, eager, generous life-long learner with training certifications in A Framework for Understanding Poverty, 4MAT, Developing Capable People and Thinking Maps. |
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Betty Olson
While the worlds of elementary and secondary education can be quite different, Betty has demonstrated excellence in both. Known for turning around schools that are struggling both academically and behaviorally, she has experience as a teacher, an elementary principal, and a secondary principal. All of her professional experience is in the Boise (Idaho) School District. She serves as a trainer for Effective Schools, school improvement, leadership, effective instruction, school restructuring, PLC 4 Real, and Look 2 Learning. Betty serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Leadership Development Program at Boise State University. She excels at putting research and reflection into action. |
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Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor taught grades 2-7 for fifteen years in the Boise School District before taking on the job of elementary school principal in the same district. Following his heart, Chris has since returned to the classroom where he
puts research into practice. As an adjunct Faculty at Boise State University, Chris teaches courses in science methods and classroom management. He has attended NASA Educator Space Academy in Huntsville, AL and Cape Canaveral, FL for the past two summers as part of the Teacher in Space Program. Chris also serves as a presenter at Micron, Idaho National Laboratory and provides trainings and workshops for STEM educators for Pearson. |
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Burke Hatch
As a support specialist for Microsoft Operating Systems, Burke honed his ability to make technology-based learning enjoyable. He now travels around the country providing training seminars to a wide variety of educators of all different grades and technical levels. Burke is excited to teach educators how the communication tools now available are easier to use than ever before. From blogs to wikis and social networking sites, he can help anyone be an author in the new read/write web. Burke believes that technology should be enjoyable to learn and he uses current events to show how technology is affecting all of us. |
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