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Lauren Porosoff is the founder of EmpowerForwards, a collaborative consultancy practice that builds learning communities that truly belong to everyone and where everyone truly belongs.

Lauren has 18 years of teaching experience and has also served as a DEI coordinator, grade level dean, and leader of curricular initiatives. Her commitment to transforming the psychological experience of school has been a constant in her teaching practice, leading her to learn about values-guided behavior change in contextual psychology.

Informed by research and practice, as well as her 18 years as a teacher, Lauren develops tools and protocols that empower students and teachers to make school a source of meaning, vitality, and community.

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Lisa Rusyniak, CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, where she has worked for 26 years

Get the book It's Time for Strategic Scheduling: How to Design Smarter K–12 Schedules That Are Great for Students, Staff, and the Budget

Visit the New Solutions K12 Website, www.newsolutionsk12.com

Nathan Levenson has served as a school board member, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in Harvard, Massachusetts, and superintendent of Arlington, Massachusetts Public Schools. He currently serves as president of New Solutions K12. 

David James is managing director at New Solutions K12. A former public middle school teacher, he facilitates New Solutions K12's scheduling academy. They are the authors, together, of It's Time for Strategic Scheduling.

Preorder Executive Functions for Every Classroom: Creating Safe & Predictable Learning Environments Grades 3-12, www.OrganizedBinder.com/Book

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Mitch Weathers is the founder and CEO of Organized Binder. A veteran high school science teacher, he pioneered the Organized Binder approach that has helped tens of thousands of students in grades 3 through 12 and at the college level succeed by providing them with an organized system for keeping track of their work.

Get the book Mapping Professional Practice: How to Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth

Contact Heather Bell-Williams via email at [email protected]

Contact Justin Baeder via email at [email protected] 

Heather Bell-Williams is an experienced teacher, school administrator and consultant, with over 30 years of expertise to bring to her role as Coach and Consultant. Heather holds three bachelor’s degrees in arts and education from York University in Toronto and a Masters of Education in Leadership from the University of New Brunswick, as well as several additional qualifications, including Flourishing Coach certification. Heather is co-author of Mapping Professional Practice (Solution Tree) with Justin Baeder, PhD. 

Justin Baeder, PhD. is author of Now We're Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership (Solution Tree), co-author of Mapping Professional Practice (Solution Tree), and creator of the Instructional Leadership Challenge, which has helped more than 10,000 leaders in 50 countries make a daily habit of classroom visits. He holds a PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Washington, and helps senior leaders in K-12 organizations build capacity for instructional leadership

Learn about the Instructional Leadership Challenge at www.PrincipalCenter.com/challenge 

The Instructional Leadership Challenge was created by Justin Baeder, PhD, Director of The Principal Center. Dr. Baeder has been a full-time author and consultant since 2012.

He is the author of Now We're Talking! 21 Days to High-Performance Instructional Leadership (Solution Tree), the leading book on classroom walkthroughs, as well as Mapping Professional Practice: How to Develop Instructional Frameworks to Support Teacher Growth, with Heather Bell-Williams.

Justin served his entire career in public education as a principal and teacher in Seattle Public Schools. He holds an M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction from Seattle University and a PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy from the University of Washington.

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Find out more about Closing The Loop at Rosenfeld Media

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Sheryl Cababa is Chief Strategy Officer at Substantial, a human-centered design practice that is focused on systems thinking and evidence-based design, working on everything from robotic surgery experience design to reimagining K-12 education through service design. She has worked with a diverse base of clients including the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, and IKEA. She holds a B.A. in journalism and political science from Syracuse University. Sheryl is an international speaker and workshop facilitator, and teaches at the University of Washington in Human Centered-Design & Engineering in Seattle.

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Crystal Frommert, M.Ed, has over 20 years’ experience in education as a teacher, instructional coach, school board member, adjunct college instructor, technology coordinator, and school administrator. She writes for Edutopia, Independent School Management, NAIS's Independent School Magazine and is the author of "When Calling Parents Isn't Your Calling: a teacher's guide to communicating with parents."

Get the book, Teach from Your Best Self: A Teacher's Guide to Thriving in the Classroom

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Jay Schroder has taught high school English and social studies for the past twenty-four years in both mainstream and alternative education settings. In 2021, he founded the Teach from Your Best Self Institute, an organization with a mission to support and inspire educators while advancing a new model for revitalizing education.

Get the book, Leading a Competency-Based Elementary School: The Marzano Academies Model

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Brian J. Kosena, EdD, is the founding principal of John E. Flynn a Marzano Academy, and currently serves as Director of Teaching & Learning for Westminster Public Schools. Dr. Kosena has been an educator since 2006, with a background as a principal, instructional technology coordinator, and high school social studies teacher.