v Selected Presentations
Webinar Leader: "Culturally Responsive Teaching: The Leader's Role," Massachusetts School Administrators Association & Massachusetts Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (March 2021)
Featured Educator: "My Education Journey," Elevating Black Voices video series, ASCD (February 2021)
Keynote Speaker: "Leading Together for More Equitable Schools." Aspiring Leadership Conference, Calvert County Public Schools (January 2021)
Keynote Speaker: "Leading Together for Students' Sake." Developing Teachers’ Collaboration Skills: Teacher Leadership Conference, Syracuse University (February 2020)
Seminar Co-facilitator: "The What, Why and How of Teacher Leadership" with Shakera Ford-Walker. Lynch Leadership Academy, Boston College (February 2020 & October 2020)
Pre-Conference Session Co-presenter: "Creating a Foundation of Trust for Fierce Conversations," with Lea-Antoinette Serena & Reid Jones. School Reform Initiative Fall Meeting, Boston (October 2019)
Keynote Speaker: "Leading In Sync: Year-Long Book Study Launch." Anne Arundel County Public Schools (September 2019)
Keynote Speaker: "Teachers Taking the Lead." Summer Institute for Department Heads and Lead Teachers, Fort Bend Independent School District (July 2019)
Convening Facilitator: "Growing Accomplished Teachers of Color." National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), Washington D.C. (July 2019)
Concurrent Session Presenter: "Teacher Leaders & Principals: Leading Together Toward More Equitable Schools." National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) National Principals' Conference, Boston (July 2019)
Closing Speaker: "Teacher Leadership in Context: 20 Years of the HertsCam Network." HertsCam Annual Conference, Stevenage UK (June 2019)
Interactive Keynote: "Connections & Commitments." Leadership for Professional Learning Symposium, Cambridge UK (June 2019)
Symposium Panelist: “Re-Visioning Teacher Leadership for the 21st Century: What's Next?" with Cynthia Carver and Melinda Mangin. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Ontario (April 2019)
Paper Presenter: “Typology of Teacher Leadership Programs: A Scan of U.S. Programs & Initiatives that Support Teachers in New and Varied Leadership Roles" with Jason Margolis. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Ontario (April 2019)
Convener and Facilitator: “What Difference Does Teacher Leadership Make?" Teacher Leadership Congress at Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Ontario (April 2019)
Panelist: "Inside Educational Leadership: The Power of Instructional Leadership," with Jim Knight, Allison Rodman & Jeffrey Benson. Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (March 2019)
Pre-Conference Institute Presenter: "Transforming School Leadership through Teacher Leadership," with Christine Connolly & Jordan Weymer. Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (March 2019)
Invited Speaker: “Leading Together Toward More Equitable Schools,” Lynch School Spring Speaker Series, Boston College, Boston, MA (March 2019)
Opening Keynote Speaker: "Unleashing the Power of Teachers: Why Here? Why Now? Why YOU?" Teacher-Powered Schools Conference, Boston, MA (December 2018)
Facilitator: "Examining Equity: Conversation to Explore CCSSO's Ten Equity Commitments." English Language Arts State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) (October 2018)
Convener and Facilitator: “Teacher Leadership Congress: Joining Research, Practice Preparation and Policy." Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY (April 2018)
Pre-Conference Institute Presenter: "Principals and Teacher Leaders: Leading Together, Learning Together," with John D'Auria. Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference, Boston, MA (March 2018)
Concurrent Session Presenter: “What is the Value of Teacher Leadership in School Turnaround?” a presentation with school-based practitioners. International Teacher Leadership Conference, Miami, FL (February 2017)
Convener and Facilitator: “Teacher Leadership Congress: Joining Research, Practice Preparation and Policy." Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX (April 2017)
Keynote Speaker: "Teacher Leadership for Students' Sake." Growing and Nurturing Teacher Leadership, SUNY Plattsburgh, Queensbury NY (May 2016)
Keynote Speaker: “Activating Teacher Leadership.” Albuquerque Network to Transform Teaching Principal-NBCT Summit for School Improvement, Albuquerque, NM (May 2016)
Convener and Facilitator: “Teacher Leadership Congress: Joining Research, Practice Preparation and Policy." Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC (April 2016)
Organizer and Lead Presenter: “Accomplished Teachers as System Leaders,” with Sarah Fiarman. NBPTS Teaching and Learning Conference, Washington, DC (March 2016)
Pre-Conference Presenter: “Strengthening Teacher Leadership: Possibilities & Challenges,” with Marya Levenson. Learning Forward Conference, Washington, DC (December 2015)
Seminar Leader: “Teacher Leadership Research, Preparation & Policy Seminar,” with Melinda Mangin and Cynthia Carver. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL (April 2015)
Invited Presenter: “From Aim to Action: Theory of Practice Improvement,” with Heather Hough and Jane Taylor. Carnegie Foundation’s Second Annual Summit on Improvement in Education, San Francisco, CA (March 2015)
Featured Speaker: “Teacher Leaders: Part of the Solution.” Teacher Leadership Conference: Bridging Research and Practice, SUNY Plattsburgh, NY (August 2014)
Seminar Leader: “Teacher Leadership Research, Preparation & Policy Seminar,” with Melinda Mangin & Cynthia Carver. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA (April 2014)
Panelist: “Distributive Leadership: Advantages and Challenges.” School Leadership Program Project Directors’ Conference, US Department of Education, Washington, DC (April 11, 2014)