Meet your fellow change-makers.

Get to know some of the leaders we work with around the globe and read brief stories of their successes with Schlechty Center frameworks and experiences.

Supporting Innovative Teaching

The story of Ellen Brewer, academic coach, and Shanna O’hara, science teacher at Rome High School.

Two Things Teachers Control, Pablo Resendiz

“Students do not learn from the performance of teachers; they learn from their own performance.”

Engaging Students: The Next Level of Working on the Work, Phillip C. Schlechty, p. 4

At McReynolds Middle School in Houston, Texas, teachers focus on those things they can control: building relationships and the quality of work they design for students

Design Coach, Lori Fuller

Embracing the Schlechty Center's Coaching for Design work has led to a personal and professional journey with the design of engaging experiences for both students and adult learners at the heart.

Hooked on Engagement, Cara Campo

In New Haven Public Schools, teacher leaders "lead up" and leverage School Design Teams to transform schools into engagement-focus learning organizations.

A Leader Is as a Leader Does, Latrecia Lewis

Latrecia Lewis in Rockdale County Schools believes that engaging the staff will lead to engaging the students.

Beating the Odds, Angela Bell

Empowered leaders continually develop themselves, those around them, and their organization. Early County, Georgia demonstrates how a change in culture can be realized by making changes in rules, roles, and relationships.

Rowan-Salisbury Design Camp

The need for a different kind of lesson-planning workshop spurred Rowan-Salisbury Schools to offer teachers a Design Camp.

Understanding Engagement, Dodie Ballard

This entry is a brief introduction to Dodie Ballard at Modern English School in Cairo, Egypt.

Teacher Leader, Chris Wells“I thank the Schlechty Center for continuing to push me into being a better teacher for the kids in our community,” says Wells. — **Teacher Leader, Chris Wells**
**“I thank the Schlechty Center for continuing to push me into being a better teacher for the kids in our community,” says Wells.**

Principal, Amy FyffeRather than purchasing a canned program, High School Principal Amy Fyffe utilized the Schlechty Center’s Working on the Work framework to increase test scores, elevate out of low performing state status, and transform the culture… — **Principal, Amy Fyffe**
Rather than purchasing a canned program, High School Principal Amy Fyffe utilized the Schlechty Center’s Working on the Work framework to increase test scores, elevate out of low performing state status, and transform the culture and structure of the high school with an eye toward innovation.

Stories

Meet your fellow change-makers.